were you feeding you sulcata a beaver tail catcus and a bell pepper? i ask becuase i'm new to owning a baby sulcata, and wanted to try some new foods with him
@aflpds9 : you can get them cheap and easy at local grocery stores, i get mine which are reffered to as 'nopales' you can buy them diced fresh or in big ones like in the video, but you need to shred the needles all of and scrub it with a good carrot knife so your tort wont ingest and needles.
i allso have a sulcata that was a rescue she is about 10 years old.. and we have a huge back yard,, that i put her out in every day,, all day,, i bring her in at night,, and in the winter she stays inside... we live in alabama and our winters are too cold for her.. is that a dog tag on the back of the shell.. how did you get it to stay... i wanna do one for mine,, with my phone number on her.. just incase she ever gets out of her pen...
I have a 17 yr, old Sulcata that weighs 108 lbs and is 28 inches long. The reptile vet at UC Davis vet med center says that a diet of about 75%grass or grass hay (not alfalfa) with about 25% fresh vegetables is correct. Sulcatas prefer the taste of fresh vegetables but too many of them can lead to digestive problems and problems with calcium uptake causing shell malformation. Your tortoise has had a poor diet which is why it has such a pyramiding problem.
@kiba2468 I have seen Sulcata's in the San Diego and Sacramento Zoos and I have my own 17 year old Sulcata. Neither my Sulcata nor the ones I have seen in the zoo have pyramiding as pronounced as the one in this video.
@Johnel83 lol are those wild ones? uhhh no. didnt think so. most wild ones DO have it. and they get along just fine and got along just fine before we started having them as pets numb nuts. we're not gods to them. they were fine before we took a liking to them. pyramiding isnt as bad as others make it out to be.
@kiba2468 Why the insults? Animals usually have much shorter life spans in the wild than in zoos. That is because of predation and inadequate diet. There is a website called Sulcata Station where veterinarians discuss the proper care and feeding of Sulcatas. You might want to consult it. They do note than some pyramiding does occur in the wild. From what the veterinarians have told me at the UC Davis Vet Med Clinic, the pyramiding on your Sulcata is pretty severe. It is reversible to some extent
@Johnel83 Its not an insult unless you take sarcasm as insulting. But hey, some people just believe everything they hear...huh...funny how that works. But normally now i would just correct you on why zoo animals live longer than wildlife. but to me, its obvious, and its not because of their "diet". soooo, i see no point in continuing this when im practically talking to a pre-written book with no insight to changing his mind. lol good luck to ya buddy,
@kiba2468 I do not take sarcasm as insulting but the noun of address "numb nuts" I think crosses the line. I consult people who are experts in the area I wish to learn about and follow their advice. And yes, I will believe what a veterinarian who is trained to treat exotic animals like Sulcatas tells me. You also missed the first reason I gave for zoo animals living longer and that is predation. The difference between us seems to be that I will take the advice of trained experts and you won't
@Johnel83 If you're referring to my sulcata having the "ton of pyramiding"....he is a RESCUED sulcata, and already like that when I got him. And look where he lives now......on grass. He eats grass all day, every day, for hours a day, and has a barn full of grass hay that he sleeps in and nibbles on. We just go out and feed him veggies as a treat; its not the bulk of his diet .
@stenodactylus I am glad that you have your sulcata on a healthy diet. Mine also has a shed where he sleeps on and eats grass hay when he isn't grazing in our backyard. You seem to be on the right path and you obviously enjoy your sulcata as much as I enjoy mine. You are to be commended for rescuing a sulcata that was poorly cared for in the past. Good luck.
I have a 17 year old Sulcata named Lenny who weighs about 110 lbs . My wife is an elementary school teacher (usually 1st grade) and he comes up to school once a year as the "writing tortoise". Her class comes out touches his shell, scratches his head and each student feeds him a piece of an apple. After about half an hour they are then required to go back to class and write at least 4 sentences about Lenny. The kids seem to look forward to it each year.
Pyramiding is actually quite a rare condition, and utterly depends on what species your keeping. The term has been hyped by the care sites and places like CITES and those other places that incite laws on various species of tortoise simply to cause mass hysteria, and to make them appear harder to keep than they truly are.
Basking lamp, with a spotlight bulb. 8.0 D3 Striplight. Heatpad. Your set to go.
Sulcatas have a natural pyramid shape depending on area.
Your tort goods great, the yard is a perfect place for it. As far as pyramiding, it is all BS, no one has proven why it occurs. My Sulcata has rounded out more since she started tunneling.
