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We dote on our adopted Desert Tortoise, a 20+ year old female. Usually, she comes out to graze early in the day and loves her flowers and tasty leaves. She comes right over when we enter her enclosure. We hadn't seen her in a couple of days although the weather was warm and ideal for her. We began to get worried, and decided to investigate her burrow. When we did, we found out that she had a smaller companion on top of her - presumably a male.
We live in urban Scottsdale on a busy city street. There is no way that she could escape; but somehow this brave guy either climbed a six foot concrete wall or burrowed under the two foot stem wall underground. We checked the outside of the wall which is completely covered in thick Cats Claw vines and found a small hole. Later in the day he had vanished. I guess that life finds a way! We will have her vet checked to ensure that she is OK.
We live in urban Scottsdale on a busy city street. There is no way that she could escape; but somehow this brave guy either climbed a six foot concrete wall or burrowed under the two foot stem wall underground. We checked the outside of the wall which is completely covered in thick Cats Claw vines and found a small hole. Later in the day he had vanished. I guess that life finds a way! We will have her vet checked to ensure that she is OK.