Hey fellow tortoise lovers!
Well I was stoked to build some new tortoise pens at our new property out here in Phoenix. My plan was to build early winter, plant seeds, and introduce the tortoises (testudo) into their new homes once they awake from brumation feb-march. Everything is going to plan, but little did I know how much pocket gophers LOVE clover and weeds! Our new pens have fantastic growth heading into spring, but the pocket gophers are reeking havoc.
Anyone have experience with these rodents and tortoises? The first concerns that came to mind were obviously the destroying of the food growth. But also will the gophers threaten any tortoises/eggs/nests?
Thoughts...?
I have removed one gopher but there's more tunneling about and once spring arrives I could have a bigger problem as that's pocket gopher breeding season.
Well I was stoked to build some new tortoise pens at our new property out here in Phoenix. My plan was to build early winter, plant seeds, and introduce the tortoises (testudo) into their new homes once they awake from brumation feb-march. Everything is going to plan, but little did I know how much pocket gophers LOVE clover and weeds! Our new pens have fantastic growth heading into spring, but the pocket gophers are reeking havoc.
Anyone have experience with these rodents and tortoises? The first concerns that came to mind were obviously the destroying of the food growth. But also will the gophers threaten any tortoises/eggs/nests?
Thoughts...?
I have removed one gopher but there's more tunneling about and once spring arrives I could have a bigger problem as that's pocket gopher breeding season.