He's a little red-foot tortoise. I picked him out at the pet store. He's very shy and sweet, not mean at all. He crawled around on my hands.
I didn't buy him because I want to set up his home and get my tuition refund so that I can actually afford him. But he's so cute! My first pet to take care of on my very own that isn't a fish!
-pH
[ April 26, 2006, 04:28 PM: Message edited by: pH ]
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
How cute. I love tortoises. My rabbit could beat him in a race Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
We challenge you!
-pH
Posted by Artemisia Tridentata (Member # 8746) on :
Are you sure you are ready for a Long Term Relationship?
Posted by airmanfour (Member # 6111) on :
How much does a red-foot tortoise cost? Sound like a critter wouldn't mind playing with.
That's not the kind that i'll have to leave to my kids in my will is it?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
This red-foot tortoise is $180. But they're pretty cheap to take care of. They're supposed to be good tortoises for people who aren't very experienced with caring for reptiles. And this one is really nice; the pet store guy said it's very rare for one of them to be mean. They do live a really long time, though. But they don't usually get larger than 13" long, and they grow slowly. This one is about 5" long, and the pet store guy said he'd be fine in the approximately 3' by 1' tank I bought for him for at least five years. And he eats spinach and red apples and zucchini. They can live 40-50 years.
There was another tortoise in the tank with him who was $1200.
-pH
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
What makes one tortoises life more valuable than another tortoise? huh? huh?
Posted by airmanfour (Member # 6111) on :
Coolness. Maybe the other tortoise can talk.
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
40 years! I'm definitely not ready for a relationship that long.
Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
Maybe the other tortoise was magical and it would have granted you 3 wishes of your choosing.
Would this happen to be the tortoise that was clawing at you through the tank?
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Yeah, the $1200 tortoise was clawing at the tank door. My tortoise was buried in the corner; I didn't even see him at first.
-pH
Posted by Rico (Member # 7533) on :
Maybe your tortoise was hiding from clawing-magical-psycho-tortoise.
Posted by Avadaru (Member # 3026) on :
I am definitely coming to visit your new friend. I love toroises!
Posted by His Savageness (Member # 7428) on :
Toroises! Toroises! Toroises!
Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
Awww. Good luck with your new baby!
My parrot lives with me at college and I love having her around. Its nice having alittle animal friend to take care of.
She's 8 years old and her species lives from 25-30 years so I'm looking forward to many more years with her.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
Are tortoises reptiles ph?
I think their amphibians. I used to have two musk turtles, but they both died. One of them did live about 10 years though, not bad.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
My boyfriend and I picked him up from the pet store today. We even met one of the guys who breeds the tortoises for the store. He was really scared and peed all over the box he was in during the drive home. I put him in the tank and bought him baby spinach and spring water. He climbed into his food dish and walked all over the spinach. He seems to like his new home, and he's not sharing a tank with the big tortoise anymore. I think he was afraid of the big tortoise.
I'm still trying to think of a name for him. I'm thinking Elmer, Jr.
Hopefully I can borrow a digital camera and take pictures.
-pH
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: Are tortoises reptiles ph?
I think their amphibians. I used to have two musk turtles, but they both died. One of them did live about 10 years though, not bad.
Turtles need to live in water. Tortoises usually live in much drier climates. There are giant gopher tortoises in really sandy pine scrub kind of areas in Florida.
-pH
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
That's what you get for kidnapping the tortoise breeder.
"It puts the lotion on!" Posted by Miro (Member # 1178) on :
I definitely want pictures.
Posted by ladyday (Member # 1069) on :
I got a Russian Tortoise about...three or four years ago I think (it was back when the wenches tavern thread was going strong...hey, it's one way to mark the time!). We go for walks outside (I'm scared to trim his nails so I put him out on the sidewalk to keep them down to a reasonable level) and he eats leafy greens, though his favorite treat is pumpkin (apparently this is a quite popular goodie in the tortoise community). I've been considering getting him a friend, it seems they can live comfortably with greek torts and red foots.
His name, by the way, is Sasha .
Posted by airmanfour (Member # 6111) on :
Can you potty train a tortoise? I have beef with lil reptiles pooping where poop is unwanted.
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
My tortoise won't poop while you're holding him, it seems.
ladyday, I would love to take my tortoise for walks outside! How big is Sasha? I'm afraid that if I take mine out, he's so small that he'll be eaten by a dog or something.
-pH
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: Are tortoises reptiles ph?
Amphibians lay their eggs in the water, and the immature form lives in the water. Reptiles lay their eggs on land, although some spend the majority of their lives in or near water.
Posted by ladyday (Member # 1069) on :
Sasha is about the same size as yours, maybe a little bigger, but loose dogs aren't that big of a concern where I live.
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