Thanks everyone, indeed it was a desert tortoise however it is not native to the area where found so leaving it roadside in downtown Salt Lake City would have almost certainly have been a fatal mistake. They do call southern Utah home, this one however is part of a study group that have been...
Hello, I have kept and raised aquatic turtles but I am new to tortoises. I have always been facinated by them and today I had one rather suddenly come into our life's. So please don't be judgemental as I relate the story. My family and I was visiting siblings in SLC, UT. We were traveling down...