Greetings all
Hello Everyone, I am new around here. I have recently adopted a baby tortoise, after saving him/her from being a cat toy. Our cat seems to have brought it in the house and was found scared in our bathroom. Seems completely uninjured by the cat (thankfully). This little guy is now stomping around the new tortoise tub I've made out of an old storage bin. so far I've been feeding him some grasses, grape leaves, celery tops, and a bit of spring mix. I think he is a baby desert tortoise (we live in Nevada). I am dedicated to properly caring for this cute lil tortoise. I have some experience with reptiles, having had a beardie for 10yrs, as well as caring for an Iguana that was abused and burned by a previous owners carelessness.
A couple quick questions before i venture off into the forums to get situated here.
-Can anyone confirm or correct me on the exact type of tortoise?
-Would he be better in the storage tub, or in my vacant 30+ gallon tank?
-Should he be kept indoors mainly (AC set at 80) or outdoors where its 100+ degrees currently
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Hello Everyone, I am new around here. I have recently adopted a baby tortoise, after saving him/her from being a cat toy. Our cat seems to have brought it in the house and was found scared in our bathroom. Seems completely uninjured by the cat (thankfully). This little guy is now stomping around the new tortoise tub I've made out of an old storage bin. so far I've been feeding him some grasses, grape leaves, celery tops, and a bit of spring mix. I think he is a baby desert tortoise (we live in Nevada). I am dedicated to properly caring for this cute lil tortoise. I have some experience with reptiles, having had a beardie for 10yrs, as well as caring for an Iguana that was abused and burned by a previous owners carelessness.
A couple quick questions before i venture off into the forums to get situated here.
-Can anyone confirm or correct me on the exact type of tortoise?
-Would he be better in the storage tub, or in my vacant 30+ gallon tank?
-Should he be kept indoors mainly (AC set at 80) or outdoors where its 100+ degrees currently
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