Recent content by Nancy C

Hi, Floomby. I live in Sylmar where it is HOT, similar to ELA for sure. My desert tortoise, Agatha, has dug a burrow in the backyard. She spends most of her time in the burrow where it is cooler. The advantage to living in LA is that it never gets cold, so tortoises don't hibernate generally...

Agatha is about 15"? There's a ruler beside her in this photo. I thought she was Sulcata because of her size, but I have been told she looks like a CDT.

Here is another photo of my Aggie.

Thanks, everyone. I am worried about Agatha, the (Sulcata?) tortoise I rescued from getting squished in the street. There's a ruler behind her in the photo, so you can see she is not a hatchling; she's about 13" long. We are in the process of turning our SoCal yard into xeriscape, so I am eager...