They should never be sold when they are still in this stage.
Baby sulcata tortoise care sheet.
Even with baby sulcata tortoises you want a big enclosure.
Caring for a baby sulcata tortoise 2 4 16 page 3 neonate neonates require special care.
Sulcata tortoise care sheet.
Our biolgist has provided a detailed sulcata tortoise care guide that will cover the following topics.
Baby and juvenile sulcata tortoises tend to dry out much quicker than larger more established tortoises.
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.
One baby sulcata needs about a 4 foot by 18 inch enclosure.
The bigger the better.
A good sized habitat for a sulcata hatchling is 2 foot by 2 foot.
Tortoises love to roam.
For baby sulcatas plan on buying the larges sterlite to or enclosure that you can but plan on it only lasting a year or less.
Baby tortoise care baby sulcata tortoise diet.
Sulcata tortoise hatchling s may be raised something small with limited air movement like a sweater box.
Keep in mind with babies especially high humidity and low air movement is going to be key to raising them properly.
For larger sulcatas plan on making a safe outdoor enclosure or tortoise proofing your yard.
For a baby tortoise you can start with a exo terra 18 x 18 x 12 enclosure.
For adults kept indoors basically all inside enclosures will be too small on their own.
Commercial pelleted grass diets zoomed grassland tortoise diet can be soaked in water and also fed.
Keep fruits limited to occasional treats.
At least 75 of their diet should be given as grasses and hays along with some edible weeds and flowers.
They will out grow this usually by the time they are a year old.
Small amounts of other leafy green vegetables are okay but avoid foods high in oxalates.
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.
When the neonate s egg sac is still exposed the tort is still receiving nourishment from the egg sac.
Baby and juvenile sulcata tortoises tend to dry out much quicker than larger more established tortoises.
Grasses and grass hay are the best diet for the tortoises.
Feed a mixture of dark leafy greens and offer grasses and grass hay.
African spurred tortoises are herbivorous grazing tortoises and need a high fiber low protein diet.