If it is possible for a tortoise to be a foodie, then Malti is a foodie. She really loves to eat. During the rare moments when she’s gotten her beak on some “people” food, she has reliably gobbled down as much of it as she could before her mama was able to extract it. NotContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Arugula”
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Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Alligator
In every household, there is one place where every family member always wants to sit. This is because it is the comfiest, of course. It is also the coziest and the safest and the most fun. And because everyone wants to sit there, whoever gets to it first is kind of like “king of theContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Alligator”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Begging
When I first brought Malti home, she was still so wild! At times she seemed nearly feral, looking at me suspiciously out of those tiny intense black eyes. And then she started to grow up. She began to put two and two together on multiple levels. Specifically, she started to catch on that the large,ContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Begging”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Bathing
If you’ve been following along with our little flock’s adventures for some time now, you probably remember that pivotal moment in May 2014 (four years ago now – wow!) when Malti first joined our family. She was so little! She bathed in a tupperware lid at first, and then “graduated” to a teensy tiny tortContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Bathing”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Napping
When I first met Malti, she was sitting calmly in the center of a small plastic container. Her younger brother, another redfoot tortoise, was busily running circles around her inside the container. When given the choice between the two, I selected Malti – something just told me she was the one and I went withContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Napping”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Pearl
As Malti grows up, she becomes more alert and curious about everything in her surroundings. And I do mean everything. This little girl doesn’t miss a beat. If something in her environment changes, she notices right away. If there is an opportunity to check out anything – or anyone – she has only been ableContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Pearl”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Groceries
Redfoot tortoises are very smart. Not only can they go head-to-head on touch screen computer tests with dogs, rats, mice, chimps, black bears and other warm-blooded species, but they can solve mazes with the right motivation (which is always treats, of course). If I ever forget this, all I have to do is wait untilContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Groceries”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Cloaking Device
Even when Malti was 4 weeks old and the size of my palm, she already had the most gorgeous coloring. Her orange and red dots covered her lower face, chin, neck, all four legs and feet and her little tail. As she gets bigger, so do her dots. Her colors seem to change every day!ContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Cloaking Device”
Pearl, Malti & Bruce Say Happy Mother’s Day!
When you have feathers or a shell and you hit the luck jackpot and get the greatest grandma on the planet, you always want to wish her “Happy Mother’s Day” first thing on her special morning! (Of course if she wants to thank you for your thoughtfulness by preparing you some fresh crispy waffles withContinueContinue reading “Pearl, Malti & Bruce Say Happy Mother’s Day!”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Young, Small and Delicious
In South American where Malti’s species hails from, red footed tortoises are considered a…um…delicacy. “Tortoise pie” is said to be a particular favorite on festive occasions. When Malti first joined our little flock, she hid CONSTANTLY. And she was the size of a silver dollar, and her mama had packed her habitat with plenty ofContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Young, Small and Delicious”
Love & Feathers & Shells 