Desert Tortoise

[Beazer]

Well, the early rains have brought out my Desert Toroise (Gopherus agassizii)so I snapped a couple pics of him and fed him a few greens. He follows me around the yard when he is out because he knows I can get him the "good stuff" and not just the bermuda grass/hibiscus/opuntia pads laying around, lol. I still havent named this guy :/ .

(I love their elephant feet lol)

-Jon DeLong

 

[CaterpillarGiraffe]

SO cute! I love Tortoises so much, I was thinking of getting myself a Sulcata or Leopard Tortoise in the next year or so.

What is the housing like for this guy? Outdoor?

 

[Beazer]

His enclosure is my entire backyard lol. My pit is afraid of tortoises so when hes out he doesnt even go near it. And the tortoise isnt afraid of anything. I was going to build an outdoor enclosure but decided to let him roam the whole yard. The rabbit dug a huge burrow (must be about 20ft+ in lenght lol) and so he and the rabbit hid in there during the hot days/winters. And the neighborhood cats dont bother him either.
The enclosure I was going to build for him was going to be 20ft x 12ft, but now he roams that area (where the burrow is) and all over my yard lol.

-Jon DeLong

 

[CaterpillarGiraffe]

Haha, that's awesome. Oh well, Tortoise are built to withstand tough things
A pitbull with no match for a Tortoise!