Let me introduce the beautiful new five year old female Sulcata:
She was bought at a petstore five years ago, the new owner was handed a "care sheet". She then bought a heat rock an aquarium and salad. Sadly she did not do her research before purchasing this animal. Many times the petstore won't tell you what you REALLY need to know. Ecspecially when you are about to purchase the 3rd largest species of tortoise in the world.
This girl is still small:
A Sulcata can grow from a palm sized baby into a 40lb sub adult within it’s first 15 years.
Sadly with her size and Pyramiding she is small for her age. We are in high hopes that she will be growing steadily once put on the correct diet and with the right husbandry.
Our cat Lunch has a thing for the tortoises. I'm not fond of species mixing, but he is a nosey boy when it comes to the turtles and tortoises.
Rusty