Recently we found a DT here in our Texas yard that had been chewed on by a dog. We tried for a week to soak it and apply Betadine, but it got infected. We took this beautiful critter to the local vet that specializes in torts. The vet said that they could not allow me to keep the tort. They would treat it and turn it over to the wildlife rescue since it is a protected species.
My question is this:
Is it possible to get this kind of tort to keep? Perhaps is there a breeder of "pets"? In that short time that we had "her" we fell in love with "her". Is there special paperwork or something that goes with owning this species in Texas?
My question is this:
Is it possible to get this kind of tort to keep? Perhaps is there a breeder of "pets"? In that short time that we had "her" we fell in love with "her". Is there special paperwork or something that goes with owning this species in Texas?