Gobi tortoises

Gobi tortoises are also called Gobi tortoises. It is a tough tortoise that lives in remote areas of the United States. It is generally relatively large and has relatively high food requirements. Therefore, it is more difficult to raise this kind of tortoise in other areas. The appearance is not beautiful, and the patterns on the carapace are not obvious.

Chinese name: Gobi Gopher Tortoise

Chinese Nicknames:Gopherus aggassizii

Two names:Gopherus aggassizii

< p style="text-indent:28px">English name:Desert Tortoise

Kingdom:Animal kingdom

Phylum:Chordata

Class:< /strong>Protozoa

Order:Turtles

< strong>Family: Telidae

Subfamily: Telinae

Genus:Gobi tortoise

Species:Gobi gopher tortoise p>

Dispersed: Dispersed in the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico.

Livelihood situation: Rest in dry environments with giant palms and thorny plants. You can dig long holes up to 10 meters deep to use as a hiding place.

< strong>Food habits:Herbivorous, feeds on native plants, grasses, flowers, giant palms and beans, and rarely eats non-native plants.

Growing methods: The courtship season for desert gopher tortoises is most active in early autumn, about May to July. The number of eggs laid is about 4 to 8. It goes through an incubation period of 90 to 120 days and the temperature is 26°C~ If the temperature is 30.5℃, male turtles will appear, and if the temperature is 31℃~32℃, female turtles will appear.

Customs: What they rest on. In the summer, the ground temperature reaches 60℃, so they will dig holes to find moisture or use the holes to create a cold space. They spend 95% of their lives in the holes, and the temperature from November to March in winter is even Below 0℃, they will also use hibernation in caves to survive low temperatures.

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