Unless you're raising these torts outside year-round, you're always going to have some degree of pyramiding. Bower's shell looks great and he looks like a very healthy tort.
imagine how hard it would be for a lion or something to kill a tortoise.. when it sensed danger it would just go inside its shell which is like rock hard..
You can find one at pet stores, or at a reptile rescue. They come from Africa. Keep in mind that huge tortoises eat a HUGE amount of food (mostly fresh grass and vegetables) and need a huge amount of room. Not a pet to keep unless you own at least half an acre :)
No, actually I got him about 6 months ago from an animal shelter. Someone found him. His diet now is mostly grass with occasional treats like dark leafy greens, cactus pads, squash, etc.
how long do they live for ?
zandapanda123 3 days ago
were you feeding you sulcata a beaver tail catcus and a bell pepper? i ask becuase i'm new to owning a baby sulcata, and wanted to try some new foods with him
butterflywings303 1 week ago
where do u get the catcuse pad?
aflpds9 5 months ago
@aflpds9 : you can get them cheap and easy at local grocery stores, i get mine which are reffered to as 'nopales' you can buy them diced fresh or in big ones like in the video, but you need to shred the needles all of and scrub it with a good carrot knife so your tort wont ingest and needles.
TheTxturtlelytiger 2 months ago
Cool name! My 4 year old sulcata is named Bowser, lol :D
DRGNFLY2265 7 months ago
can sulcata tortoises dig? pls answer..
dogsterbone 10 months ago
@dogsterbone Yes, a lot! They can dig 6 feet deep or more.
DRGNFLY2265 7 months ago
Its a dog tag on his shell held on by epoxy glue. We washed his shell really well before putting it on.
stenodactylus 10 months ago
i allso have a sulcata that was a rescue she is about 10 years old.. and we have a huge back yard,, that i put her out in every day,, all day,, i bring her in at night,, and in the winter she stays inside... we live in alabama and our winters are too cold for her.. is that a dog tag on the back of the shell.. how did you get it to stay... i wanna do one for mine,, with my phone number on her.. just incase she ever gets out of her pen...
timmytowertim 10 months ago
I have a 17 yr, old Sulcata that weighs 108 lbs and is 28 inches long. The reptile vet at UC Davis vet med center says that a diet of about 75%grass or grass hay (not alfalfa) with about 25% fresh vegetables is correct. Sulcatas prefer the taste of fresh vegetables but too many of them can lead to digestive problems and problems with calcium uptake causing shell malformation. Your tortoise has had a poor diet which is why it has such a pyramiding problem.
Johnel83 1 year ago
@Johnel83 you do realize half of these tortoises have pyramiding right? have you actually seen wild sulcata's? Most do.
kiba2468 1 year ago
@kiba2468 I have seen Sulcata's in the San Diego and Sacramento Zoos and I have my own 17 year old Sulcata. Neither my Sulcata nor the ones I have seen in the zoo have pyramiding as pronounced as the one in this video.
Johnel83 1 year ago
@Johnel83 lol are those wild ones? uhhh no. didnt think so. most wild ones DO have it. and they get along just fine and got along just fine before we started having them as pets numb nuts. we're not gods to them. they were fine before we took a liking to them. pyramiding isnt as bad as others make it out to be.
kiba2468 1 year ago
@kiba2468 Why the insults? Animals usually have much shorter life spans in the wild than in zoos. That is because of predation and inadequate diet. There is a website called Sulcata Station where veterinarians discuss the proper care and feeding of Sulcatas. You might want to consult it. They do note than some pyramiding does occur in the wild. From what the veterinarians have told me at the UC Davis Vet Med Clinic, the pyramiding on your Sulcata is pretty severe. It is reversible to some extent
Johnel83 1 year ago
@Johnel83 Its not an insult unless you take sarcasm as insulting. But hey, some people just believe everything they hear...huh...funny how that works. But normally now i would just correct you on why zoo animals live longer than wildlife. but to me, its obvious, and its not because of their "diet". soooo, i see no point in continuing this when im practically talking to a pre-written book with no insight to changing his mind. lol good luck to ya buddy,
kiba2468 1 year ago
@kiba2468 I do not take sarcasm as insulting but the noun of address "numb nuts" I think crosses the line. I consult people who are experts in the area I wish to learn about and follow their advice. And yes, I will believe what a veterinarian who is trained to treat exotic animals like Sulcatas tells me. You also missed the first reason I gave for zoo animals living longer and that is predation. The difference between us seems to be that I will take the advice of trained experts and you won't
Johnel83 1 year ago
@Johnel83 If you're referring to my sulcata having the "ton of pyramiding"....he is a RESCUED sulcata, and already like that when I got him. And look where he lives now......on grass. He eats grass all day, every day, for hours a day, and has a barn full of grass hay that he sleeps in and nibbles on. We just go out and feed him veggies as a treat; its not the bulk of his diet .
stenodactylus 11 months ago
@stenodactylus I am glad that you have your sulcata on a healthy diet. Mine also has a shed where he sleeps on and eats grass hay when he isn't grazing in our backyard. You seem to be on the right path and you obviously enjoy your sulcata as much as I enjoy mine. You are to be commended for rescuing a sulcata that was poorly cared for in the past. Good luck.
