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”
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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”
Day 361: Sweeping for Snacks
Learning the art of snack sweeping takes dedication. Focus. Determination. Most of all, perseverance. After all, the turtle snacks aren’t going to sweep themselves. Being built for low-to-the-ground surveillance gives you certain natural advantages. The snacks can hide, but when they run you will certainly see them! The key is to lurk in absolute stillnessContinueContinue reading “Day 361: Sweeping for Snacks”
Day 356: Snuggles With Shells
Living in close quarters with beings of others species can require an ongoing commitment to education. Or, rather, re-education. Sure, it is true you enjoy a good refreshing outdoor mud wallow as much as the next being. After all, who doesn’t? But that doesn’t mean you can’t appreciate other comforts as well. Take snuggles, forContinueContinue reading “Day 356: Snuggles With Shells”
Day 353: The Red Dotted Snack Attractor
There is a reason chefs love the color red. It stimulates the appetite. Sometimes snack shop owners like to cover their whole establishment in red to ensure guests know what kind of enterprise they are running. Of course, when you are born literally covered in red dots, you don’t need those kinds of obvious cluesContinueContinue reading “Day 353: The Red Dotted Snack Attractor”
Day 344: Tortoise Cuddles
Some beings are simply born for comfort. While others of their kind might gravitate towards more rustic accommodations, well, when you are born to life a life of luxury you know it. You own it. You work it for all its worth. Sure, you might have cold blood on the inside. But you have aContinueContinue reading “Day 344: Tortoise Cuddles”
Day 341: A Deep Forest Tortoise
Setting up a household that includes flock members from different species can very naturally bring up some differences of opinion. Say one flock member is small and feathery. He prefers everything to be very open and spacious with no (zero, zilch) obstructions in line-of-sight. But then say another flock member is round with a shellContinueContinue reading “Day 341: A Deep Forest Tortoise”
Day 338: A Tortoise and Her Grandpa
In a busy interspecies flock, you’ve got to be a quick study to figure out how to be first in line for treats, pats and cuddles. In other words, there are lots of (very cute) wide open mouths to feed…and every lap has a reservation list a mile long. One great way to shoulder yourContinueContinue reading “Day 338: A Tortoise and Her Grandpa”
Love & Feathers & Shells 