Sulcata Tortoises

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An enormous and very long lived tortoise that should only be obtained by those who are fully aware of the commitment involved in owning one.

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Tim Positive

@positimothy

An enormous and very long lived tortoise that should only be obtained by those who are fully aware of the commitment involved in owning one.

Sulcata Tortoise, The Best Pet Turtle? - YouTube
The African spurred tortoise, or sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) might just be the best pet tortoise on planet earth. Clint looks at the these incred...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykOEN3TlOyU
3 Care Tips for Sulcata Tortoises | Pet Reptiles - YouTube
Great Amazon Must Haves for any Reptile Owner: Zoo Med Reptile Shelter 3 in 1 Cave: http://amzn.to/1JyH7IK Exo Terra Monsoon Rainfall System: http://amzn.to/...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHPg1y0bIsk
Everything You Need to Know About Raising a Sulcata Tortoise | PetHelpful
Sulcata tortoises are not the right pet for everyone. Please read and consider what a lifelong commitment raising a tortoise can be.
https://pethelpful.com/reptiles-amphibians/sulcata-tortoises
Keeping the African Spurred Tortoise - Reptiles Magazine
One of the most popular tortoises in the pet trade is the African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata), because of its outgoing and animated personality along with its availability and hardiness in captivity. Due to the similarity of their common names and enlarged scales on the
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Tortoise-Care/Keeping-the-African-Spurred-Tortoise/
African spurred tortoise - Wikipedia
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise, a
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_spurred_tortoise
Sulcata Tortoises
Sulcata tortoises require hot environments, a lot of food, and space to graze and roam. They can live more than 70 years, yet are still popular pets.
https://www.thesprucepets.com/sulcata-tortoise-1237267
7 Cool Facts about Sulcata Tortoise | Pet Reptiles - YouTube
Great Amazon Must Haves for any Reptile Owner: Zoo Med Reptile Shelter 3 in 1 Cave: http://amzn.to/1JyH7IK Exo Terra Monsoon Rainfall System: http://amzn.to/...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S8cDv2wmnE
Sulcata Tortoise Care Sheet - Reptiles Magazine
The most produced tortoises in the world are probably the sulcata tortoises of north central Africa. Sulcata tortoises are sometimes referred to as African spurred, African spur thigh, and just spurred tortoises. As recently as a few decades ago sulcata tortoises were rare in the
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Sulcata-Tortoise/

African spurred tortoise

At Linton Zoo
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Centrochelys
Species:	C. sulcata
Binomial name
*Centrochelys sulcata* ( Miller, 1779)
Synonyms^[2]
Testudo sulcata Miller, 1779 Testudo calcarata Schneider, 1784 Chersine calcarata Merrem, 1820 Geochelone (Geochelone) sulcata Fitzinger, 1835 Geochelone senegalensis Fitzinger, 1855 Peltastes sulcatus Gray, 1869 Centrochelys sulcatus Gray, 1873 Centrochelys sulcata Gerlach, 2001 Geochelone sulcata senegalensis Ballasina, Vandepitte, Mochi & Fenwick, 2006 Geochelone sulcata sudanensis Ballasina, Vandepitte, Mochi & Fenwick, 2006 (nomen nudum)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Sulcata Tortoise, The Best Pet Turtle? - YouTube
The African spurred tortoise, or sulcata tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata) might just be the best pet tortoise on planet earth. Clint looks at the these incred...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykOEN3TlOyU
3 Care Tips for Sulcata Tortoises | Pet Reptiles - YouTube
Great Amazon Must Haves for any Reptile Owner: Zoo Med Reptile Shelter 3 in 1 Cave: http://amzn.to/1JyH7IK Exo Terra Monsoon Rainfall System: http://amzn.to/...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHPg1y0bIsk
Everything You Need to Know About Raising a Sulcata Tortoise | PetHelpful
Sulcata tortoises are not the right pet for everyone. Please read and consider what a lifelong commitment raising a tortoise can be.
https://pethelpful.com/reptiles-amphibians/sulcata-tortoises
Keeping the African Spurred Tortoise - Reptiles Magazine
One of the most popular tortoises in the pet trade is the African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata), because of its outgoing and animated personality along with its availability and hardiness in captivity. Due to the similarity of their common names and enlarged scales on the
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Tortoise-Care/Keeping-the-African-Spurred-Tortoise/
African spurred tortoise - Wikipedia
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise, a
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_spurred_tortoise
Sulcata Tortoises
Sulcata tortoises require hot environments, a lot of food, and space to graze and roam. They can live more than 70 years, yet are still popular pets.
https://www.thesprucepets.com/sulcata-tortoise-1237267
7 Cool Facts about Sulcata Tortoise | Pet Reptiles - YouTube
Great Amazon Must Haves for any Reptile Owner: Zoo Med Reptile Shelter 3 in 1 Cave: http://amzn.to/1JyH7IK Exo Terra Monsoon Rainfall System: http://amzn.to/...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S8cDv2wmnE
Sulcata Tortoise Care Sheet - Reptiles Magazine
The most produced tortoises in the world are probably the sulcata tortoises of north central Africa. Sulcata tortoises are sometimes referred to as African spurred, African spur thigh, and just spurred tortoises. As recently as a few decades ago sulcata tortoises were rare in the
http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Care-Sheets/Sulcata-Tortoise/

African spurred tortoise

At Linton Zoo
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Testudines
Suborder:	Cryptodira
Superfamily:	Testudinoidea
Family:	Testudinidae
Genus:	Centrochelys
Species:	C. sulcata
Binomial name
*Centrochelys sulcata* ( Miller, 1779)
Synonyms^[2]
Testudo sulcata Miller, 1779 Testudo calcarata Schneider, 1784 Chersine calcarata Merrem, 1820 Geochelone (Geochelone) sulcata Fitzinger, 1835 Geochelone senegalensis Fitzinger, 1855 Peltastes sulcatus Gray, 1869 Centrochelys sulcatus Gray, 1873 Centrochelys sulcata Gerlach, 2001 Geochelone sulcata senegalensis Ballasina, Vandepitte, Mochi & Fenwick, 2006 Geochelone sulcata sudanensis Ballasina, Vandepitte, Mochi & Fenwick, 2006 (nomen nudum)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Sulcata Tortoises

An enormous and very long lived tortoise that should only be obtained by those who are fully aware of the commitment involved in owning one.

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