Growing up can be itchy business. While many other beings may not look at your redfoot tortoise shell and see a living organism, you know differently. Your keratin-covered, bony shell, which is attached to your spinal column and skeleton, is literally what holds you up. When it grows, you grow….whether you were particularly wanting toContinueContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Gets Shell Scratches”
Category Archives: Malti
Redfoot Tortoise Chomps Whole Living Lettuce
Out in the big wild world, it’s always lunchtime somewhere. The only question is, which side of the lunch plate will you be on? In other words, when there are only two options on the menu, “eat or get eaten,” you want to make sure you are the one doing the eating. Like so.
Redfoot Tortoise Makes an Epic Mud Wallow
Everyone loves the tropics. The sun, the warmth, the lush green – it looks as good as it feels and feels as good as it looks. And yet there are parts of living the tropical life that don’t get their fair share of praise. Take mud, for instance. It is so refreshing. So restorative. SoContinueContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Makes an Epic Mud Wallow”
Redfoot Tortoise Destroys Zucchini Plant
In our little flock, we have a saying. Plant it and she will come. And then she will eat it. And then it will be no more. So I guess the saying is more like a poem. Or a requiem. Zucchini plant, you will be missed. Especially by a certain redfooted someone.
Redfoot Tortoise Eats Hibiscus Flower the Size of Her Body
Many beings today are not fans of “supersizing.” But the redfoot tortoise will never join their misguided little club. After all, if small and delicious is good, large and delicious is better. Following the logic, then, enormous and delicious is – in a word – fantastic. Obviously.
Redfoot Tortoise Closeup With the Camera
When you have a face that loves the camera, you can absolutely expect the camera will love you back. It might even start following you around. Reason being….”cuteness.” You have it and every other being wants it. Luckily, the more attention you get (see “cuteness”) the more snacks you are likely to get. Even justContinueContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Closeup With the Camera”
Redfoot Tortoise Takes a Walk
Redfoot tortoises are roamers. Wild redfoots will freely wander searching for snacks. Pet redfoots will also freely wander searching for snacks. You never know when a snack may appear, so if you don’t see one right away, just keep walking. Sooner or later, or for however long it may take, you will eventually wander rightContinueContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Takes a Walk”
Redfoot Tortoise Climbs the Mountain
Can redfoot tortoises climb? Do redfoot tortoises climb? Yup. And yup. Right from hatchling-hood, Malti has tried to climb anything and everything. She especially loathes fences and barriers of any kind. (Anything can be a barrier, by the way, if it stands between her and something she wants, like any item that looks delicious.) NothingContinueContinue reading “Redfoot Tortoise Climbs the Mountain”
Pearl, Malti, Bruce and Their Mama Want to Hear from YOU
Just like that, another 365 days of flock adventures is now in our rearview mirror. Wow. The official large featherless typing assistant, creative director, biographer and activities planner is wiped but happy. 🙂 At this point, you might understandably be wondering “what’s up next?” We are so glad you asked! For these next few monthsContinueContinue reading “Pearl, Malti, Bruce and Their Mama Want to Hear from YOU”
Day 364: A Very Relaxed Redfoot
Relaxation looks simple but it really isn’t. Plenty of amateurs think all you have to do to relax is drape a leg on something and – voila. Check that off the list. As if. These pretenders wouldn’t know real relaxation if they fell into it. Real relaxation is an art. First, you want to doContinueContinue reading “Day 364: A Very Relaxed Redfoot”
Love & Feathers & Shells 