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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    Is there anything wrong with building an enclosed chamber out of wood and a plexiglass front? Or does it have to be made out of pvc?
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    Well the desert hibernates for a lot of the year. Could let the desert roam in the front yard. When the sulcata gets big he could have the backyard. Just thinking out loud. I guess we have some time to think about it while he’s a baby. It’s hard to think about giving away a little tiny baby...
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    Since they can transfer diseases do you think we should try to find it a new home? Or as long as we keep them separated and don’t let them roam in the same yard they would be ok? I wouldn’t want anything to happen to my current tortoise.
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    So if they both had their own enclosures but we let them roam at separate times could they still catch an illness?
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    My neighbor has 1 sulcata, but he didn’t know his had babies. I’m sure others in the neighborhood have tortoises, maybe it wandered far away? Is it normal for a baby to just show up in your yard? This is the 2nd tortoise we’ve inherited, but the other is a desert tortoise the previous owners...
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    I tried to clean him up but the dirt is pretty caked and I didn’t want to hurt him. Here’s some more pictures, let me know if these are any better.
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    We found a baby tortoise in our yard… help

    We live in the desert, my husband saw what he thought was a tennis ball behind our outdoor couch, turns out it was a tiny baby tortoise. No idea where he came from, none of our neighbors know either. We looked around our yard for any other babies, no sign of anything. Can someone help me...
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    Desert Tortoise Diet Help

    Hello. We moved into a new place where we discovered the previous owner left us their Desert Tortoise. There are a few pens and he lives in one and just came out of hibernation I am assuming. I’ve been researching what to plant to get his habitat established, and have a good list. However on...
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