Recent content by jason longboard

I want a desert tort more than anything but I cant have one roaming the entire yard,unless I built a separate area for it but I dont see it happening soon. Plus I do have to use pest stuff sometimes. So,whats another tort that would live good outdoors in my hot town of Bakersfield CA? I could...

i just meant if its a few days,they would be outside though.

so if your out of town will they starve or do they not really need to eat every day?

so how do you guys keep pests out of the yard like fleas,ticks,ants and so on?Is it ok to spray,just not around there pens?

They grow fast and are used for dividing trafic and noise,shade ext.Kids and pets are a problem because you know kids will eat anything.I mix the leaves in with my pasta sauce and it dosnt seem to bother me...

anyone here keep them,Im looking for babies.

so would these 2 5 inchers be ok in a sandbox style bricked in pin in my backyard if i put chicken wire or something over it.Im thinking foot and a half tall and the wire over it to keep cats dog and birds out.I asume a shade box and what else?Are they too small for that and I should keep them...

oh heck no,I live in cali.No bugs realy other than some flys go to it.Its like 30 feet tall too.My old best friend was from baton rouge and he had to move back.We were friends for many years,like brothers and it was hard to see him go but I got to go their and stay with him for a month.I loved...

well i dont have a tort yet but thanks for the info.My dog leavs the stuff alone.I couldnt get him to go after a branch to save his life,lol.

I have oleanders that i will have to remove if they are bad for the torts,grape vines,grape fruit tree,orange tree,fig tree,lemon tree.Are any of these bad for the torts?

oooooorrrrrrrrr,lol.you could send it to me for a cigar humidor,lol.

yeah whats up with that

they are not hibernating,they are like a year old,so the night temp drop is bad enough indoors if heated good in the day?

awsome pics,post more everyone please.

if they are captive bread will they be hardier?