Hello!
I am a newbie from AZ...as promised in another post, here are pics of all of our tort's!
This is Thor...he is about 25 years old.
This is Sundance...she is our 'baby' at about 16 years old.
And this is Scar...he is our old man...they estimate him at 30-35 years old...
Dr. Drigger's is in Gilbert...slightly farther than Dr. Funk from you, actually. I would say Dr. Funk's office is more convenient because it is a larger practice with several vets so they have extended hours and things. Dr. Drigger's office is just him plus one office girl and one tech.
Ahhh Dr. Funk..I like him too...my mom used him one time waaayyy back for one tortoise...I used him for my rat's though! I don't have them anymore, but he is very good. I couldn't be happier with Dr. Driggers though...is that who you mean by the one that does only reptiles? Or someone else...
Jen - I am in Gilbert...the other side of the universe from you LOL
We use Dr. Todd Driggers for the herp's....We have used him in the past for other tortoise issues, and I have used him for my Leopard Gecko as well. I think he is great...who do you use?
I took Scar in to the vet for help...
Testudo Geek - That is Scar in the picture...I can't say this too loud because Scar is here at work with me, but he is not exactly our 'cover model' tortoise ;) He had a rough life before we got him, so he is a little beat up. I will post pictures of Thor & Sundance, the ones we raised from...
Hello everyone!
I am the proud keeper of 3 desert tortoises here in Arizona...I have had desert tortoises for my entire life.
I found this forum in my search for information on Mycoplasma & desert tortoises. Scar, our 30-35 year old male, wasn't coming out of hibernation and the others were...