Baby Sulcata Tortoise

Unlike the african spurred tortoise also known as a sulcata tortoise leopards.

Baby sulcata tortoise. With proper care and a well maintained diet these can live up to 70 years at a time. With proper care a sulcata hatchling will quickly outgrow its original enclosure and will need larger amounts of salad every month. As your baby grows. These tortoises come from the dry grasslands of africa thriving best in those conditions.

Adult sulcatas need a lot of space at least 100 sq ft of floor space per adult tortoise. The giant leopard tortoise from south african grows to around 24 and is very docile. In the wild sulcata babies hatch during the hot monsoon months so they spend most of their time deep in a burrow. Docile and calm tempered easy to care for.

We have baby sulcata tortoises for sale. Temperature and humidity in sulcata indoor enclosure. When your tortoise is a baby or young adult it is easy to provide the proper enclosure right inside your home. Requires a warm habitat above 78 degrees.

Baby sulcata tortoises are fairly easy to care for. These burrows are hot and humid. A baby sulcata tortoise can have a tortoise lifespan of 100 150 years when properly cared for. If you live in a cold wet environment a sulcata is not the right tortoise for you.

But remember the bigger the better. Sulcata tortoise lifespan 55 110 years. Here are some highlights. Giant south african leopard tortoise are also a beautiful species of large tortoise.

Grows up 24 or 120 lbs. 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. Originating from the sub saharan regions of africa. Large plastic totes work well for baby tortoises along with homemade tortoise tables as seen below.

Currently feeding on greens and veggies and mazuri.