Infact, All tortoise types to not need another tortoise for company. You can though. But dont be suprised if they get into a fight :)
No, desert tortoises are diurnal.
yes a desert tortoises has a back bones.
Yes, ants do bite desert tortoises and baby desert tortoises are in the most danger. If you keep tortoises outside, it is important to make sure ants cannot get to them.
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Yes, baby desert tortoises do hibernate.
Genius, all tortoises chew.
The desert tortoises has two species - Gopherus agassizii and Gopherus morafkai.
None! Desert tortoises are herbivores and will not eat animals. They will continue searching until they find plants they can reach.
Except for a brief courtship and mating period, desert tortoises are solitary animals.
The desert tortoise is found primarily in the Sonoran Desert and Mojave Desert.
desert tortoises do take care of there babbies becaus any thing can eat them.
No, desert tortoises, like all other tortoises, depend on their strong shells for protection from predators. Camouflage assumes that an animal is seeking to hide, whereas tortoises don't care what sees them, and couldn't do anything about avoiding a predator in most cases, anyway.