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...
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...
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 ;)
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whatever works if you could figure out a ride situation that would be fine....but things are in motion, no set adoptee yet
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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...
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...
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
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...
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.
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If you look at my other thread....i have a huge...
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...
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!
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Todays project.....let me know what you think!
as soon as I put...
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...
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...