Hey Tom! How are you? Ok so yes, the numbers in parenthesis are ambient temperatures per an outdoor thermometer. And the inside of the burrow is 75 to 90 degrees via infrared and a digital thermometer on a rope.
The burrow has a humid hide entrance and 2 separate tunnels that meet at about 2.5...
Hello and thank you, Wellington. Shortly after this post, Lola came out and ate a big breakfast, hung out with me for a while, then went back to her burrow. A few hours later, she was at my back door (yes, she knows we live in that place behind the door), and ate another hand full of...
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As you may know, Arizona is under extreme heat warnings (as usual) and temps are reaching 120 during the day. Please let me know if I am caring for my Desert Tortoise. Today my Lola got up and game out around 5:30 AM, as usual, but refused to eat and went back into her burrow...
Great idea, let me check now, it's 99' right now. Okay, I wet everything down about 20 mins ago, I shot my infrared thermometer down the burrow and got 86.9, The humid hide is 89.4.
Oh Yvonne, thank you so much for your experience. I guess after a month of feeding wet veggies and partial soaks has helped her become more hydrated. I will cool it on the radishes (she loves them so much!) I'm planting dandelion, chicory, Radish leaves and non toxic flowers for her to graze in...
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I have a Desert Tortoise here in AZ for about a month now. She follows me around the yard, expects me to hand feed her, and sits down on my feed if I'm standing or sitting down. Releasing her was not an option, lol. She has an enclosure and the run of the yard. So, I think it's...