New Sulcata hatchling enclosure!

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I know he won’t be in here for long but I’m quite thrilled with how everything came out!
 

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Looks nice for a young Sulcatta. It will out grow such a nice place soon. Meanwhile, it looks great, you did a good job.
 

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Same comments as above. Young Sullys grow very fast & will quickly outgrow any really nice enclosure very quickly. I know, it looks nice.....but your Sully will very soon need a lot more surface area. I would be working toward a great well-insulated Tom-inspired “night box” and outdoor area.

Enclosure looks great. Keep your tort well soaked & hydrated & fed. Variety in food, grasses, blossoms, squash, gape leaves, mulberry leaves, etc. soon, you will start introducing orchard grass (Hay). Start early, be persistent.

have fun, good luck!
 

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Same comments as above. Young Sullys grow very fast & will quickly outgrow any really nice enclosure very quickly. I know, it looks nice.....but your Sully will very soon need a lot more surface area. I would be working toward a great well-insulated Tom-inspired “night box” and outdoor area.

Enclosure looks great. Keep your tort well soaked & hydrated & fed. Variety in food, grasses, blossoms, squash, gape leaves, mulberry leaves, etc. soon, you will start introducing orchard grass (Hay). Start early, be persistent.

have fun, good luck!
Yep that's the plan. I have a large fenced in yard and 12ftx12ft shed that will be a dedicated sulcata house. :) I did lots of research and made sure I knew what I was getting into. I'll probably start the shed project in October and have it finished well before he's out there. I have a 16ft outdoor pen for my Russian currently. :)
 

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Yep that's the plan. I have a large fenced in yard and 12ftx12ft shed that will be a dedicated sulcata house. :) I did lots of research and made sure I knew what I was getting into. I'll probably start the shed project in October and have it finished well before he's out there. I have a 16ft outdoor pen for my Russian currently. :)

Great! Enjoy the rest of Summer!
 

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I know he won’t be in here for long but I’m quite thrilled with how everything came out!
That looks great. Substrate might be a little dry. That could be why your humidity is a little bit low.
 

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That looks great. Substrate might be a little dry. That could be why your humidity is a little bit low.
Thanks Tom! I actually take a watering can to it every morning and mist 3 to 4 times a day so it's quite saturated. I think I'm going to try a repti fogger to keep it closer to 80% :)
 
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