Hi all! I have four hermann tortoises that live in my backyard in Los Angeles. Being a single mom to a human baby, I honestly let them take care of themselves. They munch on plants and brumate during the mild winters. There's no enclosure and I don't even provide a water dish (it just evaporates immediately during the summer). Apparently they're doing so well they somehow were able to hatch babies. I didn't think it was possible bc the conditions are far less than ideal (no humidity, no water source, temps all over the place, birds/lizards galore). But now that I see the babies, what should I do? I don't really have time to set up and maintain an enclosure for them. Even then I remember it being hard to keep them alive and thriving. But if I leave them to Mother Nature, do they have a chance? I'm amazed they're alive even now but maybe that means they're tough and will make it? 
Ps. The carapace is less than 2" long. Any idea how old they are? I've never even seen the eggs to know when they hatched
Ps. The carapace is less than 2" long. Any idea how old they are? I've never even seen the eggs to know when they hatched
