Macro shots of sulcata (LOAD)

[Nic]

thanks for the info coura.... as i said earlier we will be getting her on to more varied diet with dark greens and grasses... the pellets have been a life saver so to say... i have been looking into new pellets i will look into the mazuri and the grasslands pellets... the pellets we are feeding are not the greatest but are keeping it alive and its eating well so that makes me happy....

 

[coura]

thanks for the info coura.... as i said earlier we will be getting her on to more varied diet with dark greens and grasses... the pellets have been a life saver so to say... i have been looking into new pellets i will look into the mazuri and the grasslands pellets... the pellets we are feeding are not the greatest but are keeping it alive and its eating well so that makes me happy....

Great to hear

 

[BigJ]

Sweet man looks amazing!! If you know where i can get one i'd take it pm if you can help and maybe an idea on price ballpark? I just keep looking at your pic's that thing is cool!!

 

[davo]

Whats the backstory on this guy then nic? Just stopped eating, or was in a bad way when you got him?

 

[cichlaguapote]

he seems to be vert stunted.
sulcatas arn't really built for eating anything other than grasses.
They can get well over 100 pounds in 15 years.

Yeah but while I can't argue whether it's stunted or not as I don't know sulcatta growth rate.. I can say that it has grown alot since the size it was bought at. It was probably 1" or less when they came in. They were sooo tiny. CB too. (Nic I didn't see yours but I actually was messing with Nate's when we picked it up and it was from the same batch.)

Sweet man looks amazing!! If you know where i can get one i'd take it pm if you can help and maybe an idea on price ballpark? I just keep looking at your pic's that thing is cool!!

They have them all the time on kingsnake. get a captive bred one, shouldn't set you back more thant $100.00 or so..

 

[coura]

Now that I look at him with detail it doesant seem to be much stunted in therms of growth or anything. Its a average one year old sulcata. I think it will grow nicely on a more fiber and calcium rich diet.

 

[Nic]

Whats the backstory on this guy then nic? Just stopped eating, or was in a bad way when you got him?

it was very healthy when i got it... it kinda just stopped eating dont remember how long maybe a month is what we are thinking give or take... talked to a few friends and the guy i got it from took the advice from themand soaked her in some warm water several times and then soaked the pellets in water to soften them and now she is doing great....

Yeah but while I can't argue whether it's stunted or not as I don't know sulcatta growth rate.. I can say that it has grown alot since the size it was bought at. It was probably 1" or less when they came in. They were sooo tiny. CB too. (Nic I didn't see yours but I actually was messing with Nate's when we picked it up and it was from the same batch.)

yes about 1" when i got it.... has grown alot though....

Now that I look at him with detail it doesant seem to be much stunted in therms of growth or anything. Its a average one year old sulcata. I think it will grow nicely on a more fiber and calcium rich diet.

i never thought so really... did have that bad spell and during did get to the point of it not looking like it was gonna make it... but has gotten pretty damn big....

 

[dzb912]

do they smell at all?

 

[Nic]

umm no....... but it goes with any pet keep everything clean and you wont have a smell

 

[Nic]

so i was thinking i have some good old kentucky blue grass seeds and some of my own homemade compost would this be good for it to graze on... im designing a new enclosure and will be building it soon and was thinging of growing grass on in there... i can grow others and will if better but i do have a good amount of seed left over and cant really use it all up...