In case anyone is wondering what is so awesome about California Desert Torts here is a list.
1. They are very friendly and want attention from the food God.
2. The are not destructive. They do not ruin your yard.
3. They are very cool and relaxing to watch.
BTW They could be Texas Desert Tort...
I have come to the conclusion that I will eventually have to find homes for my CDTs. I am in no hurry and can wait years ,but if a tortoise lover with a great tort home becomes available I have a very spoiled male CDT that is very friendly but aggressive to other male torts.
I just noticed that my torts ( CDT ) have little , tiny black dots on their necks. I took a picture with my phone but I don't know how to load it to my computer. I am starting to freak out. HELP! I think I can get the picture on TFO fb. Please check it out and give me advice
I recently had a tortoise die. I don't know why, but I did look up all the plants in my tort yard and I had a plameria (sp?) that lost its flowers. I think poor Shelby might have eaten them. I moved the plant immediately. According to The Tortoise Table it is in the same family as Oleander...
I have ants all over in spots. I kill then and they come back. I think everyone who doesn't have a bug service gets them. They are not the big one like I had in Ramona, just the little black ones.
Thanks Keith. I don't feed the fern at all. They just like to hide in it. I guess part of why it is so hard to figure out what killed him is that the have a pretty large yard to roam during the day. There were no wounds....except her eyes :(
I have another question. It might sound dumb but, here goes. I found Shelby dead in her hide. She had ants on here eyes, but I don't think that was the cause of death. All the ants are gone. Should I take all the substrate out or just the substrate where she died. It was only about a month...
Thanks for the advice and condolences everyone. Does anyone remember the name of the website that shows every plant and tells if it is edible or toxic. I can't seem to find it. I removed the two plants from the tort side of my yard that I am not sure of, but I still want to know. One was a...
I have come to the uneducated concussion that the ant came after the death. I am thinking she/ he (Shelby was a male, but we called him a her because she was smaller than two of her brothers) I am going to look up some plants in my yard that they had not bothered with before. I will let...
Just the little black ones Angela. I am really pretty freaked out. My pets usually die of old age. I wish I knew what he died of. They all have good appetites.
That is what I was thinking Mike and Deadheadvet, He didn't look sick. Now I am worried about the other 3. I do use DE everywhere. They walk right over it...the ants.
So now the question I had hoped to never have to ask....What do you do with a dead tort. Do I donate it to a research group, take it to a vet or just bury it? :(
I am so over come with sadness I can hardly breath, so please be patient with me.
Last night I put my CDTs to bed. They have out door heated pens. This morning a couple were out and I threw them hibiscus to munch while I made up some muzuri. When I brought the muzuri out another tort came out...
I just wanted to say hello. I have been super busy so have not posted in a long time, but I still come by when I have a question. Today I found my answer just by reading other posts. THANKS! BTW- all three of my tort are doing great.