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    Riverside CA area- Show me you can care for a DT-Must find him a home.

    I'm serious about adopting this desert tortoise. I re-used the wood from the 1st build and had extra so also put up a model divide. I agree with the different comments mentioned in this thread. a deck isnt a place for a desert tortoise. I put this up today so I understand some areas might be...
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    Riverside CA area- Show me you can care for a DT-Must find him a home.

    So the area I have created is actually a re-due from when my grandmother lived in this home and how she kept her 2 desert tortoises. I built it yesterday so until the planted seeds and spring garden in ready....buying organic will do. They were as happy as any tortoises could be. Obviously the...
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    Riverside CA area- Show me you can care for a DT-Must find him a home.

    the deck is approx 20x15 the other area which will be expanding but is approx 10 x 7.
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    Riverside CA area- Show me you can care for a DT-Must find him a home.

    Its started to rain..I have finishing touches and little things to do but the new space/deck area for new family is almost ready!
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    California Desert Tortoise For Adoption

    Im located in santa monica, I am an experience tortoise keeper, currently have a 20 year old female cdt, and a 5 year old leopard...all single owner ;) woul
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    8 year old sulcata male for free

    My guy found a new home....thanks for everyone's interest, know this forum is full of tortoises lovers
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    8 year old sulcata male for free

    whatever works if you could figure out a ride situation that would be fine....but things are in motion, no set adoptee yet [hr] once i got a clean bill of health on my different torts...i keep them together....so he has been in contact with my deserts,and russian.... but mostly bothers my...
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    8 year old sulcata male for free

    hello! im in Los angeles california.... i was given an 8 year old male sulcata about a month ago....sometimes i cant say no i like tortoises so much....but he isnt acclimating well with the group of tortoises i have, he is constantly bullying and picking fights with the closest tortoise and im...
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    Just finished my outdoor extension

    the torts were destroying the lawn building burrows....and werent fans of the tort house i built...so i added an extension and change of habitat for my colony....3rd day done...i think we got some happy campers...yellow-foot male loving some papaya
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    Need help on incubating Redfoot Egg

    I have incubated almost every kind of egg...chickens, ducks, pheasants, qual....gecko, monitor eggs....and i have a pair of yellow-foot tortoises and my female just layed a clutch of 14 eggs, and have never done this until now. im about 1 month into the process and have done tons of research and...
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    TORTIOSE GALORE....??? about desert tortoise nest building

    Not trying to do any breeding....i adopted this beautiful lady about 2 weeks ago....and i know she was kept with big males...no eggs yet....that spot does look wet...thank you for your input...ill keep you updated on what the latest. [hr] If you look at my other thread....i have a huge...
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    TORTIOSE GALORE....??? about desert tortoise nest building

    So since i posted about the habitat I created outside my house, its been a busy 2 months adopting, rescuing, and helping re-home tortoise and turtles. there are gunna be a lot of photos :) So i adopted 2 female desert torts. about 40-50 years in age....they were living 2 other sexually mature...
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    CHECK OUT MY NEW HABITAT

    Thank you for the greeting! we live on a big farm so she can dig to china if she wants! The habitat is pretty large, Its my knowledge that Russians and Desert tortoises can co-habitat peacefully? thank you for your advice! [hr] Todays project.....let me know what you think! as soon as I put...
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    CHECK OUT MY NEW HABITAT

    Wow you guys! never did I expect such support from a tortoise community, not only are tortoises awesome, but it appears that their owners are too! I love the bucket idea, those red footed tortoises look like they love their burrow! Im going to hit it hard tomorrow morning, and ill post a picture...
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    CHECK OUT MY NEW HABITAT

    Yes i trenched about 2 feet deep around the perimeter before i buried the fence. Do u have any creative ideas on how to build burrows?
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    CHECK OUT MY NEW HABITAT

    thank you! does anyone have a creative way of building burrows?
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    CHECK OUT MY NEW HABITAT

    great to be here thank you!
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    CHECK OUT MY NEW HABITAT

    I just recently rescued a female desert tortoise and russian after my leopard tortoise of 14 years was stolen last year.built this enclosure this morning....any suggestions or changes to make this heaven celestial? I was told Russians are the Houdinis of tortoises, so i made it extreme...
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