Cactus Hunters

So I decided since I am now living in San Diego and it is a desert with cacti I should probably just go out and grab some for the tort instead of buying it online. About 3 days ago my girlfriend and I went out at about 11 o'clock at night and walked a few blocks down to where I thought I remembered seeing some pickly pears. Sure enough it was right there, I just had to climb up a hill with my flashlight and break a few pads off. After a few thorns in my hand we walked away with two pads. I started feeding one of the to my tortoise (he loves the cactus now) and the other one I tried replanting in a pot. Ill let you all know how that goes.

Also our whole property was sprayed with insecticide so now I have to hose down his pen and keep him inside for a week or too.

New Tortoise Home in San Diego

Well my tortoise now has a brand new outdoor pen in San Diego. I think he is still getting used to it but seems to like it more and more each day. I put a medium size terracotta pot bottom on one side so he can soak or drink if he wants to. I just wish is got alittle more sunlight so I could leave him in there longer ant not have to keep him inside as much. I ordered some grazing seeds from carolinapetsupply.com to plant in his pen so I dont need to buy him food. I plan on going hunting for cactus too when I have time.

Now in San Diego with the Tortoise

Well after a long 8 hour car ride loaded down with a trailer I made it to San Diego along with the tort. He rode in the back the whole way burried in his hay. I think all the bumping around and shaking scared him. I was planning on holding him for most of the way but since he never came out I figured it was not worth the hassel. I just bought some food for him at the store and plan on ording some catus and tort seed from Carolina Pet Supply. I also bought some wood and nails to build him a new outdoor pen as well as a bigger inside cage I found at Ikea. So much to do to settle in but currently he is on top of the dresser with a nice view of the pool. I'll try to keep up with the updates and post some pic's of new arrangements.

Moving down to San Diego

Well it's that time of year again... time to go back to school. Im starting to pack up including all the tort supplies. I think I can get him down there without too much hassel and I'm hopinf the trip wont be too hard on him. I just hope I am able to find a nice place for his outdoor pen as the outdoor space in going to be much more limited. Ill keep you guys posted on how moving goes but it's going to be a busy next few days.