Greetings. I live in Phoenix, AZ and bought a new home about 10 months ago. I have a pretty big backyard (corner lot) and have been chipping away at the daunting task of creating a desert habitat in my yard. We got next to no rain this past summer but have gotten a fair bit since November...
Here’s the scoop. I recently bought a home and moved into it along with my desert tortoise, Zen, of 15 years. For about 13 of those years he lived full time in my previous back yard with plenty of shade and hiding spots for him to weather the Phoenix summers.
The new backyard was probably the...
Greetings! I've had Zen for about 6 years now and I believe he is 7. We both live in Phoenix. Last September we had a tremendous rain and Zen's previous shelter became flooded. I have built multiple shelters for him in my back yard and I just completed the one from the AZ Game & Fish Dept...