Comments on: Tortoise adoption days provide wealth of information http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/conservation-news/tortoise-adoption-days-provide-wealth-of-information/2009/05/21/ The Official Blog of the Arizona Game and Fish Department Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/conservation-news/tortoise-adoption-days-provide-wealth-of-information/2009/05/21/comment-page-1/#comment-1225 admin Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:32:56 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/?p=561#comment-1225 Hi Kim and Madison, Desert tortoise adoption in Arizona is free, however, the Phoenix Herpetological Society (PHS, the non-profit organization that runs our adoption program) does ask for a $15 donation to cover the cost of a Microchip and care. I do not believe there is a waiting list for adoption desert tortoises as of now. PHS has one more adoption clinic this year, which will be on August 15th. They do require you to go to the clinic before you take your tortoise home, so that everyone interested in adoption a tortoise is familiar with the requirements of caring for a desert tortoise. They also require that you have the enclosure (often times a secure, fenced-in backyard works well) and the burrow built before you take your tortoise home. The adoption hotline for PHS is 602-550-7029. Visit http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/tortoise/enclosure.shtml for instructions on creating an enclosure, and http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/tortoise/burrow.shtml for requirements of a burrow, and http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/tortoise/documents/PhxTucBurrows.pdf for specific instructions on creating a burrow. If you would like PHS to visit your house to see the enclosure and burrow to make sure it is suitable (and make suggestions on how to make improvements), they will; however, a site visit is not required. They do require photos of the enclosure, the burrow, and other aspects of the habitat (see the adoption form and packet to see a list of all the photos required). Please be aware that if you have a pool in your backyard, the tortoise must be in an enclosure separate from the pool as they do not swim and will drown if they fall in. Also, you must have the tortoise in an enclosure that is separate from other pets. Dogs can maul or kill desert tortoises and should never be left unsupervised with a tortoise. Please let me know if you have any other questions, and thank you so much for your inquiry. Audrey Hi Kim and Madison,

Desert tortoise adoption in Arizona is free, however, the Phoenix Herpetological Society (PHS, the non-profit organization that runs our adoption program) does ask for a $15 donation to cover the cost of a Microchip and care.

I do not believe there is a waiting list for adoption desert tortoises as of now. PHS has one more adoption clinic this year, which will be on August 15th. They do require you to go to the clinic before you take your tortoise home, so that everyone interested in adoption a tortoise is familiar with the requirements of caring for a desert tortoise. They also require that you have the enclosure (often times a secure, fenced-in backyard works well) and the burrow built before you take your tortoise home. The adoption hotline for PHS is 602-550-7029.

Visit http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/tortoise/enclosure.shtml for instructions on creating an enclosure, and http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/tortoise/burrow.shtml for requirements of a burrow, and http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/tortoise/documents/PhxTucBurrows.pdf for specific instructions on creating a burrow.

If you would like PHS to visit your house to see the enclosure and burrow to make sure it is suitable (and make suggestions on how to make improvements), they will; however, a site visit is not required. They do require photos of the enclosure, the burrow, and other aspects of the habitat (see the adoption form and packet to see a list of all the photos required).

Please be aware that if you have a pool in your backyard, the tortoise must be in an enclosure separate from the pool as they do not swim and will drown if they fall in. Also, you must have the tortoise in an enclosure that is separate from other pets. Dogs can maul or kill desert tortoises and should never be left unsupervised with a tortoise.

Please let me know if you have any other questions, and thank you so much for your inquiry.

Audrey

]]> By: Kim Stutting http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/conservation-news/tortoise-adoption-days-provide-wealth-of-information/2009/05/21/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 Kim Stutting Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:26:27 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/?p=561#comment-1206 My daughter and I have looking into adopting a desert tortosie and had a few questions. 1. what is the cost of adoption? 2. Is there a waiting list? 3. Do we attend the classes before we get the tortosie? 4. Do you come to our house to see where it will be living? Thank you and looking forward hearing from you! Kim and Madison Stutting 480-296-9504 My daughter and I have looking into adopting a desert tortosie and had a few questions.
1. what is the cost of adoption?
2. Is there a waiting list?
3. Do we attend the classes before we get the tortosie?
4. Do you come to our house to see where it will be living?
Thank you and looking forward hearing from you!

Kim and Madison Stutting
480-296-9504

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