Thank you for your reply . We received so much miss information from the previous owners . She was primarily fed on dry food pebbles and kale . Kept all her life in a plastic Rubbermaid tub with no access to anything other than a small concrete patio and some free roam of the inside of their...
Our desert tortoise woke up about two weeks or so ago . Today my son noticed she had pretty red eyes and mucus on her nose. She’s eating normally. What do we do ? We live in Las Vegas , This is our first post hibernation with her as we just adopted her last September. Kinda freaking out over...
We seem to have to have our answer!!
Desert tortoise group confirmed she’s a DT !
And since she was found in our busy street they don’t consider her wild and if no one claims her as theirs she will be up for adoption .
Thank you all for your help . You all rock :)
Thank you so much!
Yes, i contacted them yesterday and unfortunately they don’t pick them up anymore or take them in . They offered to help build a burrow if we decide to adopt her if there’s no owner that shows up . I posted it in our neighborhood group and put up flyers .
In the meantime...
She was in the same spot we’ve left her .
I Called our local organization and was told unless she was in a construction site there’s nothing they can do . I’ll be posting flyers to see if someone lost her in our street. She so little .
Help !! My husband just found this guy in the middle of the street as he was driving by !
What do we do ? Soak her/him in water? What food should we give her ? We have a desert tortoise but don’t know if it’s the same kind. How old will you say she is ? ( hand of my 11 year old for reference)
Hello from Las Vegas !
So thankful for this forum !
We, very recently, were gifted a very beautiful desert tortoise and have been researching non stop to make sure she is given the best care possible .
We have no idea how old is she , according to the person who gave it to us, she found it in...