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Here are some pics of some of the gopher tortoises that live in my yard in Tarpon Springs Florida . There are at least 7 active burrows on 2 acres . There does not seem to be a shortage of them . They are very active . There are big ones and smaller ones. Really cool that I get to enjoy them ...

Their indoor enclosure is 24’ x 32’. Outside they have about half an acre , going to be about 1 and 1/2 acre when I get the fence done

If you notice there are 2 tubs in there indoor enclosure, they spend a lot of time in the water. Usually both in the tubs I am going to put in a bigger soaking tub. I have a couple of 8’ diameter water trough tubs I got from tractor supply. I used them for enclosures for the torts when...

General in his hot tub. Again that is a 36” long tub

That is a 36 inch Kane pig blanket that he is on

General

Here is Jackson

Here is a pic of my 2 aldabras and my Sulcata in there indoor enclosure. The indoor enclosure has been everything I had hoped for , big , easy to clean , easy to heat . Jackson and General are both nearly 120 lbs, Jackson is 26” and 118 lbs. General is 22.5 inches and 112 lbs . Jackson has...

Just weighed Jackson this morning. 118 lbs He has gained 9 lbs in the last 3 months since I last weighed him

He / she is about 28” at 6 years old

Here is Jackson in his inside enclosre , 109 lbs when I last weighed him . I used to weigh them every day , it’s a chore weighing them now

Thanks for the advice! I figured it would be imperative to keep them separated. Pretty cool though 🐢🤘

On a related note, I was returning home last week and as I was turning on to my street off of the main road, I saw a large Gopher tortoise crossing the highway, several cars were stopping, 1 car went over the top of him stradling the tortoise. I did not hesitae, I slammed the car in park, ran...

I will seal the fence so the gopher torts cant get in , but I guess they can always Dig In ! Anyway , its pretty cool to have the wild torts here on my property. The 3 dens are about 20' apart, I wonder if they connect underground, or are they 3 different burroughs?

Here is one of them in my back yard