Hello World!

[Ash&Tort]

Hi,
I've been stalking the forum for awhile now and decided to create an account and officially say hello to everyone! So, hi!! lol. Thank you all for the wonderful advice and care sheets. I recently became the proud mommy to a hatchling sulcata. So, yeah, just popping in to introduce myself and my new little one. I'm sure I'll be seeing you all around the forum!

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

welcome to the forum! if you have any questions about the forum or for care just ask!

 

[crimson_lotus]

Hello and welcome! Did you give our little guy a name yet?

 

[Ash&Tort]

Until I figure out if it's a guy or gal I'm using "Tort" lol

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

Until I figure out if it's a guy or gal I'm using "Tort" lol

that will take 2 or 3 years.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Welcome to you and 'Tort'.
What a beautiful little thing. Quite astoundingly gorgeous.
It'll take quite a while to know its gender, so it might be worth choosing a name that could be male or female.

 

[TortsNTurtles]

Welcome!

 

[mandymo]

Hi, im new aswell, trying to find my way round x

 

[mandymo]

Hi

 

[Yvonne G]

Until I figure out if it's a guy or gal I'm using "Tort" lol

So that must make you "Ash"!! Welcome to the Forum, Ash!

 

[Jodie]

Welcome to the forum. Tort is awfully cute.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Until I figure out if it's a guy or gal I'm using "Tort" lol

Boy it's going to be tort along time
Hello And welcome to the TFO from AZ . Have a great tort day !

 

[Bridget]

Hi,
I've been stalking the forum for awhile now and decided to create an account and officially say hello to everyone! So, hi!! lol. Thank you all for the wonderful advice and care sheets. I recently became the proud mommy to a hatchling sulcata. So, yeah, just popping in to introduce myself and my new little one. I'm sure I'll be seeing you all around the forum!

Adorable!

 

[pam]

Welcome

 

[tortdad]

Welcome to TFO

 

[Ash&Tort]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! Maybe I should start thinking of gender neutral names lol. 2-3 years is longer than I was expecting!

I've been poking around threads some more and see that most don't feed hay to hatchlings. I've been blending up some timothy hay, mazuri, water and dandelion leaves once or twice a week. It comes out like a paste that I put on top of his fresh grass and greens. He eats it fine. Is there a reason I should stop or do babies just generally not like hay? My thought was it would get him used to the taste and provide more fiber until my yard greens up a bit more. I'd love to know what you all think!

 

[smarch]

Hello and welcome! What a cute little one!

To answer the hay question, I cant say for sure, but I remember hearing people don't feed smaller torts hay because bigger pieces of it could scratch their insides. Perhaps someone with current hatchling experience not just research could really pipe in. If that is the case what you're doing seems safe enough with the hay and for good reasons.