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Sorry there isn't something for scale really.. But I do appreciate the help. Thank you.

Shirley is a California Desert Tortoise that has been in our family for 40 years. (She was found walking the street...so we have no idea of her age or earlier life.) My grandmother took care of her until she passed away. Then it was my mother until she moved to Washington. Then it was me. I...

The heater plate? Like the one I took a picture of above? do you leave it on all of the time? What does it sit on? I put hers on for her once and she ignored it. Perhaps I should give it a few more tries. Thank you.

Thank you--great advice. She seems to love being under the ceramic heating thing and UV light

And, I do have a sunny area that has been safely enclosed for her for when it is warmer. We've put plants that she likes inside. I also will sit with her on the lawn as I can once it warms up. Thank you for your help.

Awesome--THANK YOU. I appreciate the link as well. I've ordered two of them. My poor baby. I just feel so bad for her. THANK YOU.

Thank you--great suggestions!! So appreciated.

Thank you so much. Those few words of encouragement mean a lot. THANK YOUI!

This is great---THANK YOU. It doesn't tell me everything I need to know---but it is a huge starting point. THANK YOU!

We've had Shirley for 40 years. There is no family to leave her with. I didn't just want to abandon her. I am TRYING to give her a good environment. I feel just awful for her.

Here is her house in the closet

She is in her cardboard box in the closet under the ceramic heat thing. She's asleep at the moment. The backyard pen we've had made for her is spacious---can't really tell from this picture though. I've only been able to get her outside a couple of times. The heater thing is this. I have not...

Help! Due to myriad health reasons, I was forced to moved from Central California to Washington State where the rest of my family lives. Shirley came with me. She was already hibernating when we made the journey and she's been awake for about a month (she'd been living in my closet in her box...

Oh thank goodness. I've mopped it three times already. I'm so worried about her. Thanks.

She doesn't have run of the house...just the dining. room /kitchen. Mopping the tile floor isn't enough? Generally she just walks from the slider to her box to go to sleep and then her box to the slider to go out...

California Desert Tortoise California Desert Tortoise Thread 'Say hello to Shirley' https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/say-hello-to-shirley.181341/

Okay... but this presents a plethora of problems. I know this house has been bug bombed many times before I lived here. Shirley has been living with me for years. I may have done before while she's been with me. And she hibernates annually in a guest room. I live on Central California. It's...

I did a dumb thing. I bug bombed my house today...before checking on the forum for guidance. Shirley sleeps in the dining room in her cardboard condo (box). The dining room and kitchen have tile floors. I put her out in the backyard, her box and water bowl on the patio. I did the bug bomb thing...

Hi Karen, Thanks for the advice. I put her in a tub of warm water for a while. Nothing happened. I put her out in the sun and fed her. She ate...and then peed. It was a lot---both white and (mostly) clear. When she was done, she wanted back in the house and went straight to her box. She was...

Thank you again. I'll keep this in mind. CHEERS!