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TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum is putting out a call for help to find homes for desert tortoises.
"We're getting into the season where things are gonna start hibernating, so it slows down," Weaver said."But we've had probably up to 100 tortoises here at one time." There are several reasons why these tortoises end up in the program needing homes. Sometimes people will find them and take them in as pets, and later have to get rid of them, because they don't realize how long they can live. Sometimes people will take in one tortoise, and think they need a friend. At that point they'll either fight, and one ends up needing to be re-homed -- or they mate. It's illegal to breed these animals in captivity, but the babies end up needing homes.
"I always had a tortoise when I was little," Victoria said."So I thought it would be really exciting for our kids, because I have a son as well, to experience what I experienced."They need a solid barrier they can't escape or dig under, that can also protect them from other animals.They need a place to burrow, some shade, and a good healthy diet of fruits and veggies.
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