A full grown african sulcata tortoise can grow anywhere from 18 28 with males growing larger than females.
Full size full grown baby sulcata tortoise.
Look for a tortoise with clear eyes and a smooth shell.
Expect to pay between 50 and 200 on average for a young sulcata tortoise.
Depending on the exact locale of african sulcata expect your new baby tortoise for sale to reach at least 75 lbs.
Housing an adult sulcata tortoise is definitely different from housing a juvenile one.
Full grown russian tortoises reach about 10 inches though many are smaller than this.
Long and grow quite rapidly from the time that they hatch.
And if possible ask to see it eat.
The full grown sulcata can measure up to 36 and weigh 100 200 pounds.
Fully grown they weigh in at a hefty 230 lbs.
Obviously a 10 inch tortoise isn t going to need an entire room of your house but if you can provide that the tortoise would incredibly happy.
Sudanese and other locales can reach up to 200 lbs with most between 100 and 150 lbs.
Description of the sulcata tortoise these tortoises can grow to be quite large.
There are many things to consider and planning will help you and your pet in the end.
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Newly hatched tortoises typically measure 1 2 in length but can weigh 50 pounds at 5 years old.
Large heavy and slow to move once full grown a baby sulcata tortoise is a mini dinosaur.
They can be up to 33 in.