I take care of 1.1.1 Gopher Tortoises at work. (yes, legally)
Attached is a photo of Lolita, a real beauty with lots of yellow coloring. Photo credit: Edi Arangies.
I have tried feeding them native leaves and grasses since this is their homerange, but the adults rarely touch it. We still offer it regularly. Their captive diet is mostly collards, Repashy grassland grazer, soaked alfalfa pellets, ~10% veggies/fruits.
The juvenile readily eats clover and some other native plants.
We allow them to overwinter in the burrows that they dig in their enclosure (not the juv).
The 0.0.1 was brought to us as a hatchling four years ago. At what size do you think it will be sexable?
I have always had trouble finding resources about husbandry for Gophers, which makes sense since few can legally hold them.
Attached is a photo of Lolita, a real beauty with lots of yellow coloring. Photo credit: Edi Arangies.
I have tried feeding them native leaves and grasses since this is their homerange, but the adults rarely touch it. We still offer it regularly. Their captive diet is mostly collards, Repashy grassland grazer, soaked alfalfa pellets, ~10% veggies/fruits.
The juvenile readily eats clover and some other native plants.
We allow them to overwinter in the burrows that they dig in their enclosure (not the juv).
The 0.0.1 was brought to us as a hatchling four years ago. At what size do you think it will be sexable?
I have always had trouble finding resources about husbandry for Gophers, which makes sense since few can legally hold them.