Wow! Thanks for all the replies. As it's all settled into our brains a bit more, I have encouraged my mother to call the Sonoran Desert Museum and give him to them. It seems they do a great job. If for some reason, that doesn't pan out, I am hoping they can suggest further options. And then...
My parent's tortoise always hibernated outdoors and has been since the 1980's. The burrow has never flooded, but I imagine that has something to do with placement. My father initially made a burrow so placement and flooding issues were likely considered at the time. It is definitely in a high...
Goodness, no... they have zero documentation. As I remember it (and I was a kid at the time), an old friend of theirs had a pair of captive tortoises that had babies (I don't think they realized they had one of each sex or something. I would have to ask) and they gave one to my parents. At...
From what I understand, the agency that deals with captive desert tortoises has more than they can handle. They are transported to a facility in Nevada and adopted out IF they can find homes. They currently take in more than 1,000 per year. Given the number of homeless tortoises, it’s become...
My parents were given a captive desert tortoise back in the 80's. They live in Phoenix, but are moving. They are trying to figure out how to handle their tortoise. I live in Denver and before agreeing to help them out, I am trying to determine if I can actually do this given the different...