Wild Desert Garden

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@thedude1187-q9q 22 күн бұрын

Are you supposed to soak em??? No wonder my turtles never eat em ?? Soaking is not in the instructions 😔😠

@jainthomas6223 Ай бұрын

He needs a sulcata buddy.... 😊

@bernadette517 2 ай бұрын

Smart Tortoise. He knows when to go back to his house when it is hot.

@user-mm7cj3in6o 2 ай бұрын

Yup Hamm is a hansom boy

@robbierobinson2034 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Hamm loves his gatden & his food doesn't he.? A handsome tortie 🐢💚💚

@sonora6702 2 ай бұрын

I'm trying to make this will 6 inch blocks work instead of 8?

@wilddesertgarden 2 ай бұрын

You'll need to use more blocks, and stack them 3 blocks high. It may be less stable and need reinforcement.

@sonora6702 2 ай бұрын

Is paver sand from lowes or home depot safe? For leveling the paver and interlocking it?

@wilddesertgarden 2 ай бұрын

I don't think paver sand is bad, but it's not necessary. It will not get direct rain or foot traffic.

@sonora6702 Ай бұрын

@wilddesertgarden so I did it with 2 rows of cinder blocks like the video but my dirt is very high and the entrance is very low there is not enought clearance... my question is can I do a 3rd row without jeopardizing the stability or should I just dig around and lower the dirt?

@Lisa-qy3bp 3 ай бұрын

👍👍👍❤️ very interesting ❤

@sonora6702 4 ай бұрын

Did you use paver sand or regular sand?

@wilddesertgarden 4 ай бұрын

Regular natural sand - no chemicals

@binkydognose 4 ай бұрын

Hi, Thanks for your helpful video - we adopted ours here in Glendale about 25 years ago and I'm redoing his old burrow/bunker similarly to better fit into the garden. Such great creatures. Note to viewers and potential tortoise adopters in the area - Sonoran Desert Tortoises have advantages over the popular Sulcata - smaller, less "mess", and we don't see ours from Halloween until Easter/Passover, and of course it's a very good deed to adopt a native rescue. Cheers.

@broederbond60 5 ай бұрын

Why not let the tortoise burrow ?

@wilddesertgarden 5 ай бұрын

He does dig his own burrows under bushes, but these are not fully shaded from the sun/rain. For the winter brumation and summer extreme heat, he needs the full protection of a properly constructed burrow. Even in nature, tortoises will borrow other burrows that they find.

@The_Feral_Christian59 5 ай бұрын

Do you clean your seeds before you store them?

@wilddesertgarden 5 ай бұрын

For a dry seed pods I just sift. For fresh cacti fruits, I clean away the pulp using water and a strainer.

@travelingva 5 ай бұрын

What state is this in

@wilddesertgarden 5 ай бұрын

This is in Tempe, Arizona. The coldest we get in a typical winter is around 30F.

@murphytoadster9864 7 ай бұрын

My tortoise doesn't want to go in his burro but I made it's so badass like in nature

@wilddesertgarden 7 ай бұрын

Hamm always uses his burrow in the summer during the heat of the day. At night, and when it's cooler, he likes to come out to a burrow he dug under a bush.

@djrichardcrest2001 9 ай бұрын

When you put the seeds in paper towel and plastic zip lock, do you allow air flow into zip lock? If so, how often?

@wilddesertgarden 9 ай бұрын

I don't do anything for airflow in the ziploc. I only open it once a month to refresh the water and check the seeds.

@MB1BUMPER 10 ай бұрын

What is the temperature supposed to beat inside roughly?We are currently building one just like this now

@wilddesertgarden 10 ай бұрын

In the summer it should stay below 95F inside and in the winter it should stay above 40F. It is important that it always remains shaded and dry inside.

@wdbyrd2 11 ай бұрын

Would this be sufficient for a African Spurred tortoise? in Phoenix?

@wilddesertgarden 11 ай бұрын

African spurred tortoises grow to be much larger than the native desert tortoise, so you would need something bigger.

@wdbyrd2 11 ай бұрын

@@wilddesertgarden Oh yeah. They are much bigger.

@DavidGutierrez-fv2qf Жыл бұрын

What would you do if it gets too cold?

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

If you live in a colder area you may want to build the burrow floor deeper down. I also add some hay inside to help insulate.

@rd264 Жыл бұрын

Ive found two box turtles in the woods and I observed that they HATED being taken from their environment. I returned them both exactly where I found them in the woods. The 1st within 24 hours. The 2d one was returned in 2 hours. People have no right to in effect KIDNAP animals. Let animals be! Respect them! Stop ripping off Nature!!

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

Hamm was not taken from the wild. He was adopted from AZ Game & Fish. These captive tortoises cannot be returned to the wild because they can carry diseases that could decimate wild populations.

