Leo DiCaprio Shells Out Cash for Exotic New Pet | TMZ.com

Oh TMZ, you really need to get your facts straight. A Sulcata is a tortoise not a turtle. The terms are not really interchangeable.
I suppose I’ve gotta respect his pet choice. If I had a big house and 400 dollars to spend I’d probably get myself one of those cuties too. As for size, a 38 pound Sulcata is not all that big, its likely gonna grow even bigger in a few years. Sulcatas are the 3rd largest species of tortoise in the world (third after Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises). Here’s hoping DiCaprio read some fact sheets like this one http://www.sulcata-station.org/basics.html before purchasing. And he best hire someone to give that tort a soak every few days when he’s away filming movies I won’t pay ten dollars to see.
Oh, and I’m a little jealous of the tort enclosure he’ll be able to build for his new friend. If I were him I’d go for a quality replica of the Hollywood hills for that sulcata to roam around.