In this article i will go over what you need to know to house both a juvenile and adult tortoise.
Full size full grown baby sulcata tortoise.
And if possible ask to see it eat.
Within the first few years of hatching these tortoises can grow to 10 in.
Obviously a 10 inch tortoise isn t going to need an entire room of your house but if you can provide that the tortoise would incredibly happy.
Description of the sulcata tortoise these tortoises can grow to be quite large.
Depending on the region from which the sulcata tortoise is from they can grow even larger.
Housing an adult sulcata tortoise is definitely different from housing a juvenile one.
Sudanese and other locales can reach up to 200 lbs with most between 100 and 150 lbs.
There are many things to consider and planning will help you and your pet in the end.
Newly hatched tortoises typically measure 1 2 in length but can weigh 50 pounds at 5 years old.
A full grown african sulcata tortoise can grow anywhere from 18 28 with males growing larger than females.
Full grown russian tortoises reach about 10 inches though many are smaller than this.
Expect to pay between 50 and 200 on average for a young sulcata tortoise.
Fully grown they weigh in at a hefty 230 lbs.
This weeks ask kenan question is how quickly do elongated tortoises grow and when do they reach their full size it was sumitted on our patreon page by j.
Depending on the exact locale of african sulcata expect your new baby tortoise for sale to reach at least 75 lbs.
Long and grow quite rapidly from the time that they hatch.
Look for a tortoise with clear eyes and a smooth shell.