kaypea
New Member
I recently adopted my first Calif Desert Tortoise. When pulling him out from under a bush I could only reach a rear corner of his shell, and when I pulled on that corner a piece of the shell chipped off. On inspecting it, I noticed that there was also an old chip on the other side. Are the shells supposed to be this fragile? He was dropped off at an animal shelter anonymously, so his age and history are unknown.