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Noticed these growths on my male desert tortoise's jaw today. Symmetrically placed, though one is larger than the other. Where the skin is bulging the scales are parted away. Not sure how long they've been there exactly because we open his house and leave straight for work, and he often puts...

Noticed today that Bobo has a light spot on his lower beak. At first we thought it was a light colored piece of food left from a meal, but upon closer inspection it seems like his skin is missing here and we might be looking at exposed flesh or bone. It does not appear that it is painful for him...

We adopted our 30yr old CA desert tortoise in May, so his first hibernation with us is coming up. He's 30-something years old, so one might argue HE knows what he's doing, but I just want to make sure everything is a go. He have noted that as the weather is getting cooler, he is slower to come...

I've read a number of different things here and elsewhere on the internet regarding whether tomatoes and tomato plants are ok for tortoises. So, for gopherus specifically, what's the real deal? Are tomato plant leaves ok --yes or no? Is the fruit itself ok--yes or no? I have a large plant...

To be clear, I am NOT interested in trying to do this or seeking to do this. I ask because as soon as I announced having adopted a male gopherus, a guy I know through work connections posted on my Facebook saying his family has a female "if i ever wanted to breed them". I kinda wanted to slap...

Last month I made my first intro post as I prepared to welcome our first tortoise, a CA desert tortoise adopted through the CTTC and the state. Well, he's here and did wonderfully his first week in his new yard. No digging, finding his way into his enclosure all by himself at night, and...

Still preparing to receive our adopted adult desert tortoise from the tortoise club. I have versed myself in WHAT they can/ should eat, but nobody has ever really told me HOW MUCH one should eat in a day. Our back yard has already been visited and approved. It is not huge and the lawn is...

I have read other posts here saying that corn can make a nice occasional treat for tortoises. More specifically, I was wondering if the husk from corn on the cob would have any appeal/ nutritional value for a CA desert tortoise. Certainly seems very fibrous, and the fresh stuff is still green...

New expecting tortoise parent here (we are adopting a CA desert tortoise from the state and he arrives this weekend). Is there solid evidence that tortoises recognize/ respond to the name they've been given? I would think it would make sense from an evolutionary standpoint for creatures with...

We are preparing to adopt our first gopherus, and part of the yard modifications I wanted to do was fortify the fence facing our neighbors. They have 2 dogs --one little terrier /toy thing and one german shepherd that looks like it weighs more than I do. They are not friendly and always rush...

Hi everyone, My name is Ash and I have recently been approved to adopt a CA desert tortoise. We live in southern CA and purchased a house about a year ago. It has been a hope of mine to have a tortoise for a long time, and now that we finally have a yard to offer I wanted to adopt someone who...

We are new the the tortoise scene. We are preparing to adopt a CA desert tortoise with the help of our local fish and game/ tortoise society. I had initially applied for a 60yr old female I saw advertised, but the tortoise society said they had many other candidates in more dire need of an...