TexTort
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I own two hatchling Mojave Desert Tortoises. I was given a clutch of six eggs by a friend who collected two hatchlings from his parents backyard in Apple Valley California in 1982. He brought them back to Texas then and has had them here ever since. Each year the female of the pair lays eggs but they have never hatched. I asked him if I could try my hand at incubating them and he gave me 6 eggs that were laid just before Memorial Day this year. In spite of some mistakes I managed to hatch two young Desert Tortoises. They are a bit over two months old now and doing well and growing fast. I am housing them indoors right now but I try to get them outside for natural sunlight as much as possible, but not as much as I would like. Here is one at around six weeks old foraging in my yard. I will post updates as they continue to grow. I feel fortunate to be able to work with this species, they are not common in captivity outside California. These are my first and only tortoises, I feel lucky to this forum as a resource!