Badgers, skunks, ground squirrels, ravens, Gila monsters, and roadrunners can prey on juvenile tortoises and tortoise eggs.

Can a roadrunner eat a tortoise?

WHAT PREYS ON DESERT TORTOISES? THERE ARE MANY PREDATORS THAT EAT BABY DESERT TORTOISES, INCLUDING THE COMMON RAVEN! Roadrunners, snakes, kit foxes and coyotes are a few examples of tortoise predators.

Will birds attack my tortoise?

If you've noticed hawks, kestrels or other birds of prey in your local area then there's a very strong possibility of them attacking your tortoise if they think they can get a meal out of it.