Can someone help? (Found a baby)

HeatherE

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I live in south florida and found this little baby. I think maybe it's a gopher. Can you keep them as pets?

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ZEROPILOT

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It is illegal to interfere in any way.
I have in an Emergency situation.
Just do what is needed and do it quickly. And leave the tortoise in a safe spot as close to where you found it as possible. If not exactly where.

You did good.
The state let's contractors and builders place a condo on top of a burrow full of them for a small fee. But won't let a resident keep one from being crushed by traffic.
 

Yvonne G

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Hi and welcome to the Forum! Yes, as has already been said, that IS a gopher tortoise - Gopherus polyphemus. I'm not real sure of the laws regarding the gopher tortoise other than it is illegal to mess with them.
 

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Thank you for saving him! Let him go in a safe place away from the road.
 

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Thank you for releasing him safely! We all wish him a long and healthy life!
 
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