|
|
 |
|
Useful Links for Sulcata Tortoise Owners
Section 1: Better places to get a tortoise than a pet store:
Section 2: Care Information:
Turtle/Tortoise organizations:
Informational websites:
UV Lighting Information/Issues:
Dietary Information/Issues:
Section 3: Plant & Weed Identification / Reptile Toxicology Sites
Poisonous plant identification websites:
Common weed identification websites:
Reptile and Amphibian toxicology websites:
Section 4: Herp Supplies Online:
Tortoise food (grass hay, pasture mix, Opuntia cactus, etc.):
- The Oxbow Hay Company -- This is a great source for Grass Hay, if your local feed store does not carry it. Oxbow sells timothy and orchard grass hay and will ship via UPS Ground to anywhere in the USA and Canada.
- Peaceful Valley Farm Supply - Organic Garden and Farm Supplies -- This is a good source for pasture mixes for grazing tortoises.
- Plants of the Southwest -- Based in New Mexico, they sell a variety of grass seed that can be mixed to produce good sulcata tortoise forage in outdoor pens.
- Cactus 4 Critters -- This is actually a rabbit-focused website, but they sell opuntia cactus pads for tortoises on this particular page.
- Rio Grande Cacti -- This is a small business located near Sulcata Station, so we like to help them out. Order a few pads of Ficus indica (spineless opuntia cactus) from them and plant them somewhere that your tortoises can't reach them. After the pads take root, you'll have all the cactus your tortoises will need.
- Cactus and Succulent Plant Mall -- This site has links for cactus suppliers and nurseries all over the world.
Heating pads for sulcata sheds/barns:
General reptile pet supplies:
Section 5: Rehoming and Veterinary Resources Online:
Tortoise Rescue/Re-homing/Rehabilitation:
Veterinary Resources and Information:
The following link contains graphic photographs of tortoise surgery, so be forewarned!:
Section 6: Miscellaneous Online Articles:
Section 7: Books / Magazines / Fun Stuff:
Section 8: Box Turtle Links:
A herd of box turtles also lives at Sulcata Station, so here are some links that we've found useful:
|
|
|
|
