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- Dec 6, 2009
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I do not currently own a sulcata or any tortoises for that matter but I have been cruising many of the internet forums to increase my knowledge base. I have owned many reptiles in the past iguanas, box turtles, balls, monitors etc. Sadly I kept these animals when I was a teenager and quite frankly looking back I was a classic example of a very uninformed care taker, I wish the internet was available at that time the way it is now. Anyway I am planning on getting back into a herps and want to do everything right (which is why I seem to spend hours each night reading forums on anything and everything!). I own my own home and have 5 acres to play with so space is not an issue. I have a barn that is split in two. One side houses my kid's "petting zoo" 3 pygmy goats, 2 barn cats, chickens, ducks and one crazy rabbit. The other side is a separate shop area that basically stores junk right now. I would like to remodel (insulate and heat) the shop side into a herp/fish room. I have an interest in sulcatas because I would like to be able to take in animals that need rescues. RES, green iggies and sulcatas seem to be the three most overbought and undercared for herps out there. My concern is that I'm in eastern Washington (Ellensburg area, known for its Timothy hay ). Spring, summer and fall temps are fine but we have cold winters with snow on the ground about 3 months of the year. I can definitely provide a heated room, probably 10x10 approximately, and a huge outside pen but with our winters would a sulcata even be a possibility? If not I know that I can provide a quality indoor home for smaller species like [/i][/u]Russians, Greeks, etc but the big guys appeal to me. My wife and I keep English Mastiffs and they sound like the dog equivalent of sulcatas in the tortoise world. So long post (sorry) short, is maintaining a sulcata in a colder northern climate feasible and or appropriate. Thanks in advance for any replies and opinions.
P.S. I'm not rushing out right now looking for any animals I just want to plan the shop remodel correctly from the get go, do it right and do it once.
P.S. I'm not rushing out right now looking for any animals I just want to plan the shop remodel correctly from the get go, do it right and do it once.