Pedro is VERY busy today!
Is there such thing as keeping the peace around here?
Pedro is having some vegan chili! I canât think of any food Pedro doesnât like.
Whatâs wrong with Todd?đ¤Ł
Sheâs too smart BUT I had a back up plan lol
Pedro always has to have a bite of whatever it is Iâm having.
Poor Todd wants to hang out with the kids and they want nothing to do with him lol
Todd Is extra hungry. Heâs filling up before he gets ready for hibernation soon
Someone is very content and relaxed now thatâs itâs not 115 degrees out lol
Does anybody else have a mini rooster living in their top drawer?
Pedro loves his sweets! Waffles are one of his favorites
Who doesnât like ice pops in the summer?!
Pedro has such a rough life. If heâs not in the house enjoying the AC heâs playing in the dirt having a good ol time.
Just two hot chicks fanning their fanny
Tying to keep everyone kool đ
Solomon needs to toughen up so he can spar with his big sister Lily
Gurl! Who did your horns!?
Just one of those lazy days for the girls...
Must be nice đ
I put an AC unit and fan in the temporary pig / turkey house.
98° today! Yikes! We aren't even in May yet! It's gonna be a long hot summer!
Buddy enjoying some greens Desert tortoise eating
Getting ready for summer! Slowly but surely
Netting off at one area at a time but eventually the whole property is going to be netted off so no Hawks ( or sparrows)can get in and no cats can get out..
The stuff ain't cheap so I can only do what I can afford at the moment so I'm doing it piece by piece.
98% of S.R. Animal Refuge is self-funded which is killing me. These animals come first their protection is priority and their health and their happiness. Right now I can no longer take it anymore animals unless we have sponsors.
I'll eventually have a hot wire along the bottom of the fence line I don't really want to use razor wire so I'm leaning more towards electric wire to keep any neighborhood dogs from trying to get in or Coyotes.
After Lily's first nail trim a couple days ago I posted the pictures on a Facebook group page that only deals with goat hoof trims and it looks like I did not go short enough. I need to take more off the heel and more off the tip. #badgoat
Everybody's enjoying the perfect weather and nice cool breeze! Enjoy it while it last! Summer is on its way!
Watch Buddy's Story.
Buddy got taken from the wild and put into captivity as so many tortoises do (which is illegal) and it's horrifying for the tortois. This means they have to spend the rest of their life 100 years in captivity. But he barely made it through hibernation because lack of care he was given prior to coming to the rescue. With warm baths and tons of food and a nice deep warm den packed full of straw he survived and made it through hibernation.
Please do not remove tortoises from the wild and put them in captivity contact your local fish and game and adopt through them as they have hundreds and thousands of tortoises that need homes. If you see a tortoise crossing the road do not think the tortoise is lost do not think that he ran away from somebody's backyard. He simply crossing the road because it's probably mating season help them cross the road in the direction they were heading and leave them alone please.
Buddy eats a lot as all tortoises eat a lot we go through probably over 150 heads of romaine lettuce a month here at the Refuge.
If anybody wants to help donate romaine lettuce.. we accept gift cards to the grocery stores and also paypal. Sometimes ahead of lettuce can be over $3.
Todd is enjoying some prickly pear cactus fruit. This is a native plant for him. Even though he would prefer apples . At least trying to get them to eat some native fruit first LOL
Having a pep talk with Gurdy and Peeps why they can't hatch their eggs.. We can't bring more babies into the wold while so many others need homes.. #donthatch #adopt.
Waiting for Todd our rescue tortoise to wake up from his hibernation!