DesertBull Report post Posted August 8, 2015 Saw a desert tortoise today while hanging some cameras. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted August 8, 2015 theyre on the same list as lions as far as endangered goes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oneshot Report post Posted August 8, 2015 I think you can still get a permit and own a desert tortise...??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted August 8, 2015 only live wild one ive seen was at the usery archery range Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZkiller Report post Posted August 8, 2015 I have 2. Cool pets. Very social Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertBull Report post Posted August 8, 2015 This ones face was pure red from eating cactus fruit. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oneshot Report post Posted August 8, 2015 This ones face was pure red from eating cactus fruit. I would say "great minds think alike" since I'm going out to harvest PP tunas this weekend for juice/moonshine and i always taste test them before picking... but do I really want to be compared to a tortise??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted August 8, 2015 Do you need a permit to harvest or is our hunting license a permit to be on state trust and harvest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted August 8, 2015 You cannot take them out of wild. illegal to release into wild. after captive they oftn get upper respiratory infection that is contagious to other tortoises. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted August 8, 2015 Btw you can however adopt from game & fish/adobe mtn wildlife Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murfys69law Report post Posted August 8, 2015 We have a Sulcata tortoise that wieghs about 90lbs. It tunneled under my fruit trees and lives there. He can eat a whole head of lettuce in about 5 minutes or less. We will feed him some strawberries every once in a while and he ends up looking like hes wearing lipstick. Pretty cool pet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted August 8, 2015 Sulcattas have a great personality too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murfys69law Report post Posted August 9, 2015 They do as long as you keep your hands and toes away from his mouth! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WampusCat Report post Posted August 9, 2015 Amazing what a different experience seeing those can be for different people at different times. Such a cool critter to stumble across until you are training at 29 Palms. You will loath the desert tortoise and the CA hippies who are paid to halt training and make a huge scene in the name of "science". Great pic and thanks for sharing. I've only ever seen one in the wild near Yuma. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoghntr Report post Posted August 9, 2015 Short of the ones I have found wandering neighborhoods with peace signs painted on their backs I have only sen tortoises off of 87 above ftn hills. I have found 1/2 dz in neighborhoods cuz they can really escape! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
