Re: New Sulcatta Owner Question

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Posted by Terry on May 29, 2001 at 14:00:26:

In Reply to: New Sulcatta Owner Question posted by James on May 29, 2001 at 13:35:57:

I feed my sulcatas daily.
The sub adult and juveniles ( 8" and up)graze daily anyway as they're outdoors.Their grazing diet is suplemented with hibiscus, mulberry, opuntia and some leafy greens.

A 9 month old sulcata isn't a juvenile, it's still a baby.A juvenile would be the stage between a baby and a sub adult.
Probably a 3 year old, 6" or bigger, up to around 13" would be considered a juvenile.
Then a sub adult, anything bigger than that.

I would feed it daily, sulcatas should also have daily access to a grazing area.

The frequency of adding a calcium supplement depends on whether it's housed indoors or out.
Or how often and for how long it spends time outdoors in natural sunlight.

If it's housed indoors you can sprinkle Rep Cal on the food twice or three times a week.

Cuttle bone can be left in the enclosure for it to chew on at all times.
I remove the hard backing from the cuttle bone.
Others don't, but I prefer to. If swallowed it's sharp and hard to pass.
I then break the soft part of the cuttle bone up and leave it in the enclosure.

I have a baby sulcata, around the same age as yours.
He goes outdoors daily in a 12' - 6' enclosure. I bring him in for the night at around 6pm.
He gets fed daily outside. I feed him at around 1 pm , if he's hungry in the morning he must graze.
At 1 pm he gets a hibiscus flower which takes him a while to eat!
Then he gets mulberry leaves and leafy greens.

I leave cuttlebone,( hard backing removed )in his outdoor enclosure.

He gets Rep Cal on his food twice a week.
He gets soaked twice a week, BUT always has drinking water available in his indoor/overnight Rubbermaid.

He takes a drink most mornings as soon as he wakes up.

Hope this helps.
Terry.

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: : I feed my sulcatas daily. : The sub adult and juveniles ( 8" and up)graze daily anyway as they're outdoors.Their grazing diet is suplemented with hibiscus, mulberry, opuntia and some leafy greens. : A 9 month old sulcata isn't a juvenile, it's still a baby.A juvenile would be the stage between a baby and a sub adult. : Probably a 3 year old, 6" or bigger, up to around 13" would be considered a juvenile. : Then a sub adult, anything bigger than that. : I would feed it daily, sulcatas should also have daily access to a grazing area. : The frequency of adding a calcium supplement depends on whether it's housed indoors or out. : Or how often and for how long it spends time outdoors in natural sunlight. : If it's housed indoors you can sprinkle Rep Cal on the food twice or three times a week. : Cuttle bone can be left in the enclosure for it to chew on at all times. : I remove the hard backing from the cuttle bone. : Others don't, but I prefer to. If swallowed it's sharp and hard to pass. : I then break the soft part of the cuttle bone up and leave it in the enclosure. : I have a baby sulcata, around the same age as yours. : He goes outdoors daily in a 12' - 6' enclosure. I bring him in for the night at around 6pm. : He gets fed daily outside. I feed him at around 1 pm , if he's hungry in the morning he must graze. : At 1 pm he gets a hibiscus flower which takes him a while to eat! : Then he gets mulberry leaves and leafy greens. : I leave cuttlebone,( hard backing removed )in his outdoor enclosure. : He gets Rep Cal on his food twice a week. : He gets soaked twice a week, BUT always has drinking water available in his indoor/overnight Rubbermaid. : He takes a drink most mornings as soon as he wakes up. : Hope this helps. : Terry.

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