Simple kidney cysts that are causing symptoms or blocking the flow of blood or urine through the kidney may need to be treated using a procedure called sclerotherapy. In sclerotherapy, the doctor punctures the cyst using a long needle inserted through the skin. Ultrasound is used to guide the needle to the cyst.
Note the dirt clods that are also characteristic of a mole. Gophers will not make these kinds of mounds or dirt clods. A burrow system is a vast network of interconnecting tunnels and passages. Tunnels vary in depth from 3 to 30 inches. Moles are active year round and make regular use of their tunnels.
However people have raised gopher tortoises in their houses without burrows. Gopher tortoises lay eggs usually only once a year and have five to eight eggs in a nest. Gopher tortoise eggs hatch between 60 to 90 days at 88 degrees Fahrenheit. Young gopher tortoises grow fast when fed a good diet.Gopher tortoises become sub-adult in about six years and adult at 8 years for males and 17 to 20 years for females. Gopher tortoises are known to eat more than 1,000 species of plants through their range and more than 200 species in any one habitat.opher tortoises become sub-adult in about six years and adult at 8 years for males and 17 to 20 years for females. Gopher tortoises are known to eat more than 1,000 species of plants through their range and more than 200 species in any one habitat.