{"id":17510,"date":"2015-03-20T12:27:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T16:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/?p=17510"},"modified":"2024-06-30T13:57:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T18:57:24","slug":"abu-momo-relocation-of-two-impressive-sulcata-tortoises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/en\/abu-momo-relocation-of-two-impressive-sulcata-tortoises\/","title":{"rendered":"ABU &#038; MOMO: Relocation of two impressive Sulcata Tortoises, Montreal to the South of France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the story of two magnificient specimens as told by their owners,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1396.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-14879 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1396-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1396\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>two veterinarians from Montreal, Quebec:<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">This text was originaly written in French and translated by Tim Harris, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">Manager of the Manoir Kanisha Int&#8217;l Pet Relocation Division.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We adopted ABU and MOMO, two male<em> sulcata<\/em> tortoises in January 2013.\u00a0 We had the idea of offering them a better life than they had in their small terrarium.\u00a0 In less than 5 months with us each has doubled their weight (adult males can attain 100kgs when fully grown).\u00a0 We had to act fast!<\/p>\n<p>So we found them a tortoise paradise \u2026 in the south of France.\u00a0 The owner, Vincent Morcillo, keeps more than 600 tortoises in his incredible garden.\u00a0 The garden is subdivided into different enclosures which perfectly reproduce the biospheres specific to the species (fifteen of them) that he looks after.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14882\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1410-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1410\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-66.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14877\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-66-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-66\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1417.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14884\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1417-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-1417\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-65.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-14876 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-65-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-65\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After several months of administrative channels to obtain all the documents for the trip, we contacted Manoir Kanisha to assist us in this monumental adventure.\u00a0 They reviewed our file and constructed secure transport containers made to measure in order to guarantee a quiet voyage for our prot\u00e9g\u00e9s.\u00a0 We were delighted to find them in perfect condition in the cargo section of Nice airport.<\/p>\n<p>After three hours on the road ABU and MOMO eventually arrived at their final destination!\u00a0 It only took them a few minutes to start exploring their new vast and luxurious play space.\u00a0 They met their new neighbours (three other <em>sulcatas<\/em> and two Star tortoises<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manoir-kanisha.com\/wp-admin\/post-new.php#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a>), they discovered an enormous plate of varied fruit and vegetables, and calmly enjoyed the sunshine.\u00a0 It was painful to leave them although we knew they were in such a paradise.<\/p>\n<p>When we found our two <em>sulcatas<\/em>, we knew that it would be a real challenge to keep them.\u00a0 These tortoises are frequently sold as juveniles in pet shops and shows.\u00a0 They only weigh a few grammes and are the size of an apple when held in the hand.\u00a0 Unfortunately the internet throws up a mass of people who now wish to dispose of their adult <em>sulcatas<\/em>.\u00a0 This species has some particular requirements and its size makes its captivity especially challenging particularly in temperate regions.<\/p>\n<p>Like all reptiles, they must be kept at a precise temperature (30<sup>o<\/sup>C on average with a maximum of 40<sup>o<\/sup>C) and require exposure to a wide spectrum of UV light.\u00a0 They are herbivores and must eat a wide variety of plants, grass and hay, as well as fruit and vegetables. They can eat all day!\u00a0 Our tortoises, at only five years old, can eat three lettuces each per day, with ad lib hay, and still look for more\u2026\u00a0 The cost of feeding, especially in a region where lettuces can cost up to $3 each in winter, rapidly becomes astronomical.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-48.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14870\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-48.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-48\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even more importantly, <em>sulcatas<\/em> require space, lots of it.\u00a0 These tortoises can exceed 20kg in less than 10 years, and the adult males can achieve 100kgs.\u00a0 It is not sufficient merely to provide a terrarium just large enough to hold them \u2026 they can be very active and want to walk about all day.<\/p>\n<p>They have a tendency to dig and try to make underground galleries.\u00a0 In the wild they are capable of making tunnels six feet deep and 15 feet long.\u00a0 This natural behaviour is difficult to control in captivity, particularly if they are kept indoors for eight months of the year (we live in Montreal).<\/p>\n<p>If left free, not only is it difficult to offer them satisfactory temperatures, but their coming and going results in chaotic reorganisation of your home.\u00a0 When they decide they want to go to the other side of a wall, they will push, and keep pushing, sometimes for hours, leaving their owners to repaint and repair, and exasperated by the repetitive noise of the carapace striking the floor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-63.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14875\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-63.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-63\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It gets worse!\u00a0 <em>Sulcatas<\/em> cannot be properly house trained.\u00a0 At best, <em>we<\/em> can be trained to <em>their<\/em> habits, knowing that they generally perform at the same time of day, and that a bath can stimulate defecation.\u00a0 Since we cannot stay and look after them all morning and clean up immediately, we can only live with the mess. \u00a0Remember that they can constantly move about for several hours, which does not stop them strolling through their own excrement and spreading it all along their travels.\u00a0 The pong is also difficult to dispel.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, you must realise that <em>sulcata<\/em> tortoises are not really affectionate animals.\u00a0 They can recognise their owner, come to a call, follow you about, but it is usually because they are looking for something in return.\u00a0 Remember, they are really stomachs on legs!\u00a0 Ours will tolerate being stroked, but after only a few seconds they have only one objective to bite our fingers and taste them, even if we don\u2019t have a tit-bit.\u00a0 Thus it can be very difficult and frustrating to provide enough energy and time to provide for their animal needs, whilst they give so little in return.<\/p>\n<p>We acquired them knowing all along the time money and energy we would have to invest in providing them with a better life.\u00a0 And I think we have found it.\u00a0 But we definitely recommend that you do not keep <em>sulcatas<\/em> in captivity, at least in Quebec!\u00a0 Our two companions have fascinated us with their beauty, and, yes, with their personality, and we are very attached to them.\u00a0 However, we believe that they can best be appreciated in their natural surroundings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-874.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14878\" src=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-874-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"sulcata-tortoise-relocation-relocalisation-tortue-sulcata-abu-momo-manoir-kanisha-874\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.manoir-kanisha.com\/wp-admin\/post-new.php#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[i]<\/a> <em>Geochelone elegans<\/em> is a medium to large size tortoise.\u00a0 The carapace of <em>G. elegans<\/em> is very convex, with dorsal shields often forming humps; the lateral margins are nearly vertical; the posterior margin is somewhat expanded and strongly serrated.\u00a0 The shields are strongly striated concentrically, giving it its name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">===============================<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the story of two magnificient specimens as told by their owners,\u00a0 two veterinarians from Montreal, Quebec: This text was originaly written in French and translated by Tim Harris, Manager of the Manoir Kanisha Int&#8217;l Pet Relocation Division. &nbsp;<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/manoirkanisha.com\/en\/abu-momo-relocation-of-two-impressive-sulcata-tortoises\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more 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