If you want to let the desert gopher tortoise know its owner, you must take the initiative to feed the desert gopher tortoise, especially at regular intervals, so that it will not be so afraid of people. After raising it, you can tease the desert gopher tortoise and lure it with food, but don't put it in the palm of your hand, the temperature change will be detrimental to its health. After the desert gopher tortoise knows its owner, it tends to be more active when feeding, and will crawl in the direction of the owner, and will not shrink its neck when interacting.

However, there are some differences as to whether the desert gopher tortoise denies the owner the opinion of. After all, in the wild, desert gopher tortoises are self-sufficient, and they will rely on a strong desire to survive to distinguish the safety of food and habitat; and so on, in artificial breeding, the process is similar. The gopher tortoise is just adapting to the environment and trying to survive.