Baby Sulcata Tortoise

These tortoises come from the dry grasslands of africa thriving best in those conditions.

Baby sulcata tortoise.

One of the largest species of tortoise for sale once mature. If you live in a cold wet environment a sulcata is not the right tortoise for you. When your tortoise is a baby or young adult it is easy to provide the proper enclosure right inside your home. 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.

Baby sulcata tortoises are fairly easy to care for. Adult sulcatas need a lot of space at least 100 sq ft of floor space per adult tortoise. Eventually most sulcatas end up being moved to an outdoor enclosure. A baby sulcata tortoise can have a tortoise lifespan of 100 150 years when properly cared for.

But remember the bigger the better. The giant leopard tortoise from south african grows to around 24 and is very docile. We have baby sulcata tortoises for sale. Giant south african leopard tortoise are also a beautiful species of large tortoise.

Large plastic totes work well for baby tortoises along with homemade tortoise tables as seen below. Adults can reach up to 36 inches in shell length. With proper care and a well maintained diet these can live up to 70 years at a time. Unlike the african spurred tortoise also known as a sulcata tortoise leopards.

Currently feeding on greens and veggies and mazuri. Temperature and humidity in sulcata indoor enclosure. 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.

Requires a warm habitat above 78 degrees. With proper care a sulcata hatchling will quickly outgrow its original enclosure and will need larger amounts of salad every month. Here are some highlights. Originating from the sub saharan regions of africa.

Sulcata tortoise lifespan 55 110 years.