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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...

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

anyone here keep them,Im looking for babies.

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?

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...

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?

do deserts mind being pet much or touched,my freinds dosnt mind it.just wondered if they are somewhat social.

wich torts are hardiest for california climate,even if indoors.with out door days.Im being offered a 5 inch desert but what others are hardiest.I love native herps and would love to take in the little one.I asked a few qs in the desert thread too but im not sure how active this site is so im...

hey guys,ive kept and bread herps all my life ,im 32,im being offered a 5 inch desert tort.i know all the basics but would love to shoot the stuff with someone actualy in california that keeps them.The thing im wondering most is how often they tip over,how long before they croak from it,and can...