MauiSulcata
New Member
I'm a new Sulcata Tortoise parent and as far as I can tell, the tortoise I've rescued is a baby, approximately 3-4 months old. I've already found a lot of helpful information on this site, so thank you!
I live on the island of Maui, Hawaii, and have pretty limited tortoise resources. So far I've been unable to find a vet on island who knows anything about tortoises or reptiles at all, so I'm a little concerned about that. If anyone has any suggestions about this - what to do when there's no vet available in my area - that would be great.
Fortunately the weather is pretty ideal, so Darwin (the tortoise) gets to spend several hours most days outside grazing on weeds and grass in a well-protected area in our backyard. The rest of the time he's (actually we don't know the gender, but I think of Darwin as a "he", so we're just going with that) in a Zoo Med Tortoise Table that I think is set up pretty well for him. I will likely be asking more specific questions about this setup though soon.
I look forward to getting to know some of you and learning all about how to best care for Darwin. Mahalo in advance for all of your help!
Here are a few pics of Darwin enjoying his favorite snack - small dandelion weeds from the backyard.
I live on the island of Maui, Hawaii, and have pretty limited tortoise resources. So far I've been unable to find a vet on island who knows anything about tortoises or reptiles at all, so I'm a little concerned about that. If anyone has any suggestions about this - what to do when there's no vet available in my area - that would be great.
Fortunately the weather is pretty ideal, so Darwin (the tortoise) gets to spend several hours most days outside grazing on weeds and grass in a well-protected area in our backyard. The rest of the time he's (actually we don't know the gender, but I think of Darwin as a "he", so we're just going with that) in a Zoo Med Tortoise Table that I think is set up pretty well for him. I will likely be asking more specific questions about this setup though soon.
I look forward to getting to know some of you and learning all about how to best care for Darwin. Mahalo in advance for all of your help!
Here are a few pics of Darwin enjoying his favorite snack - small dandelion weeds from the backyard.