Desert Tortoise For Sale

Desert Tortoise For Sale

Weight‎: ‎8-15 lbs
Length‎: ‎9-15 inches (shell)
Height‎: ‎4-6 inches
To begin with, Desert Tortoise For Sale The desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai) are two species of tortoise. native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, of the southwestern United States, and northwestern Mexico and the Sinaloan thorn scrub of northwestern Mexico.

Desert Tortoise 

Recently, on the basis of DNA, geographic, and behavioral differences between desert tortoises east and west of the Colorado River, Also,it was decided that two species of desert tortoises exist: the Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and Morafka’s desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai). Moreso, We have just a few super cute CAPTIVE BRED desert tortoises for sale.

Desert Tortoise for sale

Furthermore, These desert tortoises are eating a variety of calcium-dusted greens, mazuri tortoise chow, and opuntia cactus, and are doing fantastic. Though we offer baby desert tortoises for sale, we always recommend the 6-month-old well-started desert tortoises for sale over the more fragile baby desert tortoise hatchlings. The Desert tortoise is fairly easy to care for when compared to most other species of tortoise for sale. When choosing any tortoise it is important that you purchase a healthy animal from an experienced tortoise breeder. Captive-bred Desert Tortoise babies for sale are always purchased over a wild-caught adult when possible.

Our desert tortoises for sale in Houston are top-notch and ready to ship to you via FedEx Overnight in heated or cooled, insulated shipping boxes and come with our live arrival and full 7-day health guarantee. One shipping charge covers up to 4 tortoises.

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Desert Tortoise Adaptations

Desert tortoises are able to burrow to escape the heat. They can store water in their bladder and are able to tolerate high levels of urea in their blood to keep from losing moisture through excess urinating. They can go for long periods of time without food or water.

 Habitat  Of Desert Tortoise

In California, the desert tortoise is commonly seen in open washes in creosote-bush flats. The eastern Sonoran Desert populations most often occur in rocky canyons and hillsides. It is most common in the desert but also occurs in tropical deciduous forests and some grassland habitats. Desert Tortoise Range The desert tortoise is common in eastern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, western and southern Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico. Desert Tortoise Wild Status

The Mohave Desert population is among those by the federal government. That population, and all other desert tortoises are protected by the states. where they occur, Habitat destruction disease, low reproductive rates, and illegal taking for pets have contributed to its decline.

Desert Tortoise Diet

Desert tortoises are herbivores. They feed on various plants depending upon their seasonal variability: annuals, grasses, herbs, flowers, some cacti, and their fruits. They can also eat dry forage. Predators Ravens, Gila monsters, kit fox, badgers, roadrunners, and coyotes are all predators of the desert tortoise. They prey on the juveniles, which are 2 to 3 inches long and have thin, delicate shells. Mountain lions may occasionally take adult tortoises Home Tortoises live in burrows that they construct in the sides of washes, hillsides, rock overhangs, or crevices in rocky areas. Some construct shallow “pallets” to rest in during the day, usually beneath shrubs, overhangs, or other shelter.

Desert Tortoise Life Span

In the Sonoran Desert, wild tortoises can live about 35 or 40 years although some live to be much older. Desert Tortoise Size .though, An adult desert tortoise can measure up to 14 inches (35.5cm) in length. Hatchlings are only 2 to 2 1/2 inches (5 to 6.5 cm) long.