@onehandedpants966 Жыл бұрын

Why wonderboard?

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

Cement backer boards like Wonderboard don't degrade when exposed to water. I don't like using any wood in the burrow construction because of the risk of rot and termites.

@Bruce_Games Жыл бұрын

I cant do this down the bayou

@BedrockBurrowDTHabitat Жыл бұрын

Wow … mine just don’t like the 🥕 stuff. I’ve tried so many times and cut it in so many different ways.

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

Hamm loves shredded carrots. They need the vitamin A.

@JohnFitzpatrickx Жыл бұрын

He’s so good about eating a variety of things. I have one who’s set on eating dandelion greens. Having a hard time diversifying his diet.

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

Yes, Hamm also likes dandelion leaves. Does your tortoise at least eat fresh grass or dried grass pellets?

@JohnFitzpatrickx Жыл бұрын

@@wilddesertgarden Doesn’t eat the pellets but I’ve had some success mixing Timothy Hay with dandelion

@crisdiaz32107 Жыл бұрын

What happens when it rains?

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

The burrow stays dry in rains/storms. It is important that the entrance is slightly above ground level so water cannot flow in.

@gailwilson8727 Жыл бұрын

cute little tongue

@cjgrinar6975 Жыл бұрын

Any tips for getting the pavers level? Did you lay the sand down and then the pavers?

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

Yes, there is an inch of sand underneath the pavers. The sand layer is made smooth using a 2x4 and a level.

@thehrspirit Жыл бұрын

Adorable! Enjoyed watching yours eat. I adopted a tortoise through the AZ Game & Fish - they're so much fun to have.

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

They make a great pet. They survive outside all year long, forage for food on their own, eat vegetarian, make no noise, and are friendly.

@bonniemessick8570 Жыл бұрын

such a precious little baby!!!

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

Well, he is over 40 years old...

@nguyenkids6463 Жыл бұрын

He eats it so cute

@benjaminfitzgerald2037 Жыл бұрын

5 months later, is the cactus entirely eaten? :D I know I can't leave my sulcata alone with anything planted edible. Great tortoise yard!

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

I probably feed him to much grass and vegetables, so he doesn't eat that much from my established plants. Although, he does like to eat fresh seedlings of weeds and wildflowers.

@benjaminfitzgerald2037 Жыл бұрын

@@wilddesertgarden Glad it's safe! It's a beautiful mature plant. Maybe sullys are just more ravenous. haha.

@christined4452 Жыл бұрын

@@wilddesertgarden desert tortoise main diet is mostly dry grass,grasses and weeds. some sprouts and flowers. Not too much fruits and veggie's at all. Best place for a list of safe food online ,maybe the forestry. There are many online list and beware they vary

@tracymadison5671 Жыл бұрын

My tortoise digs her own borrows. She has a covered habitat

@tracymadison5671 Жыл бұрын

I’m in Gilbert Az

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

They do love to dig. In the fall, Hamm dug himself a spot under the wolfberry bush. I could not let him brumate there because it was not protected from the rain.

@FaceImplosion Жыл бұрын

Cute piano music to go with a cute tortoise.

@NikolaosGiannakidis-ek1xv Жыл бұрын

Ee und die Rechnung für die Rechnung für die anderen beiden sind ja auch noch ein paar Bilder von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von

@Palantir_Daily Жыл бұрын

You should use PVC pipe

@jarodbrath6795 Жыл бұрын

They typically don't use any more PVC pipe here for a good reason. If you glue PVC pipe together it is permanent and can never be redone. If you don't glue the PVC pipe it leaks water.

@wilddesertgarden Жыл бұрын

Running pvc pipe out to a lower basin surrounded by plants is great. However, the location of my drip outlet did not allow for this.

@MTmama56 2 жыл бұрын

Awww So cute We're getting one this week (TUCSON) GREAT HABITAT!!!

@jdo3400 2 жыл бұрын

do you have any predators in your area??? we have coyotes in our area and i want too make sure our tortoises are safe

@wilddesertgarden 2 жыл бұрын

There are coyotes nearby but I don't think they can get into my backyard over the 6' block fence. Also, I have a large adult tortoise, so he is not as vulnerable to predators.

@jdo3400 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing this! Just curious...have you moved your tortoises in yet? if so, how quickly did they take to it?? How many do you have for this burrow?

@wilddesertgarden 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the new desert tortoise moved in recently. I put him down in front of the burrow and he moved in right away. I just have one adult male tortoise

@NikolaosGiannakidis-ek1xv Жыл бұрын

Ee und die Rechnung für die anderen beiden sind sehr gut und die anderen beiden sind ja auch noch ein paar Bilder von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe von der Nähe der

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