I don’t really like to tell this story, on account of how I think the moment I do, the turtleContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Squirming”
Category Archives: Malti the Tortoise
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Farting
I will never ever forget the first time it happened. I was sitting beside Malti while she took a bathContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Farting”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Calcium
Malti is a South American redfoot tortoise. She is also a reptile, and like all reptiles, she needs a littleContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Calcium”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Pyramiding
While it is true that the technical term “pyramiding” sounds like it refers to the mysterious great pyramids in Egypt,Continue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Pyramiding”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Bathrooming
Like all living beings, Malti has plenty of bathrooming to do. But since Malti was the first tortoise I’ve everContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Bathrooming”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Shell Scratches
The first time I saw Malti back up next to a rock and start rubbing her shell against it, itContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Shell Scratches”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Opportunistic Feeding
When I first brought Malti home, the breeder reassured me that she was “eating voraciously” and that this was aContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Opportunistic Feeding”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Environment
One (of many) things I didn’t know when I brought Malti home was that different shelled beings need different typesContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Environment”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Veterinary Care
There are pros and cons to raising a tortoise from a tiny hatchling. The main pro is that you getContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Veterinary Care”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Diet
Malti loves to eat. I mean….she LOVES to eat. When I take her box turtle brother, Bruce, out of hisContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Diet”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Size at Maturity
When most people think of tortoises, they think massive. Huge. Oh so big. Like a very small vehicle or aContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Size at Maturity”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Girl Versus Boy
When I went to pick Malti up from her breeder, he presented me with a small plastic container. Inside theContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Girl Versus Boy”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: The Shell
Scientists trying to describe what a red footed tortoise shell looks like often use terms such as “loaf shaped,” “bumpy”Continue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: The Shell”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Red Dots
It isn’t too challenging to figure out how the red footed tortoise got its name. There is the tortoise….and thenContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Red Dots”
About: Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises
Malti, a young lady red footed tortoise who lives here with Bruce, Pearl and me (their mama) here at CasaContinue reading “About: Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises”
Tortoise Care Books & Resources
In the first few weeks after I brought Malti home, I spent most of my available free time: Panicking. ReadingContinue reading “Tortoise Care Books & Resources”
Tortoise Habitat
The topic of tortoise habitats is one that could easily become all-consuming. The websites and books on the Resources page here canContinue reading “Tortoise Habitat”
Malti’s Redfoot Tortoise Munchies
Malti LOVES to eat. She wasn’t picky when I first brought her home, but as she grows she is discoveringContinue reading “Malti’s Redfoot Tortoise Munchies”