Re: Very good....the scales are....

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Posted by EJ on March 31, 2001 at 16:35:36:

In Reply to: Very good....the scales are.... posted by Julianna on March 31, 2001 at 15:40:23:

You feed it grasses and dark leafy greens. With the rains we had there is plenty of natural fare out there inclusing your lawn. Where in CA are you? If you are in a residential area someone is missing a Desert tortoise.
Plenty of websites to tell you specificly what to feed it.
Ed
: : The scales on the forelimbs of a Desert are fairly smooth. The sulcata has pointy and pronounced scales.
: : Ed

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: : : : : Try these web pages for more desert tortoise info:

: : : : : http://www.tortoiseaid.org/cdtlinks.html

: : : : : http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_tort.html

: : : : : http://www.tortoise.org/general/descare.html

: : : : : http://www.tortoisegroup.org/

: : : : ok here goes....
: : : : he looks just like the "goherus agassizi," under the desert tortoises section on the first link you gave me....his nails are a little beat up....and we live in the state of california...i was told we may need a permit....see what you can do with this..info and i will look at the other sites while you answer....thanks so much gratefully, terry

: : : : julianna

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: : : : : It might not be a desert tortoise, it could be an escaped pet. So look at the photos carefully at these sites and the one I linked in my previous post.
: : : : : Describe the tortoise in as much detail as possible. Or post a photo, even better!
: : : : : Terry.

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: : : He looks simular to the "geochelone sulcata" under the sulcata tortoises....but his coloring around the circles on his shell are dark like the desert tortoises.....ok ...help!!! we want to take proper care of him :)

: Thanks Ed....
: his scales are smooth....i could tell that from the pictures....we need to feed him today....can anyone help????

: thanks

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: You feed it grasses and dark leafy greens. With the rains we had there is plenty of natural fare out there inclusing your lawn. Where in CA are you? If you are in a residential area someone is missing a Desert tortoise. : Plenty of websites to tell you specificly what to feed it. : Ed : : : The scales on the forelimbs of a Desert are fairly smooth. The sulcata has pointy and pronounced scales. : : : Ed : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Try these web pages for more desert tortoise info: : : : : : : http://www.tortoiseaid.org/cdtlinks.html : : : : : : http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_tort.html : : : : : : http://www.tortoise.org/general/descare.html : : : : : : http://www.tortoisegroup.org/ : : : : : ok here goes.... : : : : : he looks just like the "goherus agassizi," under the desert tortoises section on the first link you gave me....his nails are a little beat up....and we live in the state of california...i was told we may need a permit....see what you can do with this..info and i will look at the other sites while you answer....thanks so much gratefully, terry : : : : : julianna : : : : : : : : : : It might not be a desert tortoise, it could be an escaped pet. So look at the photos carefully at these sites and the one I linked in my previous post. : : : : : : Describe the tortoise in as much detail as possible. Or post a photo, even better! : : : : : : Terry. : : : : : : : : He looks simular to the "geochelone sulcata" under the sulcata tortoises....but his coloring around the circles on his shell are dark like the desert tortoises.....ok ...help!!! we want to take proper care of him :) : : Thanks Ed.... : : his scales are smooth....i could tell that from the pictures....we need to feed him today....can anyone help???? : : thanks

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