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bschierer

Desert Tortoise

Wildlife
Desert Tortoise

Posted Oct 6, 2019, 8:03 PM UTC

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bschiererOP•

South Mountain this morning.

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demeve•

Picking them up cause a lot of stress to them and they also become disoriented. Game and Fish is always warning people to not pick them up.

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zbysior•

hey is it true that if you pick them up and they pee, they lose water and die from dehydration? I'm not sure where I heard that..

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AZTravelWriter•

I have heard that too. Not just if you pick them up but if you scare them. Either way, don't pick them up!

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bschiererOP•

We didn't touch it, but there was quite the group gathered around the little one.

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