Baby Sulcata Tortoise

Large plastic totes work well for baby tortoises along with homemade tortoise tables as seen below.

Baby sulcata tortoise.

Currently feeding on greens and veggies and mazuri. If you live in a cold wet environment a sulcata is not the right tortoise for you. Baby sulcata tortoises are fairly easy to care for. Requires a warm habitat above 78 degrees.

The giant leopard tortoise from south african grows to around 24 and is very docile. Eventually most sulcatas end up being moved to an outdoor enclosure. With proper care and a well maintained diet these can live up to 70 years at a time. Temperature and humidity in sulcata indoor enclosure.

Sulcata tortoise lifespan 55 110 years. Adult sulcatas need a lot of space at least 100 sq ft of floor space per adult tortoise. Originating from the sub saharan regions of africa. A baby sulcata tortoise can have a tortoise lifespan of 100 150 years when properly cared for.

In the wild sulcata babies hatch during the hot monsoon months so they spend most of their time deep in a burrow. These burrows are hot and humid. With proper care a sulcata hatchling will quickly outgrow its original enclosure and will need larger amounts of salad every month. We have baby sulcata tortoises for sale.

Here are some highlights. Giant south african leopard tortoise are also a beautiful species of large tortoise. When your tortoise is a baby or young adult it is easy to provide the proper enclosure right inside your home. Adults can reach up to 36 inches in shell length.

They hatchlings tend to stay close to the burrow coming out to eat and soak up rays before spending the rest of the day in the burrow. Grows up 24 or 120 lbs. These tortoises come from the dry grasslands of africa thriving best in those conditions. One of the largest species of tortoise for sale once mature.

But remember the bigger the better.