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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?

ok,shes got 2 4 inch guys,by the time they are outside all the time i will have some fencing up just for the one.Witch is easier,male or female,as far as digging too much,trying to leave,and so on?For now if i get one it will have an indoor pen and get to go in temp outdoor pen when im around...

thanks guys,hey i just saw the misfits about 4 weeks ago,awsome.

what goes on with watering the grass and plants around them,care sheets make it sound like these things are like porclin babies,are they as fragil as some care sheets claim or do they dramatize a bit?im in bakersfield ca so is that cool or not.they cant be that dang hard.

how much room in a yard is mandatory for one around 5 years old?10 by 10,20 by 20 or what?

thanks guys,as they get larger,is there ways to keep them from digin too deep or if i have a good border sunk down will they only dig so far.thanks for the petting replys,i would like them anyways but yoiu know its more fulfilling if they seem to like it.