CeciliaCornwall
New Member
We have 2 desert tortoises roaming free in our tortoise proofed backyard. We live in the Phoenix area so it’s been detestably hot. The last week it’s been pretty nice, high temps in low 90s or high 80s and the lows in the high 60s. Our two girls have been hiding for the most part except for mornings and evenings to eat. Today, Lily has been marching all over the yard like she’s on a mission. I’ve soaked her, fed her treats, put her in her hide, and nothing seems to satisfy her. Every now and then she’ll stop and lower herself to the ground (photo of this), look around, and then start roaming again. Is this normal and I just never noticed because it’s been so hot and we haven’t had the chance to observe? It might be important to know that we took both tortoises to the vet last week for a pre-hibernation checkup and our other tortoise, Hope, was found to have pinworms. Both are being treated with dewormer.