05-08-2006, 12:26 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 |
05-08-2006, 01:05 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. Dan
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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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Looking forward to that with the Sulcata! The other two will be dainty in comparison!
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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 |
05-08-2006, 06:53 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 linda |
05-08-2006, 07:12 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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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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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 linda |
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