If using a glass enclosure during its first few years make it as big as possible.
Baby sulcata tortoise care sheet.
Sulcata tortoise care sheet.
Baby and juvenile sulcata tortoises tend to dry out much quicker than larger more established tortoises.
For larger sulcatas plan on making a safe outdoor enclosure or tortoise proofing your yard.
During this time no attempt should be made to provide food or drink.
Sulcata tortoise hatchling s may be raised something small with limited air movement like a sweater box.
Tortoises love to roam.
One baby sulcata needs about a 4 foot by 18 inch enclosure.
African spurred tortoises are herbivorous grazing tortoises and need a high fiber low protein diet.
For baby sulcatas plan on buying the larges sterlite to or enclosure that you can but plan on it only lasting a year or less.
A good sized habitat for a sulcata hatchling is 2 foot by 2 foot.
Because of this i soak baby sulcata tortoises in shallow warm water up to three times a week for 10 to 15 minutes whether they re housed outdoors or indoors.
Even with baby sulcata tortoises you want a big enclosure.
Small amounts of other leafy green vegetables are okay but avoid foods high in oxalates.
Before purchasing your new pet sulcata tortoise for sale please make sure you find an experienced captive bred sulcata tortoise breeder and do your homework researching proper african spurred tortoise care.
They will out grow this usually by the time they are a year old.
Commercial pelleted grass diets zoomed grassland tortoise diet can be soaked in water and also fed.
Baby tortoise care baby sulcata tortoise diet.
For adults kept indoors basically all inside enclosures will be too small on their own.
Because of this i soak baby sulcata tortoises in shallow warm water up to three times a week for 10 to 15 minutes whether they re housed outdoors or indoors.
Keep fruits limited to occasional treats.
Grasses and grass hay are the best diet for the tortoises.
When the neonate s egg sac is still exposed the tort is still receiving nourishment from the egg sac.
At least 75 of their diet should be given as grasses and hays along with some edible weeds and flowers.
Caring for a baby sulcata tortoise 2 4 16 page 3 neonate neonates require special care.
For a baby tortoise you can start with a exo terra 18 x 18 x 12 enclosure.
They should never be sold when they are still in this stage.
Our biolgist has provided a detailed sulcata tortoise care guide that will cover the following topics.
Keep in mind with babies especially high humidity and low air movement is going to be key to raising them properly.