Desert Tort Mailing list was Desert tortoise rescue, looking for advise.

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: : Hello Kisha, there is a specific mailing list for owners of Desert Tortoises. : It is specifically for discussion of Gopherus (Xerobates) Agassizi, the California or "Mojave" Desert Tortoise. : Although your tortosie is a Sonoran DT, it is still the same species, just living in a different state. :-) : : Conservation of habitat, existing wild populations, taxonomy, and health/veterinary issues, as well as captive care and information are discussed on this list. : Please feel free to join us there! : : : I guess since it is summer now, no one is having problems with their : : desert tortoises. I'm not really either I am just looking for advise : : from some experianced keepers. : : I do a bit of reptile rescue from my home in my spare time, under certain : : circumstances. : : Mostly turtles and tortoises, some times snakes and frogs. In October : : '99 I was given a rather large Sonoran Desert Tortoise that had been : : kept by a teacher in a classroom for at least eight years. He was : : captive born and had : : been put outside on the lawn for "sun" several times in his life. : : Occationaly the family dog, a goldern retiever, would chew on him. : : He came to me with extnsive shell dammage. His horns had been chewed off : : bone showed in many places. : : I have kept him inside, in quarintine since I aquired him and have done extensive : : research regarding this species' husbandry. I realize that he would : : do better outside in a more natural environment. But I hesitate because I : : live in arizona and it was 112 degrees yesterday. I cant't find : : anything that gives healthy high and low temp ranges for this species. : : I want to put him outside, I'm afraid it is too hot righ now. Any advice : : would be great. : : He also has a very loud nose whistle. Louder when he is breathing hard, : : no bubbles or mucus though, and he is eating and growing like a pig. : : Should we visit the Vet? : : I have consulted with Adobe wildlife, the agency that governs the : : adoption of desert tortoises in my area, but they only give very general : : info. Nothing about sick and injured tortoises. : : Thanks for reading and any thoughts. : : Kisha

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