Hello everybody!!
My name is Doug, and I'm located just Southeast of the Phoenix Metro area. I have been cruising the site a lot lately as a guest, looking for sulcata information quickly at hand, and let me tell you, I believe TFO to be a great asset to any tortoise enthusiast. Granted, I am new round these parts, but I am impressed!
I have recently aquired a hatchling Sulcata, Sept 14th to be exact. I believe he/she is about one month old at the time of this post. As of now, he/she is still needs a name, but I believe that will come naturally as its personality begins to surface more.
At the time of writing this, he/she weights 42 grams and is aprox 2.75" long. The substrate in the enclosure is Organic Sphagnum Moss. The upright pot has Collards sprouting, and the pot on its side is for hiding. So far, the temp in the basking spot is aprox 95*, the warm side 85~90*, and the cool side 70~80*. The "den" side has been kept at about 75% humidity to try and minimize pyramiding. The tort gets to go outside at least once a day for a minimum of 20 mins to soak up the sun, exercise, and get some grazing in. The diet so far has been clover and grass while grazing and provided in the food dish. I also feed a Collards, Red Leaf, Romaine, Clover, and Kale salad mix every other day. (I change the ratios to simulate "variety").
I would like to thank all of the members of TFO for all of their important insight and experience, and Tom in particular for his detailed write-ups on his experiences, especially pyramiding, humidity, and lighting.
Things have been great with the lil guy, and below I have provided some pictures so everyone can get aquainted
My name is Doug, and I'm located just Southeast of the Phoenix Metro area. I have been cruising the site a lot lately as a guest, looking for sulcata information quickly at hand, and let me tell you, I believe TFO to be a great asset to any tortoise enthusiast. Granted, I am new round these parts, but I am impressed!
I have recently aquired a hatchling Sulcata, Sept 14th to be exact
. I believe he/she is about one month old at the time of this post. As of now, he/she is still needs a name, but I believe that will come naturally as its personality begins to surface more. At the time of writing this, he/she weights 42 grams and is aprox 2.75" long. The substrate in the enclosure is Organic Sphagnum Moss. The upright pot has Collards sprouting, and the pot on its side is for hiding. So far, the temp in the basking spot is aprox 95*, the warm side 85~90*, and the cool side 70~80*. The "den" side has been kept at about 75% humidity to try and minimize pyramiding. The tort gets to go outside at least once a day for a minimum of 20 mins to soak up the sun, exercise, and get some grazing in. The diet so far has been clover and grass while grazing and provided in the food dish. I also feed a Collards, Red Leaf, Romaine, Clover, and Kale salad mix every other day. (I change the ratios to simulate "variety").
I would like to thank all of the members of TFO for all of their important insight and experience, and Tom in particular for his detailed write-ups on his experiences, especially pyramiding, humidity, and lighting.
Things have been great with the lil guy, and below I have provided some pictures so everyone can get aquainted