Johnel83 11 months ago
i want a pet giant Galapagos tortoise...
Stevetheanimeninja 1 year ago
I have a 17 year old Sulcata named Lenny who weighs about 110 lbs . My wife is an elementary school teacher (usually 1st grade) and he comes up to school once a year as the "writing tortoise". Her class comes out touches his shell, scratches his head and each student feeds him a piece of an apple. After about half an hour they are then required to go back to class and write at least 4 sentences about Lenny. The kids seem to look forward to it each year.
Johnel83 1 year ago
beautiful turtle
allevatoretrachemys1 1 year ago
its so frustrating watching them eat lol
ronjonsk8er631 2 years ago
My sulcata tortoise is named bowser!!
undertakerfanmitch 2 years ago
-_- People are fucking idiots.
Pyramiding is actually quite a rare condition, and utterly depends on what species your keeping. The term has been hyped by the care sites and places like CITES and those other places that incite laws on various species of tortoise simply to cause mass hysteria, and to make them appear harder to keep than they truly are.
Basking lamp, with a spotlight bulb. 8.0 D3 Striplight. Heatpad. Your set to go.
Sulcatas have a natural pyramid shape depending on area.
tw1stedgrudge 2 years ago
Your tort goods great, the yard is a perfect place for it. As far as pyramiding, it is all BS, no one has proven why it occurs. My Sulcata has rounded out more since she started tunneling.
Mrthescholz 2 years ago
Poor guys been under a infrared lighting to long that's why his shell if pyramiding.
yumyumsashimi 2 years ago
Is he making those freaky noises??
xSweetxDreamzx1 2 years ago
wow. he chomped through that cactus! lol :D Is that pyramiding on his shell? or am i mistaked? :S
HolyDecks 2 years ago
Unless you're raising these torts outside year-round, you're always going to have some degree of pyramiding. Bower's shell looks great and he looks like a very healthy tort.
bluemystic7501 2 years ago
oh right thanks just wondering. i dont know a lot bout this type of tort :P
HolyDecks 2 years ago
imagine how hard it would be for a lion or something to kill a tortoise.. when it sensed danger it would just go inside its shell which is like rock hard..
HolyDecks 2 years ago
They are supposed to eat cactuses, which you can buy at any grocery store " Nopales" for like 1.50 a pound, cheap, .
txturtlelytiger 2 years ago
y are u feeding it a cactus
eyesack9 2 years ago
LOL bowzer
eyesack9 2 years ago
Does Bowzer recognize you? Can he distinguish familiar people?
qt1kat2 2 years ago
He tore that cactus up. He looks fabulous. kudos to you for rescuing him. (i read that in one of the other comments)
362581143265211 3 years ago
how big is he?
rightouseman66 3 years ago
Wow bowzer is a BEAUTIFUL turtle. Where does he originate from? How can i find me one? Thanks for uploading!
udntevennoticeme 3 years ago
You can find one at pet stores, or at a reptile rescue. They come from Africa. Keep in mind that huge tortoises eat a HUGE amount of food (mostly fresh grass and vegetables) and need a huge amount of room. Not a pet to keep unless you own at least half an acre :)
stenodactylus 3 years ago
are you kiddign he has a ton of pyramiding...there should be none. Though what is being fed in this video is good.
chaisingamy1978 3 years ago
You must not have seen very many rescued sulcatas-he has very little pyramiding.
stenodactylus 3 years ago 5
oh and whats their diet like?
udntevennoticeme 3 years ago
@stenodactylus how much are they?
NathanQuintonAllen 1 year ago
did u had bowzer when it was a baby? What was his diet like it seems he is pretty healthy, not much prymading on the shell
kakkoiisimon 4 years ago
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No, actually I got him about 6 months ago from an animal shelter. Someone found him. His diet now is mostly grass with occasional treats like dark leafy greens, cactus pads, squash, etc.
stenodactylus 4 years ago