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    EMERGENCY!! I opened a 95-day old egg today and it's alive. What now?

    This is what I would do: take a piece of thin paper (think cigarette paper) failing that, regular plain white paper- paste it over the broken part of the egg. Paper is porous like an eggshell. Crack open a real egg & try to get that thin membrane that is just inside the shell, that thin, white...
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    Why is my tortoise wandering?

    I worry about parasites & pathogens from bird droppings! A neighbor feeds pigeons (isn't this illegal?? no need to answer, I will look into it myself, Im just complaining out loud here) with all the wildlife such as hummingbirds, Tanagers that perch on our sunflowers for the seed etc- and the...
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    New caregiver to Desert Tortoise need advice.

    tortoises do perform coprophagy it is NORMAL. Fibrous tortoise "pellet" appears perfectly healthy! The enclosure/shelter is GORGEOUS. Good job on that shelter.
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    What kind of tortoise is this???

    It's ok to take in captive tortoises. In fact, there are SO MANY of them in Arizona, our game and fish dept is begging for homes to take them in. https://www.azgfd.com/dozens-of-captive-desert-tortoises-need-forever-homes/
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    Oleander- get rid of it or fence around it?

    Plan to adopt a Desert Tortoise. We have ONE Oleander in backyard, where the tortoise will be kept. We've an over 6' block wall, no way can he escape it, but in one corner of the yard is an Oleander. I know how toxic these are, and wondering if I should just eradicate the entire plant & any...
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    Hello- from Arizona

    Hi All, new and old alike. Joined specifically to learn & for fun, I am seriously considering adopting a tortoise (or more than one) as our Arizona Game and Fish is asking the public to adopt tortoises that cannot be released in the wild. Personally, I think they *could* be released- ahem- not...
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