New pictures of my Desert Tortoises

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
Thanks guys!




LOL, well, my mom actually thinks they're all females; which means the names don't fit them very well.

You do know how to tell male from female right? The males will have a very obvious indentation on the bottom of their shell to make room for the females shell during mating. At such a young age they will just barely begin to indent if they are male, so it may take a bit longer to know who is male, and who is female.

[teenster3]

Oh, great pictures....I haven't seen any of tortoises yet!
What is their normal lifespan? My favorite is the group shot...I love that 1 but, they're all cute!
Tina

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Thank you!

Their average lifespan is around 80-100 years. They'll probably outlive us! They make wonderful pets.

Cass, yep, we do. My mother checked the other day, and she's almost positive all of them are female.

[CathyBogart]

They're fantastic, as always! Thank you!

[Tonya]

"Now, class...Pay attention."



Great pictures! I haven't seen desert tortoises in years. My great grandmother used to have them in her backyard when I was a little girl.

[green_chameleon_girl]

*dies* OMG those are the cutest tortoises!! THEY ARE ADORABLE!!!!!! I want one now!! lol

[GoldenRetrLuver]

LOL Tonya, nice caption.

Thanks guys!

[DogLover9501]

LOL Tonya that is EXACTLY what I was thinking when I seen that picture

Julie they are all so cute, especially that little one