The sahel area of africa where sulcata naturally occur is a semi arid region that has calcium rich soils.
Baby sulcata tortoise diet sheet.
At least 75 of their diet should be given as grasses and hays along with some edible weeds and flowers.
A healthy diet should include about 80 grass weeds and hay.
Baby tortoise care baby sulcata tortoise diet.
Wild sulcata tortoises therefore get sufficient calcium by eating the grasses that grow in these calcium laden soils.
African spurred tortoises are herbivorous grazing tortoises and need a high fiber low protein diet.
They are found in the wild in equatorial africa.
Spring mix a blend of various greens and lettuces normally consisting of an even ratio of baby lettuces baby green romaine lettuce and red romaine lettuce tango lettuce baby green oak lettuce and red oak lettuce lolla rosa baby green leaf lettuce and red leaf lettuce baby green butter lettuce and red butter lettuce baby greens red swiss chard mizuna tatsoi baby spinach arugula frisee and raddichio.
Growing rapidly a 2 inch baby sulcata tortoise hatchling can reach sizes of over 10 in a 18 months and 18 in 24 months.
It is vital that grass play a large part in the diet.
Small amounts of other leafy green vegetables are okay but avoid foods high in oxalates.
Sulcatas are a grazing species.
Sulcata tortoises are primarily grass eaters.
Sulcata tortoises can live to be over a hundred years old.
They can get to be well over a hundred pounds although it will take many years for them to grow that large.