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Sulcata tortoise for sale require a wooden vivarium as their enclosure. This is because wood is an excellent insulator of heat and so a wooden vivarium will make it easier to control the crucial temperatures required inside the habitat. The wooden vivarium should have good ventilation to allow good air flow in and out of the enclosure. The vivarium should be at least 1150mm (46″). The enclosure needs to be hot at one end, but have enough distance for the temperature to drop at the cool end.
Tortoise table: tables may be used for these tortoises, but as they insulate no heat, they are only recommended for use in houses that are naturally warm. The table should be at least 900mm (35″) long.
The sulcata tortoise will grow to between 600-900mm long so will need a small section of the house by the time they are done growing. We recommend a basking area of 180x180cm (6ft) in a small room.
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During the day, tortoises require a hot basking temperature. This is achieved by using clear spot bulbs at one end of the vivarium (or over a table). To accomplish the required basking temperature of 100oF- 110oF we use a basking bulb (100w in a 46″ vivarium). The power of a basking bulb over a table is more dependant upon room temperature. Basking bulbs should be on for 10- 12 hours per day and must be controlled by a dimming thermostat.
At night these tortoises require a drop in temperature and darkness. They can drop to around 80oF. The night time temperature of 70oF is created by using a ceramic night bulb. These radiate heat but produce no light. This bulb should be protected with a bulb guard and controlled by a good quality thermostat. The thermostat will automatically turn on the ceramic heat bulb at night when the temperature in the vivarium drops. Temperatures should be monitored daily using a thermometer.
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Sulcata tortoises actively bask in hot climates and so naturally receive a high dose of UVB from the sun. Their enclosure’s UVB should reflect that. A fluorescent UVB tube should be used inside the vivarium with a reflector so no UVB is wasted. The tube should be at least 10% UVB for desert species. There are 2 different types of fluorescent tube, T8 and T5. T5 tubes are the new technology and produce more light and UVB than T8 tubes. T5 UVB also travels much further from the tube.
Tortoises require UVB in order to synthesise vitamin D3 inside their skin. The vitamin D3 helps the tortoise to absorb calcium which crucial for bone structure and growth. This is why reptiles can suffer from metabolic bone disease (MBD) when not provided with adequate UVB.
Over tables and when created a basking spot in a room, combined heat and UVB flood bulbs (mercury vapour) may be used.
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