Day 1

Meet Ed, a 5 year Sulcata Tortoise living in Portland, Oregon. Ed is the apple of his human mom's eye, is currently about 65 lbs., 25 inches long and 18 inches wide. At the time of this picture he was experiencing doming in his shell. Too much rich food was the verdict. We have recently moved him to a reduced vegetable diet and more hay and the doming has receded somewhat. Ed lives in a habitat constructed just for his special needs while living in the sometimes dreary Oregon climate. My goal for this blog is to reach out to other Sulcata owners in the Northwest so that we may share ideas, tips, concerns etc. on how to care for these wonderful creatures so that they live well beyond our human years.