Recent content by MotherofTortoise

Thank you! He really is the cutest little thing 🥰

Ahh I too am relieved! Most people on this forum just get shredded by the people trying to help them and I was preparing for the shred! I got him from a veterinarian that has a special interest in these DT and has raised multiple clutches over the last 15 years. I’ve had multiple species of...

The substrate is ground coconut coir that is kept moist but not wet. There’s a temp gradient from 100 to 80 degrees - 100 is the basking spot. There is a T5 Pro Desert 12% light the length of the enclosure and the basking spot is a duel fixture with a uvb light and the heat light. There is a...

Hello! I have a 1 month old California Desert Tortoise hatchling and am a first time tortoise owner. There is a section of his shell I’m curious about… I’ve read they can have small wrinkles in their shell from being in the egg but couldn’t find any pictures that look like what I’m seeing. The...