My 2 baby sulcata's

[Totally_Tortoise]

These are my 2 baby african spur thighed torts, I also have an adult male russian.

 

[wellington]

Very cute.
Do you know though that they can not be housed together when they get a bit older as one will bully the other to illness or death, if the bullying hasn't started already. They should be kept in a closed chamber with high humidity, 80% and temps no lower then 80.
Also the Russian should not be allowed, nor should the sulcatas to roam the floors of your home. Too cold and too dangerous.

 

[Yvonne G]

Your babies are not spur thighed tortoises. They are African spurred tortoises, or more commonly, sulcatas. A "spur thigh" tortoise is a greek tortoise, quite a bit different from yours. This is a spur thigh tortoise:

 

[Yvonne G]

There's just nothing cuter than a baby sulcata!!!

 

[wellington]

Your babies are not spur thighed tortoises. They are African spurred tortoises, or more commonly, sulcatas. A "spur thigh" tortoise is a greek tortoise, quite a bit different from yours. This is a spur thigh tortoise:

Do you know if you look up spur thigh the Russian will be mentioned and showed? I thought the Russians were the spur thigh.

 

[Yvonne G]

Greeks have a large spur on each back leg, hence 'spur thigh'.

 

[Totally_Tortoise]

Your babies are not spur thighed tortoises. They are African spurred tortoises, or more commonly, sulcatas. A "spur thigh" tortoise is a greek tortoise, quite a bit different from yours. This is a spur thigh tortoise:

I accidentally threw thigh in there oops.

 

[wellington]

Greeks have a large spur on each back leg, hence 'spur thigh'.

That shows how much info out there is wrong.
I'll never remember the two anyway. Spur thigh, African spur thigh,

 

[Totally_Tortoise]

That shows how much info out there is wrong.
I'll never remember the two anyway. Spur thigh, African spur thigh,

So, do the baby sulcatas need 80% humidity or what % humidity do they need?

 

[wellington]

So, do the baby sulcatas need 80% humidity or what % humidity do they need?

Yes, closed chamber, 80% humidity with 80 temps all over day and night and 95-100 basking temp.

 

[wellington]

Your Russian should have 30-50% humidity or at least a warm humid hide.

 

[Totally_Tortoise]

the russian has a warm humid hide and i keep his enclosure a bit humid, i need to raise the sulcata humidity though

Your Russian should have 30-50% humidity or at least a warm humid hide.

 

[Katie1231]

Your babies are not spur thighed tortoises. They are African spurred tortoises, or more commonly, sulcatas. A "spur thigh" tortoise is a greek tortoise, quite a bit different from yours. This is a spur thigh tortoise:

i have a greek tortoise myself and a greek tortoise is also known as a spur thigh tortoise. you are 100% correct.

 

[Tom]

So, do the baby sulcatas need 80% humidity or what % humidity do they need?

Here is the sulcata care info:
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/how-to-raise-a-healthy-sulcata-or-leopard-version-2-0.79895/
https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/for-those-who-have-a-young-sulcata.76744/

You need to simulate the hot humid rainy season that wild babies are hatched into.

 

[Taylor T.]

How large are your enclosures? Do you regularly let your Russian roam around on the floor like in your photo?

 

[Totally_Tortoise]

How large are your enclosures? Do you regularly let your Russian roam around on the floor like in your photo?

No i did that just for the photo. The sulcatas have a 2 by 3 1/2 and the russian has a 3 1/2 by 7, the sulcata enclosure is temporary im going to build larger ones and separate the sulcatas

 

[turtlelady917]

i have a greek tortoise myself and a greek tortoise is also known as a spur thigh tortoise. you are 100% correct.

I was going to ask this question myself. I would get super confused when someone said they had a spur thigh and I thought it meant sulcata but didn't look like a sulcata. Thanks for the clarification