Nine desert tortoises came to me this a.m. The person giving them up has 20 and it was getting to be too much for her to handle. So I received two females, three males and four juveniles.
It's a shame they had to be given up, because the person who had them really took good care of them. I was given a "recipe card" record of each tortoise and they each have their name on the box they're in, plus they have their name on their shell in nail polish. According to the cards, they were weighed and measured regularly and a short history of each is shown.
So, instead of making my and Misty's lunch, I have to get some boards and stakes and make some isolation pens for these guys. I already have a nice area for the juveniles, and one empty pen for the females, but I'll need to make three pens for the males.
Now comes the part of "rescue" that I don't like. I have to make appointments to go look at peoples' yards to make sure these guys are going to good homes.
(I just noticed that the largest of the juveniles has aberrant scutes! I may just have to keep that one!!)
It's a shame they had to be given up, because the person who had them really took good care of them. I was given a "recipe card" record of each tortoise and they each have their name on the box they're in, plus they have their name on their shell in nail polish. According to the cards, they were weighed and measured regularly and a short history of each is shown.
So, instead of making my and Misty's lunch, I have to get some boards and stakes and make some isolation pens for these guys. I already have a nice area for the juveniles, and one empty pen for the females, but I'll need to make three pens for the males.
Now comes the part of "rescue" that I don't like. I have to make appointments to go look at peoples' yards to make sure these guys are going to good homes.
(I just noticed that the largest of the juveniles has aberrant scutes! I may just have to keep that one!!)