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Hi. I need help. We have two desert tortoises, Lance and Gwennie, in Highland Park, Los Angeles. They came with our house and for the five years we've been here they have successfully brumated in a burrow they dug - it even worked through El Nino - the tortoises placed it at the top of a slight...

Thanks to everyone who has replied so far. Just a reminder to fill out the survey if you have a minute and your tortoises have come out. Thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5LDHCTJ

Yay, thank you so much!! The survey will be up at least through the end of May so hopefully we'll get a lot more info, and please keep it in mind when you're third wakes up. It's so great to have them back, life is more exciting.

One of my two woke up today! I just started a separate thread but wanted to mention here too, for those of you whose tortoises have woken up, I'm taking a Geographic Information Systems class and for my assignment I want to make a map of what date everyone's tortoises woke up to see if there's...

Hi! I have two California desert tortoises. I'm taking a Geographic Information Systems class at Pasadena City College and for an assignment can make a map using any data I want. I thought it would be cool to make a map of what date everyone's tortoises woke up and see if there's a pattern based...

Thank you for the feedback @tortadise @Yvonne G and @Tidgy's Dad. Hi @pam @totsnturtles and @Grandpa Turtle 144 . We will keep Rudy away from them but for your enjoyment, here is a pic of her with one of the tortoises.

My husband and I moved into a house in Los Angeles last October and it came with two tortoises. A few days before we moved in they went into brumation. They came out last week! We don't know their ages, sexes or names. No one seems to know their backstory. They eat the grass in the yard and are...