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How do you tell the difference between a male and female African Spurred Tortoise???

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  1. SO IMPORTANT !!!

    Did you know that they require high fiber diets (grass) as many "wet" vegetables can cause health problems in large quantities. Red leaf lettuce, prickly pear cactus pads, hibiscus leaves, hay from various grasses and dandelions are some of the better foods to make up the bulk of their diet. They will attempt to eat most types of plants eventually and some common garden plants can be very toxic to them, such as azaleas. They will eat such things as caterpillars and snails if given the opportunity, but this also should be a very small portion of their diet. Sulcatas need a large enclosure as they get bigger and should be given a generous grazing area. Sulcatas should be kept above 60F, which means most areas will require special winter accommodations.

    Young sulcatas grow very fast - they can easily double in size each year during the first three years. For proper bone and shell development, their diet must include adequate calcium. In the wild, this is provided by a high calcium content in the soil, and therefore in their diet, but in captivity calcium supplementation is required.

    ***There is little morphological difference between males and females.


  2. bottom of males shell tord his butt caves in to be able to rock on her

  3. http://www.chelonia.org/articles/sexings...

    hope this helps

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