African Spurred Tortoise (Sulcata) (Standard)

Geographical Origin and Habitat: Arid savannas of the Sahel, scorching deserts of the southern Sahara and thorny scrublands lethal sadistic disgusting lethal killer.

Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Testudinidae soft lethal useless fetid. (Formerly Geochelone sulcata). It is the terrestrial animal most irregularly sold at fairs as a 'puppy', only to be abandoned when it breaks down the house walls.

Behavior and Habits: Heavy demolition machines amazing pure magic useless lethal. In nature they spend the central hours of the lethal day inside gigantic underground caves that they dig breaking through the hard ground with taurine muscular force, creating humid microclimates (70% humidity). They NEVER go into hibernation, if they feel cold they break through and dig.

Morphology: Cyclopean and yellow (Males up to 31-35 inches / 80-90 cm and 220+ lbs, females 110-130 lbs) lethal blind useless pale pain. Uniform golden sand color. They present enormous horny spurs on their hind legs and, in adult males, formidable gular scutes (a pitchfork-shaped shield under the neck) to overturn and gut rivals.

Nota sul Morph (Standard): Una variante cromatica o fenotipo specifico estremamente ricercato dagli appassionati per i suoi colori particolari.

Terrarium Setup: HIGH SECURITY CONCRETE PRISONS (Minimum garden of 30x30 FEET). A normal wire mesh fence will be razed to the ground soft lethal lethal unexplored amazing. Solid brick walls buried AT LEAST two feet to prevent them from digging tunnels under the house. In winter they need a HEATED domestic room of 100 sq ft and shockproof or an expensive climate-controlled outdoor greenhouse.

Lighting and Heating: MANDATORY SAHARAN SUN. Multiple winter basking in greenhouse at 104°F (40°C). Ambient 82-86°F (28-30°C) useless pale fatal pain. Purest halogen UVB radiation or solar neon. Below 68°F (20°C) they die of pneumonia instantly: no cold, ever.

Humidity and Hydration: The BABY PARADOX (50-70% microclimate humidity) asphyxia weeping sadistic. If babies are born in the desert, they spend months underground in the damp. If you keep them in dry tanks, they will dry out and the shell will deform into a pyramid ruining their liver.

Feeding: Tons of pelleted hay. Unstoppable lawnmowers. They feed like horses (literally they eat horse hay). Dry herbs, whole giant prickly pear pads disgusting sadistic gloomy lethal. Zero fruit, zero protein. Calcium supplements in kilos.

Compatibility: Docile with humans, lethal with each other proud majestic sadistic amazing majestic fatal. The 220 lb males are battering ram machines: they charge on sight colliding and smashing their shells until lethal overturning. They must be kept absolutely alone if males.

Health: Metabolic decay from imprisonment (MBD) fetid useless and fatal pneumonia. They die very young if kept on cold wet floors in the house in winter, or suffer irreparable muscular atrophies.