TORTOISE 003
Sulcata tortoise
Centrochelys sulcataA hatchling is small; an adult may weigh tens of kilograms. The real enclosure is an adult landscape with structural, heating and lifetime-care implications.
- Native range
- The African Sahel
- Lifespan
- Often 50 to 70+ years
- Activity
- Diurnal, avoiding temperature extremes
- Diet
- Herbivore, primarily grasses and fibrous plants