Sulcata tortoises need a substrate that they will be able to dig and burrow in.
Baby sulcata tortoise care sheet.
At least 75 of their diet should be given as grasses and hays along with some edible weeds and flowers.
Use spring mixes particularly with baby sulcata tortoises which have several leafy ingredients in them and you supplement with kale turnip greens collard greens and any of the darker lettuce types.
One baby sulcata needs about a 4 foot by 18 inch enclosure.
Sulcata tortoise care sheet before purchasing your new pet sulcata tortoise for sale please make sure you find an experienced captive bred sulcata tortoise breeder and do your homework researching proper african spurred tortoise care.
Some of the care sheets and also some of the books written on the care of baby sulcatas are based on the mistaken and deadly premise that the sulcata is a desert dwelling animal.
1 great burrowing substrate for your sulcata tortoise.
Because of this i soak baby sulcata tortoises in shallow warm water up to three times a week for 10 to 15 minutes whether they re housed outdoors or indoors.
For a baby tortoise you can start with a exo terra 18 x 18 x 12 enclosure.
Small amounts of other leafy green vegetables are okay but avoid foods high in oxalates.
A christmas tree tote makes a sufficient enclosure for a baby sulcata.
Tortoises love to roam.
This humid microclimate helps their shells to grow smoothly and helps in keeping the tortoise hydrated.
Cactus pads have become a big part of the diet of many tortoises.
Caring for a baby sulcata tortoise 2 4 16 page 2 but not so many of them give comprehensive info on the caring for baby tortoises.
If using a glass enclosure during its first few years make it as big as possible.
Sulcatas do not typically do well in stuffed small enclosures.
African spurred tortoises are herbivorous grazing tortoises and need a high fiber low protein diet.
Even with baby sulcata tortoises you want a big enclosure.
Our biolgist has provided a detailed sulcata tortoise care guide that will cover the following topics.
These two substrate mixtures allow.
Sulcata tortoise health for best results purchase an alert active sulcata tortoise with bright clean eyes or buy one from a reputable source that will guarantee at least a live.
They will out grow this usually by the time they are a year old.
African sulcata tortoise care sheet.
Before purchasing your sulcata tortoise for sale or any tortoise for sale whether it is a baby sulcata tortoise or a well started baby juvenile african spur thighed tortoise for sale also known as the sulcata tortoise or adult sulcata tortoise for sale understanding proper care is key to enjoying your new tortoise.