Desert gopher tortoises are not easy to raise. Desert gopher tortoises are very picky about food. Many times desert gopher tortoises only like to eat plants from their origin, which brings certain troubles to feeding. Traditional plants It must not meet the strong dietary requirements of this turtle, so you can try growing your own plants.

As for the desert gopher tortoise, it is the newly introduced desert tortoise. It is very important for the turtle to take a hot bath. A hot bath not only encourages tortoises to excrete feces, but also increases their appetite. And for unhealthy desert gopher tortoises, nutritional medicines can be added to the water. At the same time, the health status of the tortoise can also be judged by the feces excreted by the tortoise and the amount of water they drink.

Most desert gopher tortoises prefer to live in a warmer environment. The suitable temperature is 25-35°C. When the tortoise is in a low temperature environment for a long time, it is easy to suffer from respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms, and death in severe cases.