The Sulcata's We Got In...

[Charlet_2007]

This is Crush And Claudia.. The lady Loved them like her own kids.. Just she was starting her job and now is a mother of a BEAUTIFUL 2 month old and didn't think she could take care of the job, tortoises and her daughter.. That's where she asked me if i could take them in.. These are permanent part of our family so ill post pics of them as the grow..

The bigger one is a male.. His name is Crush.. He's about 10 to 15 lbs.. And VERY tame.. Here he is..

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This is Claudia.. She's a little more timed then crush but warms up GREAT after a while.. Here she is:

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I am VERY aware that they live a LONG time and what the requirements are to houses these tortoises..

Hope everyone enjoys the pics.. :D

[NetBSD]

awsome looking turtles, yeah they do live a long time if taken care of. hope they live a full and happy life in yer care

[Snake lover 3-25]

congrats!!!!!! hope they do well for you!!!!!

[olive oil]

How old are they and how fast do they grow?
Claudia looks so sweet in her pic.

[Charlet_2007]

yeah they seem VERY healthy.. :D i cant wait till they get even bigger.. The way they walk just amazes me..They are big clumsy looking reptiles but they actually really graceful.. Their legs down to their feet remind me of a elephants legs and feet (only with spikes) because of how they are made lol SOOOO CUTE!! Their faces remind me of ET for some reason too lol.. LOVE those little faces.. :D


How old are they and how fast do they grow?
Claudia looks so sweet in her pic.

Crush is 5-6 years old

Claudia is between 1-2 years old..

Here's what i found on their growth:
Adults are usually 18 inches (45 cm) in shell length, and weigh 70 to 100 pounds. Specimens with 24 to 36 inch long (60-90 cm) shells weighing 150 pounds (70 kg) are not unknown. They grow from hatching size (2-3 inches) very quickly, reaching 6-10 inches (15-25 cm) within the first few years of their lives. The oldest known of this species was 56 years old although it is believed they can live up to about 80 years.

Here's the whole page it you want to read it..
African Spurred Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Spurred_Tortoise)

[brigitte]

wow neat tortise

[Aundrea]

awwwwwwwwwww soooo CUTE!!!! I wish I can have a big tortoise but I dont have enough room :( But im happy to have a Russian Tort. She is 6 months old now and is getting bigger. She is tamed also and eats outta my hand. She has the ET look LOL. She loves her head rubbed. I love her lots :D

[guidofatherof5]

Nice shelled creature!

[reptile3]

Nataline, Crush & Claudia are sooo cute... Whoa Crush is a big boy!!:)

[Charlet_2007]

Yeah they eat out of my hand as well as like getting there chin and top of there head rubbed.. they should have named crush TANK as well because he walks over EVERYTHING even my feet if i don't watch him lol :D:D

They are like kids as well they put everything in their mouths.. always biting at objects on the ground.. :eek: VERY curious little creatures...

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

so awesome :D

my grandmother has a sulcatta, she has had him since he was a hatchling and he's getting bigger and bigger as years go by!

My family did have one also, his name is Scooter, we gave him to a family friend who specializes in just LARGE reptiles and he is the star of the family there. Scooter grew to over 12 inches in shell length in a year's time... he was one of the fastest growing sulcattas EVER!!! By the time we gave him at 2 years of age... he was a monster for his age! My grandmother's tortoise is growing at the average rate... but ours... SHEESH he grew FAST!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

yeah they seem VERY healthy.. :D i cant wait till they get even bigger.. The way they walk just amazes me..They are big clumsy looking reptiles but they actually really graceful.. Their legs down to their feet remind me of a elephants legs and feet (only with spikes) because of how they are made lol SOOOO CUTE!! Their faces remind me of ET for some reason too lol.. LOVE those little faces.. :D



Crush is 5-6 years old

Claudia is between 1-2 years old..

Here's what i found on their growth:
Adults are usually 18 inches (45 cm) in shell length, and weigh 70 to 100 pounds. Specimens with 24 to 36 inch long (60-90 cm) shells weighing 150 pounds (70 kg) are not unknown. They grow from hatching size (2-3 inches) very quickly, reaching 6-10 inches (15-25 cm) within the first few years of their lives. The oldest known of this species was 56 years old although it is believed they can live up to about 80 years.

Here's the whole page it you want to read it..
African Spurred Tortoise - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Spurred_Tortoise)
my friend has several sulcatta's pushing the 36 inch length!!! one is probably a good 100 pounds.... Tank is his name...has a female a little bigger. they free roam in his back yard during the summer....saves on mowing the yard!!!

[deborahbroadus]

I love them! They are gorgeous (I forgot to add that I have a Red-foot tort)

I wanted on of those, but they get so big that they are able to knock down fences, and doors!

Not to mention that if they get sick once they are huge, it's a chore to get them to a Vet unless one can find a Vet that makes house calls.

[mtolypetsupply]

Natalie,

Congrats on the new additions!!! I really like the tortoises!!! Glad you can give them a home, and I'm sure they'll get more attention than they would have with a Mommy with a new job and new baby in the home.

Good luck with them, and enjoy!

[southerncat]

Those are nice looking sulcatas. I am not sure how the original owner knows for sure the sex of them though.Because they are way to young to tell for sure what sex they are,
I have 6 Sulcatas and I am only sure about what sex 3 of them are. Those 3 are around 10 years of age and around 40 to 60 lbs each. The other 3 range from 2 to 5 years of age and weigh between 4 to 10 lbs.
They love outside in the sunshine and can stand low temps in the mid to upper 50's. Give them plenty of grasses and even Tortoise chow.
Just keep a eye out when they start to get biggier because if they both turn out to be male then they will fight so to speak. One will flip the other up side down. Which can cause injuries and even death.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any question about the care of them.

Cathy

[Charlet_2007]

yeah the male was bought at a pet store here in Springfield they say its mostly male that end up at pet stores the little female was bought from a breeder and the eggs were set temp for females to hatch.. Also Pm sent southerncat :)

[prattypus]

Very nice additions to the family! Has anyone seen the commercials for high speed internet with the tortoises? (I think it's for Comcast) I can't look at one now and NOT think of that commercial! Stupid marketing people!!!!