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Very nice picture. Thanks.

I was thinking of only making it 2 or 3 inches deep. For him to drink and bask. I also wanted to put mosquito fish in it.

I'm curious to see if anyone keeps their Sonoran or Mohave desert tortoise with access to a fish pond.

Has he been brumating or just sleeping?

He gets about 10 hours.

I was going to soak him but then he did it himself in his big water dish. I'll try the spring mix and a soak. Thanks.

How long should I wait before I need to worry?

Definitely will have that fence up before he goes back outside. His old diet had a lot of Bermuda grass in it which is why I offered that to him. At what point do you think I should become worried about his not eating? Thank you for your advice.

As some of you have read in my other posts, I have been recently reacquainted with my childhood pet from 30 years ago, a Desert Tortoise. It was a last minute ordeal as my parents sold their house recently. I built him a proper burrow and put him in there where he stayed for a couple of days...

My DT sleeps like this a lot. Is this normal?

Hello and welcome. I'm a new/old (I had him as a kid) Desert Tortoise companion as well.

How long, after waking up a Desert tortoise from brumating to overwinter him, should it take before he eats? Thanks

He got water from their drip system and sprinklers.

So, I've built her an enclosure thats @ 4.5ft x 2.5ft, filled the bottom with coco coir, put a water dish in there that is big enough for her to sit in if she wants, heated her enclosure to @ 90 in one corner and @ 78 on the other side, and offered her some Bermuda grass and spinach. Yesterday...

That's what mine did when I tapped on him. Oops. Now I know.

Does a concave plastron indicate male like it does on turtles?

How long do they leave it under water like that for usually?

I witnessed my tortoise with her head completely submerged in her water dish. Is this normal for them to do?

I agree. His need for a new home came suddenly though. What temp would be a good one for him during the day time? Its 80 in his enclosure right now.

What does the (i.e. 1.0.0) in your number of different types of tortoises mean? [hr] Never mind, I got it.:rolleyes: