The unexpected visitor

I was putting the leftover vegetable cuttings into the compost bin when I heard a rustle under the wood pile.  I thought perhaps it was a lizard, trying to escape the  heat (98 degrees in the shade today) or maybe even a snake (we have black racers, garters, and probably others).  But when I looked closer, I saw the distinct pattern of a shell!!  Now for those of you who are into dream work, I had a dream last night that I had accepted a few gopher tortoises into my yard because their home was being demolished to make way for development.  And so I go outside and one is in my yard!!!  What kind of sign is this? Anyway I have tried to make my yard hospitable to all wildlife, and I put out some romaine lettuce, carrots, and even some tomatos for my new visitor.  Who knows if "he" will stay.  I did make a shallow hole so "he" could escape the heat.  Why am I saying "he"? Well there is a concave depression on the underside of this tortoise's carapace, and without being too graphic, that is almost certainly the characteristic sign of a male (so his carapace will "fit" on his mate's when they are making more tortoises).