Hello fellow tortoise people,
We are a homeschooling family with all manner of creatures but the one special friend we lack is a desert tortoise. I have wanted one since I met a 30 year-old fellow about 20 years ago. He is still alive and full of personality. I am here to learn more about them before we actually get one. Thanks for sharing your tortoise experiences.
Lesley

Welcome to the forum! You have come to the right place for info! There are lots of experienced desert tort people here to help you.

Welcome to the forum, Lesley: Where do you live? There are usually quite a few male desert tortoises up for adoption in the CTTC (California turtle & Tortoise Club)'s adoptions, but they usually like to adopt out to folks in their areas so they can do a yard inspection.

Yvonne

Hi Lesley and welcome to the forum.

Welcome to the forum, Lesley: Where do you live? There are usually quite a few male desert tortoises up for adoption in the CTTC (California turtle & Tortoise Club)'s adoptions, but they usually like to adopt out to folks in their areas so they can do a yard inspection.

Yvonne
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Thanks for the welcome. I live in the foothills above Sacramento. A few years ago when I looked into adoption it seemed that they wanted there to be no small children. Well, I have a few of those too. But I will look into it again.

Lesley

Lesley: I think the Cen-Val Chapter is the closest to you, and I do the adoptions for them. San Jose is starting up a chapter, but its not up and running yet and I doubt there are any adoptions yet. Obviously, I can't come and do a yard inspection due to the cost of gas these days, but if you would send me some detailed pictures of where you are planning to keep the tortoise, I can forgo the yard inspection. Send them to: emysemys@pacbell.net
Please go to my website
clovisturtlerescue@tripod.com/
and download an adoption form. The second sheet shows you what I look for when I do a yard inspection. Kids aren't a problem if you provide a separate area for the tortoise. I have several animals that are looking for new forever homes: 4 male CDT, male Russians, male 3-toe box turtles, 1 male gulf coast box turtle and 1 male ornate box turtle. Then you would have to travel to Clovis to pick up your turtle, as I don't ship the rescues.

Yvonne

Hi and welcome! Sounds like you may be lucky to be getting to have one of Yvonne's rescues.

Welcome to the forum lesley.

Hiya Lesley ~

It's great to see that you are gaining knowledge before gaining the critter ~ a wise decision that many choose to ignore {and then once the novelity wears off, the poor tortie is a forgotten piece of 'property'}

Bravo to you & yours ~
Be well & well blessed,
purpod

Hello and welcome to TFO!!!