Recent content by Striproach

We like having them around and would like to keep them healthy and local so they don’t get caught under farming equipment with all the pine fields around us. Sorry, this site is acting weird on my mobile device.

Got a few pictures in the heat of the afternoon… Dash lives under the shed near the house. On the back of the property, Rainbow lives in a hole about 20 yards from Apple and Pinecone. The typical view we see is of them sunning part of their butt. Dash and Pinecone were grazing until they saw us...

Photographing them is usually a trick because they’re skittish. But for you guys, I will try 😁. Thank you for the link. I’ll spread the seeds for them to enjoy more feasting. Is there a way to identify gender on wild tortoises without picking them up?

Unable to locate seeds for any of those…. Any wildflower type of seed packs that would be good for him? where can I get mallow plants? I did find dichondra, clover, dandelion, and sheep sorrel in his reach. Is there a wildflower seed pack type that I could plant for them? Good to know! I...

Unable to locate seeds for any of those…. Any wildflower type of seed packs that would be good for him? where can I get mallow plants? I did find dichondra, clover, dandelion, and sheep sorrel in his reach. Is there a wildflower seed pack type that I could plant for them?

Thank you for the list! I will look for those seeds to plant around the stairs in his grazing areas.

My 4yo daughter named the other 3, (Rainbow, Apple, & Pinecone) they’re all about 12-14” wide. We left them lettuce by their hole entrances, pinecone just stared at us like we’re being suspicious.

We have a few Gopher Tortoises living on our property in central Georgia. They always get scared and scamper off when they see us, I’ve seen them face plant into the dirt to their home in their haste to “escape”. We don’t want them to get hurt and wouldn’t mind increasing the nutrition of their...