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Thanks! I will rebag it and take it back to the store. The only reason I purchased it was upon her recommendation. Guess I will be changing his enclosure out once again. Any desert tort folks out there tonight?!? Cheers, Stacy

Hi all. I have a desert tort that is about three years old now. He/she has been to the vet about three times and has been healthy. Eats well and is growing well. We live in Tucson and normally it is dry here. Rico is offered water in a shallow dish, and I try to soak him/her about once...

I read this thread with great interest. I'm rooting for all three of your little guys. We rescued a small desert tort last year. Rico is doing well and is still in an indoor enclosure. He/She gets soaks and spring mix, along with some tortoise bites we got at the local pet store (not a...

RE: Welcome to TortoiseForum.org ! Hi again Dan. I know where Lakewood is located. I grew up in Seal Beach, went to Huntington High, and graduated from CSULB, just down the road from you. I also worked in Bellflower for many years. Yes, Tucson is nice and warm.......getting downright...

Rico is starting to come out!! He has been taken for his "walk" outside a couple of times, and is now been seen drinking a bit. Some food was actually 'disturbed' when I checked on him yesterday afternoon. I think he will be out more often soon. He is still very small, but I hope to find a...

RE: Welcome to TortoiseForum.org ! Hi Dan. Welcome!!! I'm fairly new to the forum (last year) and to having a tort. Rico is a desert tortoise and quite young. He's so much fun to have around. He is JUST coming out of hibernation right now. The kids and I are quite excited to see him...

Thanks everyone! I have his light on every day now. He is still just a baby and is indoors.......hopefully for only this next year then to an outside home!! I'm trying to gradually warm things up in his enclosure. I do worry about him, but it has been a cool and odd year here in around here...

Hi again everyone. Well, Rico has done well the past year. He saw a vet, ate well, went into hibernation, etc. It is now nearly May, and I'm concerned that he is not coming out of hibernation. We have checked on him and the kids even took him outside one day. I turn on the heating lamp in the...

Hi again everyone. Well, Rico has done well the past year. He saw a vet, ate well, went into hibernation, etc. It is now nearly May, and I'm concerned that he is not coming out of hibernation. We have checked on him and the kids even took him outside one day. I turn on the heating lamp in...

RE: Welcome to TortoiseForum.org ! Hi Wunda and Uno. Welcome to the forum. I hope Uno will be okay! Cheers, Stacy

Hi Kate! I haven't been online much in the past couple of days. Sooooooo, much to tell!!! We went to the vet this morning. He confirmed that Rico is a DT (I already knew THAT cuz of all you helpful people!). He said that he looks healthy and that we have been doing all the right things...

RE: Welcome to TortoiseForum.org ! Hi Maria and welcome to you and Ronny. I am the new keeper of Rico, who is also a desert tort. I'm learning new things here all the time. Cheers, Stacy

Hi Kate. We soaked him again and he seems to really like it. Then we took him out front. Off he RAN........ Who said tortoises are slow? Rico just cruised along. We kept a close eye on him. He got some sun, some exercise and ATE!!! Wooooo-hooooooo Ate a couple blades of grass and we...

RE: Welcome to TortoiseForum.org ! Hi Spring! I'm Stacy and have only been here about a week myself. I've learned a lot so far and everyone has been very helpful. Galileo is a cool name. I'm originally from SoCal myself......Seal Beach. I'm now in Tucson, AZ. We found a tort nearly two...

Hi Kate. We think he ATE!!! There were a few 1/2 circle types of cuts on the edges of some romaine yesterday. I'm so happy to see that! He had another soak yesterday and enjoyed it again. I'm going out to the alley today to see if the prickly pear out there is blooming yet. I thought I saw...