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Old 20-03-2010, 09:43 AM
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Re: Sulcata Tortoise

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Originally Posted by sharron64 View Post

Also your daughter will find that when they poo, it smells like an elephant house, so i can see them getting moved from her sittingroom, in the very near future, for the 2 sullys your daughter will need to provide atleast an 8ft by 6ft enclosure to keep them contained, as the sullys will eat everything in sight, they are not a tortoise, for somebody that just takes their fancy, they are a lot of work because of their size, and cause a lot of mess. If you need any advice, i am only to happy to help you, but sullys are not for first time tortoise keepers.


I so wish people woudl not breed this lovely tortoise. Small torts bought on a whim are bad enough judging by the rehoming figures, but these are a recipe for disaster if you have not read up on them in detail beforehand. I always feel sad when reading posts such as this
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