I agree-Sulcatas are hardy.

I have 3 Sulcatas and 1 Marginated and my 2 Sulcatas live outside year around (in AZ). I just provided them with a heated outdoor shelter which they go in/out of as they please. Although I am having to actually go and place my younger one inside the heated enclosure at night--she's like to burrow. The night temps just started dropping within in the last 3 weeks so they will have heat for the next couple of months. During the summer it gets hot and dry--up between 115 is normal for our summer months. This being my torts first summer outside full time I've programmed my sprinklers to go off every 3-4 hours for a few mins and this helps cool them down.

Tortoises are actually easy keepers and its helpful if you plant and grow your own edible plants/flowers. Mine occasionally get the vegetable treats or maybe watermelon treats in the summer but that's about it. Hay, grass, plants, and flowers. I do supplement with Mazuri and some people are for it, others are against it. You will find a lot of helpful information on this site--just start digging through past forums.

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