Sulcata Tortoise Care Video

[sportsgeek28]

what would you recomend for substrate

[reptileboy00]

do you use aspen bedding

[TheLaxlaxlax]

how long do these guys live

[gatorhunter92]

He looks very healthy and adorable! Great job

[kevinthebossable]

i have a red footed south america tortoise there are really easy and eats any vegetables and just need uv light and sun

[soniczoom2000]

One of them u put

more in the food then the other

buy them from a shop where u buy ur reptiles like frogs snakes

Tortiose lizards they'll tell

U all the info u need (CAREFUL SOME

SCAM U FOR UR

MONEY

[soniczoom2000]

Now for protein use Rep-Cal Herpitve with BETA CAROTENE Multivitamins and use Rep-Cal Phosphorous-Free Calcium with Vit.D Ultra POWDER (this is what it

Should say on the containers)you NEED both

And I forgot but one of them u need to

[soniczoom2000]

Also, alfalfa works to and turnip greens,and zuckini also dandelion leaves so weeds (not the drug!) lol also slices cactus (take

Out thorns)

[soniczoom2000]

For you people who wanna know were to get the food and protein I'll tell ya

Food, their food is bascially dark veggies like romaine but romaine is like eating water

So feed a LITTLE romain so it can drink and feed it carrots sliced in thin piece

[curlysue55]

Where can you buy the protien and the hay and how much heat lamp does a tortoise need

[singuleristwo]

for sulcata tortoises where do u get there veggies? plz respond 

[trexx04]

Thanks for sharing. I am going to get one very soon.

[mutantcheeseburger22]

@whitewolf037 it doesnt matter WHAT you put a tortoise in it will ALWAYS grow to its expected adult size.

[whitewolf037]

if you keep them in a concreat mixing bin will they not grow that big like turtles

[vampire5003]

Lack of calcium causes pyramiding but too much calcium can cause it too. If your calcium has vitamin d3 in it it's best to only use it once a week. I don't like to use calcium with d3 since I take my tortoise outside for an hour 2-3 times a week. d3 is just given due to lack of sunlight. Also you should have UV lighting. I like Megaray mercury vapor bulbs.

[soniczoom2000]

i hhave a question how can it be fat if its eatingt healthy cause im getting a totoies tommorrow thubs up if u agree the same question

[cesaromardelgado]

where can you get the calcium powder

[osnayer]

u fail



[radicalr3ptiles]

thanks for the food tips.

[johnnydicamillo]

just got one today for $135

[Theoccasionalcoop]

that turtle needs protien



[herplover123]

is calcium sand good or bad what substrate should i use other than calci sand

[vampire5003]

@herplover123 Terrible. It is worse than real sand. Never use sand for any reptile. I recommend newspaper, cypress mulch, coconut coir (not coconut fiber they are different) and organic top soil. Those are great substrates.

[lrdrahl88]

your sulcata is beautiful. My sulcata (kahlan) came to me from captivity after about 1 or 2 years of her life. She is another 2 inches bigger than yours at the moment but also has a bit of pyramiding which i am trying to reverse. Ill have to post my habitat sometime. it works great for her, though she is going to outgrow it : )

[vampire5003]

@lrdrahl88 It is hard to reverse it but if the tortoise is over 3 inches you can let it walk in your backyard and spray it gently with a water hose every 20 minutes. It helps lower the pyramiding. You can also try giving minimal calcium because too much will make the scoots rise quicker.

[808chameleon]

How big is your tortoise?will a hatching eat timothy hay?

[yboben]

if they are hatching insted of tortoise pellets can i put in eco earth?

[portis94]

how old is your tortoise?

[yboben]

where can i get the calsiem?

[LoneHerper]

Nice video.

Check your messages. ;)

[GameplayMG]

i have a really fat brother...should I give him that kind of diet as well?

[egstang03]

i read about respiratory infections from keeping a water bowl inside. just to soak them every couple of days. what is ur opinion on that?

[MegaReptiles]

@egstang03 well I have a water bowl but I dont use it that much

[reptil3z]

o ok cool cuz i wanted to get a tortoise so im reasearching some diferent types

[MegaReptiles]

I would say Russian or greek

[reptil3z]

where do u keep it at when they git giant? the backyard or something ?or letem rome aroudn thee house liek a dog? lol no realy tho were do u put them at when they get that big?

[MegaReptiles]

Well I live in Texas so its warm so in my backyard

[TexasHerping]

hes such a cuite !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you seem to know alot about your turtles

[BallPythonLuver]

Awesome info. Cute little tortoise!!

[RaeMarie518]

That little guy loves you!