CTTR-A-444

Tilly is a young sulcata with a severe underbite. CTTR took her to the vet to have her mouth shaped, but she may require additional vet visits to address the issue over the course of her lifetime (or maybe not). Tilly was confined to an aquarium with very little space to grow for a couple of years, but has been doing better since her most recent owners rescued her from those conditions and were able to let her spend time outside. Her previous owner is no longer able to care for her and lives in an area that receives regular winter snow, and it's important to all of us that Tilly be adopted by a family in an area where she can live outdoors year round. Every time a sulcata tortoise comes to the rescue, I personally promise that animal that it will have the best care and that it will always be able to live outdoors where it can enjoy natural sunlight, lots of shady spots for hot summers, lots of plants and other hiding places, a warm shelter that it can freely go into when temperatures drop below 50 degrees, clean fresh water, and plentiful natural graze just like it would have in the wild. That means grasses, weeds, and cactus, but a little snack of store bought produce is okay once in awhile for a photo op (not as a regular diet). I also promise each one that it is going to a big giant yard where it will have at least 6,000 square feet to roam that it will NOT be sharing with another sulcata tortoise, so it doesn't have to worry about fighting or mating. I can't break my promise to any of these wonderful creatures, so if you choose to open your home and heart to one of them you are extending the same promise to the animal that you adopt. Please note the following: -Minimum 6,000 feet enclosure means give it the run of your fenced in backyard, which must be at least 6,000 square feet. In the wild, these animals have home ranges that are measured in miles, not feet. We've already taken them from their habitat, the least we can do is try and emulate it in captivity as best as possible. -TEMPS NEED TO BE KEPT ABOVE 50 DEGREES (this means you might have to bring your animal into your home during an historic freeze event). DO NOT BOTHER APPLYING if you aren't willing to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to keep this animal alive. You MUST have a way to monitor the temperature inside of the sulcata's outdoor house (buy a Bluetooth thermometer) and you should be willing to purchase a good generator, and/or bring the tortoise inside your house if the power goes out and you can't keep the temps in your sulcata's house above 50. If you are not in good physical shape to lift and carry a sulcata tortoise in this type of extreme event don't apply to adopt. -A sulcata's diet is grass, weeds, and cactus. Please do not feed your sulcata fruit or produce that is high in oxalates. Please understand that these animals can live for 150 years and can reach 200 lbs. You'll need to have a plan in place for both of these eventualities. If you submit photos of your sulcata habitat (aka: your yard) with a piece of paper with your name on it or some other form of authentication in the same frame as the habitat then we will review your application, otherwise your application will expire in 30 days without being reviewed. Pictures should be e-mailed to krista@texastortoiserescue.com (this is the only way to submit your photos - please don't text them to me or send them over Facebook). Once your application has been reviewed and approved, I'll send you an e-mail that has a link to my calendar so that you can schedule the pick up (from San Marcos, Texas) at a time that is convenient for you. The adoption fee for each sulcata tortoise is $150, payable through the adoption link I will text you during the adoption or by cash at the time when you pick up the animal.