Recent content by AZDutchess

oh for sure.. he/she's a climber.. the best part would be sge woukd only be out in my backyard but I would still have to find her.. and there are not safe areas like the pool! Strange though she never goes near the edge of it.. goes up to it and walks away.. like she senses the draft of the...

So looks like we have a Duke instead of a Dutchess... hmmm that would maybe explain a weird experience last fall before brumation of something protruding out the backend area .. I only caught it briefly and was afraid it was a temporary bowel thing..after I did warm soaks everything seemed to...

@TomI thought I had attached these photos awhile ago but I guess I didn't.. here she/he is... ???

Shes in her hide box sleeping right now, I will get her this afternoon when she comes down to eat..

Nope no other tortoise in the yard, lots of large rocks that she may think look like them.. 🤔 I will try to block the view and see if it helps but thinking this is just a behavioral pattern for her.

Tom this was the article I found when I was reading the older posts! I saw what you wrote about the wolves. Interesting information 🤔

No other tortoises in the vicinity, its like Tom said I gave her a glimpse to what is there and now she craves that wild blue yonder... I only let her wonder out when I supervise her we go for walks together ❤️

I thought she would like a little "windows" to peek out but obviously its causing the pacing. Thanks for your input.

I was reading thru old threads but still don't understand, I have a large outdoor enclosure that our not yet but assumed "Texas" or Desert Tortoise lives in mostly full time unless in brumation, I put her in the refrigerator during that.. I follow Tom's threads.. she has a night box she uses in...

Same weather conditions here in Tucson moving into the first week of March, I started increasing my girl's temps in her frig last week to prep her for the move outside this weekend, but we have a night box she will go into that I can turn lights on to keep her warm if the weather changes.I am...

It took me a minute to get this.. haha.. right!

It looks more like she's ingested it not just grinding it.. but never know, I have been watching her to make sure she doesn't have any other symptoms of anything and so far nothing other than slowing down if eating which I expect for this time of year for brumation

She has cuttlebone in her enclosure and I also put a Tom.. she's of the desert species (possibly Texas Tortoise)... you helped identify her a year ago when I took her in from a friend.. yes I know illegal to have but I live in Arizona and did not purchase nor take her from the wild.. just...

Great question... I don't think salt, we live in the desert area and our water has a high level of lime.. our pool gets the same water line around it on the tiles.