Re: Does anyone keeps Sulcata's in the midwest?

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Posted by Giovanni on November 08, 2000 at 23:43:39:

In Reply to: Does anyone keeps Sulcata's in the midwest? posted by Tom on November 06, 2000 at 15:45:18:

: I hate to generalize, but the people in CA, TX, FL, and AZ seem to think that keeping Sulcata's anywhere but their states is foolhardy.

Yeah I hear ya it does come off that way. But more or less it is just to make people aware of what the future holds.

That 7 inch buddy of yours is gonna get friggin HUGE, and the other matter is the fact that they DONT STOP MOVING DURING THE DAY, and everything in front of them, will move with them. Any small detail you dont cover for escape, they will find.
My biggest menace is 52 lbs, and with little effort he can plow through the fence around my house (that is why it is 3 ply now in most areas).
And can also open sliding glass doors (they haven't been around for millions of years for being stupid).

If you can keep a sulcata and deal with it in Siberia, more power to ya:), Just remeber that you have a very intense and aggressive African chelonian that under no certain circumstances is going to let you control its independance.

Ciao'

Giovanni

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: : I hate to generalize, but the people in CA, TX, FL, and AZ seem to think that keeping Sulcata's anywhere but their states is foolhardy. : Yeah I hear ya it does come off that way. But more or less it is just to make people aware of what the future holds. : That 7 inch buddy of yours is gonna get friggin HUGE, and the other matter is the fact that they DONT STOP MOVING DURING THE DAY, and everything in front of them, will move with them. Any small detail you dont cover for escape, they will find. : My biggest menace is 52 lbs, and with little effort he can plow through the fence around my house (that is why it is 3 ply now in most areas). : And can also open sliding glass doors (they haven't been around for millions of years for being stupid). : If you can keep a sulcata and deal with it in Siberia, more power to ya:), Just remeber that you have a very intense and aggressive African chelonian that under no certain circumstances is going to let you control its independance. : Ciao' : Giovanni

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