Re: Questions from soon to be new Sulcata owner

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Posted by Terry on October 10, 2000 at 13:38:49:

In Reply to: Questions from soon to be new Sulcata owner posted by Joey Buchan on October 10, 2000 at 01:01:53:

Hi Joey,
have you visited Sulcata Station yet?
If not I've linked it below. Plenty of great sulcata info, enclosure ideas ( there's photos of a really nice indoor enclosure for a young sulcata)and you can also join up to the Sulcata Station email group from their web site.
It's never too early to put your sulcata outdoors during the day during warm weather. Even hatchlings can go out in a safe pen, sun/shade and grasses etc to graze on. Put it out while your home and bring it in in the afternoon, around 5pm.
All my hatchlings go into baby pens during the day, for 2-3" babies I provide 6'-6' enclosures. Make sure the walls are high enough that predators can't jump in. Also make sure there's no gaps that the small torts can climb through or under and escape.
I use fencing boards for the walls, 2-3 boards high should be high enough.
So using 12 6' long boards, ( 3 for each side)you can make a nice 6'-6' outdoor enclosure.
It won't last long though, maybe 2-3 years, then you'll need to go bigger!
My 8" sulcatas enclosure is 50'-30', when I'm home I let them roam the entire yard with the big guys ( 60lbs - 150lbs).
I grow most of my sulcatas food, plenty of hibiscus bushes, they get all the hibiscus flowers daily. I also grow spineless prickly pear and feed the pads once or twice a week.Mulberry leaves are another favorite, I have two mulberry trees and feed the leaves aqround 3 times a week.
Apart from that my sulcatas graze on grasses and weeds.
I supplement with endive, romaine and watercress.
I feed absolutely no friut.

Terry.

Sulcata Station

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Terry, can we come live with you, or at least visit!! lol n/p Niki and Teddy 10/11/00 (0)

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: Hi Joey, : have you visited Sulcata Station yet? : If not I've linked it below. Plenty of great sulcata info, enclosure ideas ( there's photos of a really nice indoor enclosure for a young sulcata)and you can also join up to the Sulcata Station email group from their web site. : It's never too early to put your sulcata outdoors during the day during warm weather. Even hatchlings can go out in a safe pen, sun/shade and grasses etc to graze on. Put it out while your home and bring it in in the afternoon, around 5pm. : All my hatchlings go into baby pens during the day, for 2-3" babies I provide 6'-6' enclosures. Make sure the walls are high enough that predators can't jump in. Also make sure there's no gaps that the small torts can climb through or under and escape. : I use fencing boards for the walls, 2-3 boards high should be high enough. : So using 12 6' long boards, ( 3 for each side)you can make a nice 6'-6' outdoor enclosure. : It won't last long though, maybe 2-3 years, then you'll need to go bigger! : My 8" sulcatas enclosure is 50'-30', when I'm home I let them roam the entire yard with the big guys ( 60lbs - 150lbs). : I grow most of my sulcatas food, plenty of hibiscus bushes, they get all the hibiscus flowers daily. I also grow spineless prickly pear and feed the pads once or twice a week.Mulberry leaves are another favorite, I have two mulberry trees and feed the leaves aqround 3 times a week. : Apart from that my sulcatas graze on grasses and weeds. : I supplement with endive, romaine and watercress. : I feed absolutely no friut. : Terry.

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