I just saw the fourth one didn't make it. I'm so sorry.
Greg. I'm sure you're aware these three have started to pyramid quite dramatically. I will be very interested to see what your Florida weather does to that with them outside all day.
Ya see Greg.... it's videos and pics like these that got me interested in sullies to begin with. Thanks for sharing bud!
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I will be very interested to see what your Florida weather does to that with them outside all day.
That is so hard to say. So much depends upon how they were started and how they were kept. I have seen baby sulcatas with virtually no growth that were a year old. These do look to me like they are at least a few months old. To me the growth seams look a bit older. Like there has been extremely slow growth over maybe 3-4 months??? They don't have the look of fresh new growth. If they all came from the same place, perhaps the one is from a clutch a month or two later than the other two.
Sulcatas "normally" lay eggs Feb through April as the peak of their season. So these could be May hatchlings with a June hatchling as well. I would not guess they are 2017 hatchlings.
Greg
I love all your setups and how you care for your tortoises. If I lived in your climate, I would throw in some palm fronds or a pile of mulberry leaves. Something to give cover and a great micro-climate they can hide beneath. In the wild, a hatchling would not be found in the open. They live under leaf litter, beneath tall grass tufts etc. This gives an area of almost 100% humidity and much less stress. In my dry climate I really have to overdo it with this when I finally can move tortoises outside. I feel natural cover is one of the best things we can provide for a tortoise - for so many reasons.
Greg
This gives an area of almost 100% humidity and much less stress.