Albino Sulcata tortoise

The Albino Sulcata Tortoise is the most popular tortoise in the world.  The Albino Sulcata tortoise is a super rare genetic morph of the normal African Sulcata tortoise.  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.

Albino Sulcata Tortoise (Geochelone [Centrochelys] Sulcata)

The African sulcata tortoise got its name from the Latin sulcus, which means furrow. The name describes the deep grooves on the scutes (the plates of the shell) of the tortoise. Albino Sulcata tort are native to the Sahara desert.  Some of the most popular tortoises for sale in the world, the Albino sulcata tortoise for sale gets big and when raised properly, it’s personality can be just as big!  We have some fantastic baby sulcata tortoises for sale, as well as well started baby Albino sulcata tortoise for sale as well as yearling Albino sulcata and young adult Albino sulcata tortoise for sale.

Albino Sulcata tortoise for sale – Albino Sulcata coloring

The skin of an African sulcata is very thick and the legs are covered in dull, spiney projections. The thick skin and spines are intended for protection from predators, but also work as insulation, keeping the tortoise cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. The prominent spurs on the rear legs serve no observable function according to scientists but, from my own personal experience, they wag when they are happy like a dog’s tail.

Sulcatas are the third largest breed of tortoise in the world, surpassed in size by the giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands and Seychelles. Not only do sulcatas grow very large, they grow very rapidly — up to two and a half feet long and 80-110 pounds or more in 5 to 10 years. On average, they grow to be 36 inches and can weigh as much as 150 pounds at its largest maturation. The oldest sulcata recorded lived to be just over 80 years old,

Sulcata tortoise diet and food list

The Sulcata tortoise, like most Testudo tortoise species, enjoys a diet of greens.  At abovereptiles, we feed our adult, juvenile and baby Egyptian tortoises for sale a wide variety of high calcium greens.  Using a mixture of romaine, dandelion, collard, mustard greens, spring mix as well as soaked and softened Mazuri tortoise chow.  We also chop carrots, tomatoes sparingly, and yellow and green squash to feed our baby tortoises for sale.  Baby Sulcata tortoise for sale should be fed the same as adults, just smaller portions.

Baby Albino Sulcata tortoise supplements

Here at abovereptiles, we use a 50/50 mixture of Reptical reptile calcium with D3 and Vionate a multi-vitamin and mineral powder for animals.  Using this special formula as an additive to high-quality produce for quite some time, our reptiles for sale are all in top health condition.  All of our baby Albino Sulcata tortoises are fed a high-quality variety of produce along with our vitamin and mineral formula.

Albino Sulcata tortoise for sale – Water

Sulcata tortoises should always have access to fresh, clean water.  Baby albino Sulcata  also need access to water, but very, very shallow!  Giving your new Sulcata tortoise a “soak” in clean, warm shallow water daily for 10 minutes is 100% necessary for the first 2 years of life.

he African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara desert in Africa. It is the largest mainland species of tortoise in the world, and the third-largest in the world. It is the last remaining species in its genus, Centrochelys, with the five other species in the family already extinct.