We have 13 desert tortoises. We would consider adopting out the 8- 2yr old babies.to qualified local households. We live in Santa Clarita, Ca. My wife is going to kill me but its in the best interest of her babies.:shy:
Hey everyone, I have 8 desert tortoises that are 18 months old and are all 6 to 7-1/2". I know they are deserts because I have had the parents for over 30 yrs. I also have 3 hatchlings that are 6 months old and are 3". The adult male is About 14" and the female is 12". In captivity they grow...
RE: male/female differences
Yvonne
Great pictures and info. I was surprised at the size of your 6 yr old, 6" long.
My (8) yearlings range in size from 5-3/4" to 6-1/2". Are they growing to fast?
My hatchlings are 2-1/2" to 1-3/4"( the Twins). Less than 1 week difference in age but visually a...
My DT's luv cuttlebones. I try to remove the hard layer, but don't always suceed. The adults & yearlings don't seem to care, but the hatchlings need to have the hard layer removed. I just use my finger nails or whatever else is handy and chip away.
My 2 adult Desert tortoises are both hibernating now in their burrow dug inside a toolshed. The female has been down for the last 3-4 wks. The Old Man (40 + yrs) disapeared 1-2 wks ago. I live in Saugus, north of L.A. and it gets a little cooler here at nite because were about 1700 ft elevation...
Finally I have pics of the "Twins", Ping & Pond, big sister Rachel And The " monsters" our beloved yearlings, Blackie, Brownie, Boxy, Spotty, Bump, Krinkle, Wrinkle and Sammy.
Oops, now i have to figure out how to attach the pics.
The twins are doing great. Chasing their big sister (2 wks old) all over the place. They seem so small compared to her. She (rachel) is 2-1/8 in x 1-3/4 in and very lite color. The twins ( no names yet) are 1-1/2 x 1-1/4 in. and dark colored. The remaining cord with the string attached fell off...
Thanks for the help. We tied off each end of the cord and then cut the cord. Before starting i cooled them off in the refrigerator to slow them down. Everything looks good, no bleeding and they are running all over their enclosure and eating like nothing ever happened.
Wayne
We have a 40plus yr old male desert tortoise and a 30 yr old female. Have had them both since the female was a hatchling. We also have (8) 1 yr old hatchlings, a 1 week old and 2 day old twins hatched from 1 egg and both joined to the sac. Anyone have experience handling "twins"?
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We have a 40plus and a 30 yr old desert tortoise, (8) 1 yr old hatchlings, a 4 day old and (2) 8 hr old twins (hatchlings). The last 2 were hatched from 1 egg and are joined thru a umbilical type cord. Anyone have sugestions on how to handle the twins.