JackieBlue
Member
So, I was part of this forum about 10 years ago while I was living in Arizona, the advice I received here was AMAZING. I was able to successfully raise two sulcata tortoises from hatchlings until they were about 4 years old. One escaped when the landscapers didn't close our gate. Not too long after that my husbands job moved us to Florida completely unexpectedly; so our friend and neighbor adopted our other tortoise.
So here we are 5 years later and my husband has decided he wants to get more sully's. So I've been brushing up on all of the new and updated information contained on the forum. But, I am starting to realize there is a significant difference between raising a healthy tort in the desert versus the tropics. It literally just occurred to me (as I was eyeballing humidifiers) that I have all of this naturally occurring humidity right outside of my door! I'm picking up our hatchlings tomorrow and was planning on keeping them in the house until they were big enough to roam the backyard. However, I have an enclosed lenai, is there a reason why I can't just keep them out there for the Summer (and away from the AC)? Our temps are already in the 90's and FEEL like 100 degrees because of the humidity. I have their grasses growing out there already (in a container) and I'm starting to roam my back yard identifying the weeds back there to make sure there isn't anything back there that's dangerous to them (there is a LOT of weed varieties in FL!!). Is this a terrible idea or is this a good idea?
So here we are 5 years later and my husband has decided he wants to get more sully's. So I've been brushing up on all of the new and updated information contained on the forum. But, I am starting to realize there is a significant difference between raising a healthy tort in the desert versus the tropics. It literally just occurred to me (as I was eyeballing humidifiers) that I have all of this naturally occurring humidity right outside of my door! I'm picking up our hatchlings tomorrow and was planning on keeping them in the house until they were big enough to roam the backyard. However, I have an enclosed lenai, is there a reason why I can't just keep them out there for the Summer (and away from the AC)? Our temps are already in the 90's and FEEL like 100 degrees because of the humidity. I have their grasses growing out there already (in a container) and I'm starting to roam my back yard identifying the weeds back there to make sure there isn't anything back there that's dangerous to them (there is a LOT of weed varieties in FL!!). Is this a terrible idea or is this a good idea?