Recent content by AZDutchess

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.

Lately I have caught Dutchess snacking on my terra cotta pot on my porch when I let her wander in the morning.. it has a lime/possible calcium buildup on it from our water table and I wonder if she is maybe eating it for minerals? Is this safe?? See video..

Tammy.. it was a play on the word because my husband built the enclosure from wood he obtained from a project called Dutch at work ( we just assumedshe was a femaleand called her Dutchess), but you are correct Duke would be his name. We feed him kale, collard greens, some romaine, radicchio, he...

Thank you Yvonne, I think She/He is about 5yrs old now IF what the previous person that had her was correct in their information they gave us, but maybe younger, they were not sure what she was either, they said a Sulcata, I said nope.. at best a desert Tortoise or Texas Tortoise 🤔 Does not...

I took in this awesome Tortoise last August and have been trying to learn as much about her or him (?) as I can, we have created a thriving outdoor environment, providing a safe insulated night box/ house and we went thru a successful controlled brumation this past winter. Only to now be thrown...