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    Tucson Herpetological Society, Dr. Taylor Edwards talks about G. evgoodei

    Tucson Herpetological Society 7:15 PM, April 13, 2016 Tucson City Council Ward 3, 1520 E. Grant Rd I hope to see you guys there! :D
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    Gopherus evgoodei

    https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/ua-researcher-discovers-new-species-of-tortoise "In the hot, humid climate of Sinaloa, Mexico, there is a place where the landscape shifts dramatically. Dense, nestled and inevitably thorny Thornscrub of the north gives way to tropical, deep-green deciduous...
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    Exciting news? I think...?

    Hey everyone! I'm just stopping off to say it's been a while. Merlin and Morgan are still doing great. They finished their first brumation successfully and they're now up and about, wandering around and being cute. Sadly I broke their scale on accident so I need to acquire a new one to measure...
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    Captive Desert Tortoise Growth Chart

    http://bitmek.com/garrett/ It looks like this little boy, Garrett, got the coolest gift in 2005 from his kindergarten teacher. A tortoise he named Duke. I'm guessing his parents are the ones maintaining the website for him, but Duke is over 8 years old (and thankfully male to match his name!)...
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    I am so FURIOUS with my neighbors right now

    A while ago my neighbor across the street showed me one of her hatchling RES. She told me to come over any time and look at their pond. She said she used to have a desert tortoise but it went missing. My brother recalled seeing a desert tortoise eaten by a dog, so you can probably put two and...
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    Third time's the charm! Ellen's Amateur Garden thread

    I have been trying to garden! I am such a terrible gardener. Believe me it is quite easy to kill a cactus and I manage it every time. I have the touch of death when it comes to gardening. It's really sad because you have no idea how much I enjoy doing it. I prefer growing native plants with the...
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    Brown thumb grew...well...something...

    So during winter I picked up a pack of Short Stuff seed mix from the Native Seed / SEARCH. It's either unavailable on their site or it's since been replaced with another tortoise mix. I am a genius and I lost the cute little bag insert that listed what all the seed mix contained. Anyway...
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    Tucson Reptile and Amphibian Show

    I went to a local pet store today and found a flyer for this event. I just went on their website for more details. It looks like it's going to be a ton of fun. http://www.tucsonreptileshow.com/ October 5 - 6, 2013 Saturday 9am - 6pm Sunday 10am - 4pm Tucson Expo Center 3750 East...
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    Hopefully the last semester

    I was supposed to graduate college in May. :( In March I started getting weird abdominal pains in the middle of the night. In April I got extremely anemic and couldn't focus on classes anymore. I was dragged to the ER because the abdominal pains were getting more frequent. They made me...
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    Cheap sunning enclosure question

    Morgan and Merlin have outgrown their pots. I've picked up the kiddy pool (I even found it on sale), but I have a huge question before I fill it and set it up. What'll happen when it rains a lot? Will it become a swamp because the lack of drainage, or will it dry out easily despite not...
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    Bloody-thirsty Desert Tortoises and why they're terrible pets

    Made you look. ;) No hate please. My friend said she wants to get a pet for her son. Inspired by stories here and the joy I've had raising Merlin and Morgan, I suggested she get her son a tortoise when he's older (he's one now, so I definitely said when he's older!) so they can grow old...
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    My babies are growing!

    I took this the same day I took them to the vet for the first time. Morgan (tortoise in front) weighed 47g, Merlin weighed 41g. They didn't brumate this year, but the vet was pleased to hear that. This is one of two new playpens. One has globemallow, evening primrose, and curly mesquite...
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    HELP! Soil, soil, soil. What do I use?

    Background: - I'm starting a tortoise garden for my desert tortoise hatchlings to play in, supervised. - I only have experience growing peppers using the wrong kind of soil for native plants. - I'm confined to a large pot (for now) because my dirt contains heavy-duty pesticides. - I have seeds...
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    Haven't been around lately

    I haven't been on lately so I wanted to give some updates... My tortoises are growing like little weeds. Today I got them a cuttlebone and they love it. I've been giving them vitamin powder, but one of the many guides I read said cuttlebones are a good option as well because they like to...
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    Sulcata hatchlings for a Kindle on Craig's List?

    Hey guys, my dad was on Craig's List earlier and he found the following ad. I guessed that they were Sulcata when he couldn't remember what they were (just that they looked weird, lol!) , so I looked up the listing to see... I know it's illegal to sell desert tortoises, but I know nothing...
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    Genetic Analysis of Desert Tortoises

    There's a new species I just found this out the other day when I was looking up some information on local plants... Thought I'd share. :tort:
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    Questions about food (desert tortoise)

    There's a great non-profit in my area that sells seeds. The trouble is, they don't have a tortoise mix. I've already sent an E-mail about making such a mix since I've been too busy to go down there, but until I do I'd like to ask about the mixes they do have. This is a really silly...
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    Surprise tortoises

    Hello! To be perfectly honest, I am a cat person. I have been my entire life. I love everything about cats. A couple years ago I discovered how beautiful tortoises are. I watched a documentary about desert tortoises and felt so compelled by them that I wanted to build the best tortoise enclosure...
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