I have quite the situation on my hands. Currently I am living with a sulcata, leopard, indian star, red foot, male iguana and a female iguana. It is quite the zoo. I have received all these animals second hand because they needed a good home. I am fine with my igs. I have been rescuing igs for quite some time and I know that I am providing a good home for them. My torts are the reason for this posting.



The sulcata is 2 years old. She is eating mostly bermuda grass with some collard greens. She eats alot. Nonstop if I allow her. I mix her feed and pack it into a cool whip container for storage. I give her half a container a day. Is this adequate? or should she be eating more? Cause she will if I give it to her I just don't want her to overeat. She gets fresh water everyday and is on a newspaper substrate. Her enclosure is kept at 80 - 90 degrees by a ceramic heat emitter. She has 16 hours of UV from a ReptiSun 5.0 bulb. I haven't checked humidity for a while but it is at a natural low now since it is winter time. So, my questions are am I feeding her right? Is she at an adequate temp? Is the substate fine? and how big should her enclosure be?



The leopard is kept in the same conditions but he eats a lot less. Where my sulcata (Zena) weighs over 5 pounds. He only weighs about 1 1/2 lbs. He gets a fourth of what she is fed and usually doesn't finish it. Instead of a ceramic heat emitter he has a night bulb. It is one of the bulbs designed to give off heat but is red so it supposedly doesn't keep them awake. So I have basically the same questions as for my Sulcata. Also, I am thinking about getting a cage off of one of my friends that would house them both since they require the same conditions. Is this possible?



My indian star is a real treat. She is very sociable. She has a big appetite and eats the same as the sulcata and leopard. She eats about half of what the sulcata does but would eat more if I gave it to her. She almost weighs 2 pounds. I know that I can not house her with the other torts. What about in the yard when I let them outside to roam. Do I need to section off a area for her only? I usually just let them go in the entire back yard, it is a big area, but I could always fence her an area in.



Last, but not least, is my red foot. He eats green beans, squash, parsnips, collard greens, some insects and fruit. Pretty good little eater. I would say at least a cup or more a day. He weighs around 1 lb. I keep his enclosure a bit more humid and notice that he is often in his water bowl for a soak.



Sorry for the length. I am overwhelmed taking care of these guys everyday and just want to make sure I am doing a good job. I think about giving them up to rescue but realize that most places have too many torts. So, I am trying to make the best of the situation. Plus, I have grown quite attached to the guys. Although, I have seen all the postings for people wanting torts, and am thinking it might be nice to find good homes for a couple of mine.

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