Hi All:
About a week ago, my neighbor found a baby desert tortoise on her driveway. Well, a few days later, I found one in my garage. I had kept the door open because it had gotten so warm outside (I'm in AZ). Yesterday, I told my other neighbor (Jake) what I had found and he said it might be one of his. They just had hatchlings and three had escaped. The third was discovered by someone down the street. He said I could care for him/her because he knows I am an animal lover.
My daughter has named him/her Swaggert because he/she "swaggers" when he walks. Right now, I have Swaggert outside in a 10 gallon terrarium until I can build an enclosure on the side of my home. I've covered the terrarium in a light paper so he can't see out but light comes in.
Of course, he prefers cruising around my yard to the temporary home. I take Swaggert out each morning (and several times during the day) and he walks the entire perimeter of my yard, eating grass and other desert plants. Jake is going to help me build the enclosure next weekend.
Glad I found this forum. Even though I have an expert living a few doors away, it's nice to get some additional info here.
Kimberly
About a week ago, my neighbor found a baby desert tortoise on her driveway. Well, a few days later, I found one in my garage. I had kept the door open because it had gotten so warm outside (I'm in AZ). Yesterday, I told my other neighbor (Jake) what I had found and he said it might be one of his. They just had hatchlings and three had escaped. The third was discovered by someone down the street. He said I could care for him/her because he knows I am an animal lover.
My daughter has named him/her Swaggert because he/she "swaggers" when he walks. Right now, I have Swaggert outside in a 10 gallon terrarium until I can build an enclosure on the side of my home. I've covered the terrarium in a light paper so he can't see out but light comes in.
Of course, he prefers cruising around my yard to the temporary home. I take Swaggert out each morning (and several times during the day) and he walks the entire perimeter of my yard, eating grass and other desert plants. Jake is going to help me build the enclosure next weekend.
Glad I found this forum. Even though I have an expert living a few doors away, it's nice to get some additional info here.
Kimberly
