I had forgotten how pleasant it is to take care of hatchling desert tortoises. You pick them up and put them into the water soak, they lower their heads and drink. You pick them up and place them around the food, they lower their heads and eat. You open the plastic covering over their habitat, they look at you
and say, "Mama??" They're just not afraid of the human at all!
A fellow called me the other day and asked if I would take five little baby desert tortoises. Of course, I said, "Of Course!!" He had the adult pair for about 15 years, after they were given to him by his parents, and never had babies before. For this whole 15 years he really didn't know how to care for the tortoises. They just lived out in his backyard and he'd occasionally toss them some fruit or whatever he thought they might like. It was only last year, after he got a computer, that he decided it might be a good idea to do some research on the tortoises. He discovered how wrong his care has been this whole time.
and say, "Mama??" They're just not afraid of the human at all!
A fellow called me the other day and asked if I would take five little baby desert tortoises. Of course, I said, "Of Course!!" He had the adult pair for about 15 years, after they were given to him by his parents, and never had babies before. For this whole 15 years he really didn't know how to care for the tortoises. They just lived out in his backyard and he'd occasionally toss them some fruit or whatever he thought they might like. It was only last year, after he got a computer, that he decided it might be a good idea to do some research on the tortoises. He discovered how wrong his care has been this whole time.