desert tortoise eating habits

Question
now before i got the tortoise i went crazy looking up what kinds of things they should eat, shouldn't eat. i studied grass local to my area, and other crazy things but when i got her, my entire yard became baren so i fed her other recomended things like carrots, some certain grass i could still find and sprouts. but she really loves carrots. i feed her carrots probly more than other things because i can't find what she needs i worry that it may be affecting her health and possibly her skin color. she loves them and runs every time i put them out but are they okay for her? Kaura Vista CA

Answer
Carrots are not generally a 'recommended' food item for most tortoises, except as an occasional treat or nutritional supplement. Desert tortoises are a pretty finicky pet that I am not very 'up' on, so I refer all of these sorts of questions to some real experts- http://www.tortoises.org