Hello,
My name is Irene and I have 3 desert tortoises and 1 sulcata. We have had two of the desert tortoises for about 10 years, the third came to us earlier this year, and the sulcata was found as a baby after a rainstorm about 2 years ago. Their names in that order are Gobi (aggressive male), Mojave (laid back male), Sonora (female), and Kizyl (sulcata). We have a habitat in the yard split in two - Kizyl is in one side and the other side is open and allows the larger tortoises to roam the yard but have somewhere shady to come back to. Their main source of food is the grass and other plants in our yard but I feed them kale, cilantro, parsley, and carrots regularly. I actually just started giving Kizyl grass from the yard after reading a post on this site which prompted me to join! I'm hoping to find this is a good resource for tortoise care so I can keep these guys healthy for a very long time!!
My name is Irene and I have 3 desert tortoises and 1 sulcata. We have had two of the desert tortoises for about 10 years, the third came to us earlier this year, and the sulcata was found as a baby after a rainstorm about 2 years ago. Their names in that order are Gobi (aggressive male), Mojave (laid back male), Sonora (female), and Kizyl (sulcata). We have a habitat in the yard split in two - Kizyl is in one side and the other side is open and allows the larger tortoises to roam the yard but have somewhere shady to come back to. Their main source of food is the grass and other plants in our yard but I feed them kale, cilantro, parsley, and carrots regularly. I actually just started giving Kizyl grass from the yard after reading a post on this site which prompted me to join! I'm hoping to find this is a good resource for tortoise care so I can keep these guys healthy for a very long time!!