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    New - Adopted 2 Desert Tortoises

    Good answer. A cinder block house would have been a good idea. They do have a cement block den with a wood roof to rest inside of and get out of the heat, but it's ceiling is low and not high enough for a clamped lamp. That's why we bought the dog house. The 4 sides of the wood dog house and...
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    New - Adopted 2 Desert Tortoises

    We've been to the pet store and picked up a wooden dog house that we need to build. (Hopefully, they will like it.) We plan to put a plastic flap (with the slits in the plastic for ventilation and easy access) over the doorway. The regular plastic igloo dog houses were too large. It will give us...
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    New - Adopted 2 Desert Tortoises

    I'm surprised that they can just go out in the early morning. We thought they could only be out in warm weather. We tend to have humidity here and are guarding against any respiratory problems. Your ideas are so simple. That's great! I think we are making it harder than it has to be. :D We...
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    New - Adopted 2 Desert Tortoises

    Hello to all! I'm so pleased to have discovered this forum. My sister and I are near the ocean and we were able to adopt 2 male Desert Tortoises (Bear & Cloud) that had lived by the ocean their whole lives. They are 11 years old. We've had them about a month. We enclosed an area for them...
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