my wife and I are rescue people, 3 dogs, 3 cats, 1 horse, and now 1 tortoise. the nearest housing development is over a mile away so it came at least that far. on his shell is a date, if true, would make it 66. it drank a lot of water when it first arrived and I have closed up the openings on our 5 acres. I have been doing exactly what you said but I read that too much grocery greens can be bad and it won't eat the Bermuda grass the horse eats. what would be its staple here in the desert?
The grocery greens was a quick fix for a tortoise that isn't yours, seeing you said there's nothing really for it to eat where it was found. Otherwise, grass, cactus pads, many weeds, etc. the easiest while trying to find the owners would be grocery greens. You can look up more edibles here http://www.thetortoisetable.org.ukmy wife and I are rescue people, 3 dogs, 3 cats, 1 horse, and now 1 tortoise. the nearest housing development is over a mile away so it came at least that far. on his shell is a date, if true, would make it 66. it drank a lot of water when it first arrived and I have closed up the openings on our 5 acres. I have been doing exactly what you said but I read that too much grocery greens can be bad and it won't eat the Bermuda grass the horse eats. what would be its staple here in the desert?
I would love to have a sulcata come walking into my backyard. This one is probably not as old as you think. He still desires good care though. Sulcatas were not imported into the USA much before 1990. The one you have looks to be captive breed and not imported. They can easily grow to 90 pounds in 10 years. Yours might be 10 years, or it might be 20 years. There is really no way to tell for sure.as much as I really like this guy I think I will try and find its owner. and, if no luck may call a rescue. if it is as old as I think it deserves a good life. I could try but it makes sense to get experts for it. it runs the 5 acres now and seems to be fine but I will make sure it doesn't get out and lost in the wild.
Wow, that's amazing! Great news! Did you ask the owners how old she is?good news. found her owner and we have a happy ending.
apparently she had been in he desert for over two months.
good news. found her owner and we have a happy ending.
apparently she had been in he desert for over two months.