Neighbor kid stopped by the other day with a hatchling in a box and said "we found your turtle ". Any i have 3 DT's and not sure about the kid. I've kept her in a container with water and I'm feeding her 2 times a day and placing her outside (I'm in Phoenix so its hot) for a few hours a day. I...
Good morning, just a quick question. I have 4 DT's and last nite we had a massive storm that dumped almost 3 inches of rain. Long story short, burrows flooded but when I went out at 4 AM, the enclosure was flooded, their burrows not even locatable but I found one DT in a box on top, another in...
Group photo from a year ago
Hi y'all,
Been a while since I have been on but I still love this forum.
As you may remember, about 2 years ago, I adopted 5 Desert Tortoises, unfortunately I lost one but the other 4 have been wonderful. Growing by leaps and bounds and thus my question.
When they...
Hi Again,
Just a quick question, do I need to worry about the 4 Harris Hawks that seem to have taken up residence across the street? My kids are 8 to 10 inches long and 4 to 6 wide. Do I need to worry. I have had my enclosure for a little less than 1 1/2 years and just took off the mesh for a...
Good Day to all,
This may be a morbid question but it is one I must ask. As I have said previously, I have 4 DT's (I know where are the pictures, LOL) but in the past two weeks, I believe that I have only three that are coming out to sun and feed.
One of the burrows that they made, in the...
Hello again,
As a new (less than 1 1/2 year) guardian, I have been real concerned that I have only observed three of my four kids. The weather has been strange here in Phoenix but I have been checking daily. I was having a little problem re-identifying them and I was real concerned that one had...
Hello again,
Haven't posted for quite awhile and I need some questions answered.
Last time I was on, I had 5 DT's that were adopted last year. This was the first year (winter) they have been outside in thier enclosure. I did lose one this summer but the remaining 4 burrowed and have not been...
Hi y'all,
I have become the proud parent of 5 Desert Tortoises as of last October, I kept them in the house whlist I was building their enclosure. (I know, pictures please).
We adopted them from a fellow from church and I have been enjoying them recently.
I will post pictures of all 5 and...