A desert tortoise walked into a neighbor's yard, I'm going to take him/her in for a bit until we can either find owner or find rescue or whatever. I'll be notifying the shelter of course, but could use the wisdom of the group here re: CDTs (@Yvonne G @EppsDynasty @Tom @JoJosMom ) since I've never had one.
I am getting him later today but please take a look at these photos and confirm a
1) is this indeed a desert tortoise
2) I will soak him in either bathtub or kiddie pool, if the temps need to be warm, seems like bathtub is a better idea? not sure how to get a kiddie pool warm and it seems like others just soak larger torts outside in regualr water (my Russian gets ~95 degrees).
3) any other health observations? Eyes look puffy to me, but I am not too sure if its normal variation. Shell looks smooth, maybe old?
4) I plan on putting him in the 8 x 12 section of Fezzik's enclosure (w/o Fezzik of course, he'll be in his smaller locked section, they likely will smell each other tho) so at least he can move and have 100% tort safe plants. I don't have a hide big enough for him but I do have a sun shade i can put over part of the enclosure that will keep a section of it out of the sun. Obviously not big enough to "live in" but should be OK for short term
5) I know its not ideal to put him in fezzik's enclosure for fear of contamination, but it is what it is. Is there anything I should particularly be on the lookout for?
I am getting him later today but please take a look at these photos and confirm a
1) is this indeed a desert tortoise
2) I will soak him in either bathtub or kiddie pool, if the temps need to be warm, seems like bathtub is a better idea? not sure how to get a kiddie pool warm and it seems like others just soak larger torts outside in regualr water (my Russian gets ~95 degrees).
3) any other health observations? Eyes look puffy to me, but I am not too sure if its normal variation. Shell looks smooth, maybe old?
4) I plan on putting him in the 8 x 12 section of Fezzik's enclosure (w/o Fezzik of course, he'll be in his smaller locked section, they likely will smell each other tho) so at least he can move and have 100% tort safe plants. I don't have a hide big enough for him but I do have a sun shade i can put over part of the enclosure that will keep a section of it out of the sun. Obviously not big enough to "live in" but should be OK for short term
5) I know its not ideal to put him in fezzik's enclosure for fear of contamination, but it is what it is. Is there anything I should particularly be on the lookout for?
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