Hi Kathy,
I am very interested in adopting CDTs, I live in Fontana and am a member of the Chino chapter. We tragically lost our adopted tortoise and would really like to be considered for adoption again. We can probably accommodate 2 in the enclosure that was left.
I think he does dig, my brother eventually built a wood enclosure and screwed plywood on the bottom ends leaving an opening in the middle, the dirt in the yard is very sandy and rocky. I planted some St. Augustine grass and also filled it with a alfalfa/bermuda mix pellets. I put in a terracotta...
I will be working on our tortoise enclosure this weekend and I am unsure as to what to use, I would like it to be cost effective but I am aware that I will be spending a good amount of money. We don't have much space, it is a 10 ft x 6.5 ft area in our patio that I will be using. I have attached...
Hi Grandpa Turtle!
Thanks for the advice. He sure is a little tank, we are enjoying him and his curiosity.
I did also buy him some st augustine's grass but didn't offer it today because it is pouring outside and I didn't want to bring it in. He did get to bask in our courtyard and graze a...
Hello! member formerly known as captain awesome,
Thank you for responding.
To start, I'm wondering about how I should house/keep him. I was told to put him outside however, I wasn't fully prepared when I got the call to pick him up, so I have been winging it. At this moment he's inside...
Hello,
I'm new to the forum and have joined to learn about caring for our recently adopted California Desert Tortoise. His name is Master Chief, we refer to him as "Chief".