Relatively new here, been reading posts for about a year as part of my research. I have been researching for about 2 years on & off to make sure this is a commitment I want to make. Last year I decided based on several sources of info and my own needs/wants/location that I would like an arid herbivore, CA Desert Tortoise being #1 but perhaps a Russian. If conditions were simply too perfect I may forgo the arid and do a Sulcata and build a heated box for winter. I have a large lot in town nearly .25 acres, plenty of grasses/weeds, use no pesticides. Located in the Central Valley of California. I am a firm believer in rescue/re-home for all species and volunteer with a parrot rescue.
A local rescue got a CDT in last fall but my outdoor enclosure wasn't quite ready. I am waiting for him to wake up, so hopefully will have a shelled family member soon. I tweaked my original enclosure idea to give him a bigger area plus have a portable enclosure (while supervised only) to give access to new grazing areas.
Glad to have a resource like this for information!
A local rescue got a CDT in last fall but my outdoor enclosure wasn't quite ready. I am waiting for him to wake up, so hopefully will have a shelled family member soon. I tweaked my original enclosure idea to give him a bigger area plus have a portable enclosure (while supervised only) to give access to new grazing areas.
Glad to have a resource like this for information!