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Hello, my son just lost his DT that was born the same year as him and we have had it since he was a year.... almost 12. We have an older one that’s maybe early 30s and would love to find a new companion for her. I am in CA but ours were originally from Nevada I think.

OMG I just found my desert tortoise dead!!!! I don’t even know what to say! I have/had 2 tortoises. One is female and prob late 20s or early 30s. Then I had an almost 12 year old that I have had since it was about 1. He is very active and actually woke up earlier then our big one. I had them...

Hello... our little one is starting to show signs of male I think but I am not sure. Our little one is 11 years old and I see a slight curve on the belly and a sharper V at the tale but still not 100% sure. We thought it was another female, like the other picture... we think she is in her late...

Hi Tortoise Family... I think my little tortoise (11 years) is finally getting big enough to tell the sex. I used to think for sure it was another female but looking at it now I am thinking its showing signs of a male.... what is your guess? The first pic is our little 11 year old that we have...

My daughter was in the backyard looking for one of our younger tortoises and just found it laying dead on our planter. It must have been there a few days because I remember seeing it there last week and just thought it was taking a nap in the shade. It didn't look odd or alarming in any way. The...

So I have always heard that the male tortoises are territorial but I am seeing some strange things happening with my female. We have 3 dessert tortoises, one large female prob late 20s and 2 young ones... 7 and 9 years old but unsure of their sex yet. Anyways, I have found one of the little...

So our eggs are now 2 weeks. The first week we had them in a closet then got an incubator made and they have been in that for about a week. I tried to candle them but just not sure what I am looking for or the time frame in which I should see if they are fertile? I would love to get an idea what...

Hello... I just found 6 eggs. I have an early 20s female desert tortoise and 2 littles ages 7 and 9 but not sure if they are male or female yet. Last year our female laid 2 eggs on top of the ground but our littles were not out full time with her so we figured they were not fertile. Our little...

I am new and just found this page. I have an approximately early 20s female desert tortoise. I also have a 7 and 9 year old little tortoises as well. My question is... my little ones are not so little anymore and have been let loose in my yard for about a year now with the big one. We do not...