Ah, haha, yes! 0.0.9. I'm still a little bit in awe. I never expected to have that kind of success. I spend entirely too much time fussing over them - my family too. The babies really love their digs right in the lvingroom. I have multiple hides and a couple of shallow water dishes which...
We haven't really decided what to do with them long term. I have a large enclosure at the side of my house -- about 5 ft wide by 50 ft long. It is bounded on one side by the house and the other by a 6 - 8 ft retaining wall. I dug out ground near the gates and reinforced it underground with...
OK, thanks. I thought they looked most like CDTs too, but it's so hard to tell just looking at pictures on the internet and since I haven't seen the parents, I couldn't be sure.
I have placed hatchlings still working on climbing out of their shells on top of damp paper towels until they...
Ah -- I should have been more specific. The eggs were from two clutches, about a week apart and were ping-pong ball size. By the time I was able to go pick up the first ones she had found another. According to the CTTC, CDTs lay between 2 and 12 eggs, so that matches, but still... I'm not...
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I'm in California and received 14 desert tortoise eggs from a friend whose neighbor found them in her yard in June. I'm taking it on her word that they are California desert tortoises. I believe they are, but I'd appreciate an expert's help in identification details. Turns out her...