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Old 05-08-2006, 01:26 PM   #11
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hi wellersbird


i apologise ......

my first resonse was abrubt ...

but i must have miread your 1st post sorry i thiught you had no heating or lighting

linda
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Old 05-08-2006, 02:05 PM   #12
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Hi Wellersbird,
Now that thats out of the way . Your sulcata can get down to 16C at night in the winter no problem. So I don't think you'll need any night heating, unless where your keeping him/her does get below that. If it did I'd use a ceramic heat emitter in a clip on lamp. That would keep him/her from going below 16C at night and doesn't give off any light.

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Old 05-08-2006, 03:22 PM   #13
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Glad we got that cleared up then. Thanks so much. I do sit for hours trawling the internet for information.

I bought the baby Sulcata Timothy Hay yesterday and a little iglo house made out of hay! She loves it!

I've wanted a Tortoise since I was eight and I'm now 39! So it's a dream to have three happy healthy Tortoises. They are gorgeous little things and I make sure they have everything they need. I went to my mothers allotment today and picked some of her pumpkin flowers for the Herman and Horsefield, gave a tiny bit to the Sulcate but not much. They adore them!

I might just buy a heat pad then for the side of the table.

I've never kept them in a Viv set up. Always had Tortoise tables, easier to clean and everything. Will they live a long time????
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Old 05-08-2006, 04:41 PM   #14
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Will they live a long time????
Who knows? Given the right care they should outlive you by far. And the sulcata will be more than you can carry and be a garden shifting machine.
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Old 05-08-2006, 05:02 PM   #15
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Looking forward to that with the Sulcata! The other two will be dainty in comparison!
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Old 05-08-2006, 05:35 PM   #16
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m8 dont buy a heat mat for the side, youll be wasting your money. They do nothing hardly, i have 2 heat mats sat in the spare room doing nothing cos they are crap on the side, go for the ceramic heater, i havent used them myself as my torts are indoor homed but they look like they will work better, they look like a spot bulb without the light. but probably best getting the higher wattage

http://www.petsparade.co.uk/reptiles/heating/?p=1679

and the holder is there too http://www.petsparade.co.uk/reptiles/heating/?p=2698
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Old 05-08-2006, 07:53 PM   #17
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hi wellersbird

just googled sulcata

gosh you are lucky

i did not realise how big and heavy they can get

really looking forwards to some pictures

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Old 05-08-2006, 08:12 PM   #18
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Thankyou Linda! I've only had the Sulcata for a month but she's doing very well. Very lively, eats like a horse not a Tortoise but I am limiting it. (I feel mean though!) She was £145 from Essex.
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Old 05-08-2006, 08:14 PM   #19
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They are lovely trortoises but grow so fast so you really have to be clued up on their diet requirements. They are also very strong once adults they need a heated garage (or similar) They can easily walk through a garden fence. I would love a giant tortoise.
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Old 05-08-2006, 08:17 PM   #20
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wellersbird

it is difficult to limit food specially with great bigs eyes looking at you

but as i was told even weeds only in excess can cause problems

some keepers seem to have the odd day without food

but i dont think i could do that


i understand sulcatas do not hibernate am i right

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