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desertdeana

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My father is 75 and has had a permit for desert tortoises for over 5 years. This time the babies hatched first week in Sept, while he was out of state. I rescued 8 and one became escargot for raven :(
I have decided to keep two after finding excellent homes for the other 6. I have not tried to raise the hatchlings since I found one upside down in her water dish 4 years ago. I felt awful it survived and I gave it to my friend who takes them to work with her. Since doing plenty of research and getting advice from a PhD in Herpology. I am excited to tackle this and do a good job. I have a travel cage, so when my daughter is not home I will take them to work. Dr. Glassy said they do not need water in their tank, just soaking in warm water 2 X a week. My dad made a pen so they can sun for at least an hour a day. I went and bought the Zoo Med repti Basking Light that I will turn off at night. I am fortunate to live in their climate and have mallow and desert plants in my yard. Okay that is my novel introduction. I'll post photos of my babies next time. Cheers!
 

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welcome to tfo! its always interesting to hear where peoples torts came from. the little guys tend to have elaborate life stories much like humans :)
 

desertdeana

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Thanks! I sure wish I could figure out how to post pix. Keeps saying too big of a file. Maybe I need a teenager to help me. LOL. If you click my www below you can see me with my torts.myspace.com/mom2lisa
 

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desertdeana, if you want you can use tinypic.com to upload your photos. then just post the photo URL here
 

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Hey nice pictures! Im the moderator on this site, so if you need anything or have any questions or concerns, please let me know!
 

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Hi! Loved your babies' picture in the other thread. Think all of you posting such pictures, should have to put a warning label on them. Something like: Danger! Beware! Following post contains pictures of adorable DTs. Viewing will have you hungering to own one of your own.

Lol. Seriously glad to have you here!:)
 
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