Hello and welcome. Should be no problem. What part of CA are you in? Very different advice for Santa Barbara vs. Santa Clarita.I’m fully aware of poisonous plants and have someone coming to do a yard check before I get my tortoise. I’m just wanting to see how others in my boat have created a space for their tortoise. Thank you 😊
I’m in BakersfieldHello and welcome. Should be no problem. What part of CA are you in? Very different advice for Santa Barbara vs. Santa Clarita.
Be aware that most of the care info given for DTs is all wrong and will likely result in their death. This goes for government sites, tortoise sites, pet shops, vets, etc... Its terrible.
Here is the correct care info and questions are welcome:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...tortoiseforum.org
I’m in BakersfieldHello and welcome. Should be no problem. What part of CA are you in? Very different advice for Santa Barbara vs. Santa Clarita.
Be aware that most of the care info given for DTs is all wrong and will likely result in their death. This goes for government sites, tortoise sites, pet shops, vets, etc... Its terrible.
Here is the correct care info and questions are welcome:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...tortoiseforum.org
I’m in BakersfieldHello and welcome. Should be no problem. What part of CA are you in? Very different advice for Santa Barbara vs. Santa Clarita.
Be aware that most of the care info given for DTs is all wrong and will likely result in their death. This goes for government sites, tortoise sites, pet shops, vets, etc... Its terrible.
Here is the correct care info and questions are welcome:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...tortoiseforum.org
What's it with you and pictures, Tammy? Have you no imagination?Some pictures of your yard would be great!
Pretty good climate up there. A little foggy in winter, but a DT should be hibernating then anyway.I’m in Bakersfield
Some pictures of your yard would be great!
Yes lol 😝 those days will be overYou DO know, right? that if you turn your tortoise loose in that nice back yard you won't ever be able to fertilize or spray to kill bugs ever again.
I have a specific section that is walled in on three sides. The only access is a gate. The area faces south and I have planted desert plants that are good for tortoises such as hibiscus. Giving a tortoise the run of the yard could result in the tortoise getting lost because at the end of the summer they begin to wander. Also, that leaves the area open to other animals who might negatively affect your tort. If you have a swimming pool your pool must be very securely fenced because water deeper than a couple of inches could result in a drowned tortoise.I’m fully aware of poisonous plants and have someone coming to do a yard check before I get my tortoise. I’m just wanting to see how others in my boat have created a space for their tortoise. Thank you 😊
I have a specific section that is walled in on three sides. The only access is a gate. The area faces south and I have planted desert plants that are good for tortoises such as hibiscus. Giving a tortoise the run of the yard could result in the tortoise getting lost because at the end of the summer they begin to wander. Also, that leaves the area open to other animals who might negatively affect your tort. If you have a swimming pool your pool must be very securely fenced because water deeper than a couple of inches could result in a drowned tortoise.
I have a specific section that is walled in on three sides. The only access is a gate. The area faces south and I have planted desert plants that are good for tortoises such as hibiscus. Giving a tortoise the run of the yard could result in the tortoise getting lost because at the end of the summer they begin to wander. Also, that leaves the area open to other animals who might negatively affect your tort. If you have a swimming pool your pool must be very securely fenced because water deeper than a couple of inches could result in a drowned tortoise.