New rescue mom

[JlCochran3]

Hello everyone!

I recently took in a sulcata that was in a bad situation. The past owners say is a male about 5 years old. They have never soaked him, ever. We are in south Florida so it rains a lot and is humid. Should I begin to soak him now? I'm so afraid of stressing him since he doesn't know what it is and he has only been in his new home for a couple days.

Thank you!

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes. He probably won't like it and will be scared, but they soon get used to it ('soon' equalling about a week or so of daily soaks).

Welcome to the Forum! Is that the tortoise in your avatar picture?

 

[JlCochran3]

Great! Thank you. I have cared for turtles and tortoises before through work, but he is my first at home tortoise and my first sulcata.

Yes, that is Hagrid. He is a rescue as a result of hurricane Irma.

 

[Taylor T.]

Welcome to the forum! He doesn't look bad at all. in fact, he looks quite healthy.

 

[JlCochran3]

Oh, I think he is very healthy too. I actually hadn't heard of people soaking adult tortoises until this forum so I wanted to make sure before I did it.

Little update, after a phone call to the exotic vet she said the same thing so I just have him about a 5 min soak and he did just fine.