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Tortoise Name: Squirt Tortoise Species: Desert Tortoise Taken by: Dee

Oh gee I'm a little late with this response.... I checked the safe food list and Marigold's were on there. those and Hibiscus are his favorite.

I did the bricks on the outside to keep my Chihuahuas away from the edge of the fence and the panels on the inside so Squirt can't see out and try to squeeze through the fence openings. The wire on the top is to keep the birds out (drives my dogs crazy) and the wire to cover the grass area is...

Well I started all my thoughts and planning last September for my Desert Tortoise enclosure and I am pretty much done now. It was really hard to dig all the dirt out because that crud is so hard and has so many rocks in it. I soaked it like crazy to help soften it some but I am very close...

Well that doesn't make sense since California Poppy is ok for a DT to eat. I guess that will be a plant that just grows in my front yard. Thanks.

Tortoise Name: Squirt Tortoise Species: Desert Tortoise Taken by: Me (Dee)

Well I flagged it so if others do too, then maybe the ratings won't be so high.

I mean, this is horrible. Who in their right mind will let their Tortoise get his head chewed on because he is chasing off cats that come into their yard.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul0gfCyeiyM

I was at Walmart this weekend and found some Iceland Poppy plants. I know you can feed California Poppy but is Iceland Poppy ok to feed my DT? Thanks.

I feed my DT this and he likes it very much. He didn't eat anything for the first week and then I finally got him to eat this stuff and some Wheat Grass. He gets Marigold, Dahlia and Hibiscus as well and he does some grazing too. (Still) In the process of doing a pen for him in the...

I wish I would have had a video camera this morning when I gave my DT a Hibiscus Flower for the very first time. He was sitting at the opening of his hide this morning when I went into the front room. So I put 3 different colored flowers in his food dish and filled his water dish with some...

Wow, those little ones are such cuties! My first thought on the very first picture was him/her yelling "Get in my belly" to the food.

Very cute pics so far. I like 'pumpkin face'.... Wish I could get some of those out of my DT!

Do you have to clean an outdoor pen? I mean a DT lives in the desert and no one cleans up after them (except birds or other wild animals) but should we spot clean in captivity? Just wondering if everyone else cleans theirs. Thanks.

I just got my 7.5' x 7.5' x 4' (chain link) kennel delivered today! I am super excited. Here's a pic of the kennel: When it comes time to do his hides, someone sent me a link before that gave a couple ideas on constructing underground burrows. One was using a metal garbage can. First...