guttermouse
New Member
I have questions.
I just drove 2 hours to pick this girl up. The woman I got her from said her grandmother wasn’t giving it the proper care. Luckily the woman was able to talk her grandmother into giving it to a new home. We have an enclosure ready to go, and have successfully raised healthy sulcatas, leopards, a redfoot, and a desert tortoise, so I’m confident in the life I will give to this one. So here are my questions. She said she’s had this one since she was a hatchling, and she is now 5 years old. Am I crazy for thinking a desert tortoise this size is too large for that age or does that timeline match up? Also, her feet have several scales sticking out to the side which are taking on a nail like shape..what is causing that?
Aside from the pyramiding, she looks very different from the desert tortoises I’m used to seeing. I’m aware of Sonoran vs. Mojave, so could this be a Sonoran? Does anyone have any other thoughts on the way it looks and it’s health? I’ll be monitoring her over the next week and making a vet appointment if she shows signs of sickness/concern.
I just drove 2 hours to pick this girl up. The woman I got her from said her grandmother wasn’t giving it the proper care. Luckily the woman was able to talk her grandmother into giving it to a new home. We have an enclosure ready to go, and have successfully raised healthy sulcatas, leopards, a redfoot, and a desert tortoise, so I’m confident in the life I will give to this one. So here are my questions. She said she’s had this one since she was a hatchling, and she is now 5 years old. Am I crazy for thinking a desert tortoise this size is too large for that age or does that timeline match up? Also, her feet have several scales sticking out to the side which are taking on a nail like shape..what is causing that?
Aside from the pyramiding, she looks very different from the desert tortoises I’m used to seeing. I’m aware of Sonoran vs. Mojave, so could this be a Sonoran? Does anyone have any other thoughts on the way it looks and it’s health? I’ll be monitoring her over the next week and making a vet appointment if she shows signs of sickness/concern.