Any shelled being who can grow from silver dollar-sized to football-sized in just four years deserves some serious kudos. ButContinue reading “Day 125: Big Lawn Little Tortoise”
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Day 122: Tortoise Lunch Is Very Fresh & Very Gone
There is no doubt the large shell-less beings mean well. Yours, for instance, really wants to make sure you getContinue reading “Day 122: Tortoise Lunch Is Very Fresh & Very Gone”
Day 119: Tortoise Tracks
Being born with a very cute face can often mean the other very cute parts of you get routinely overlooked.Continue reading “Day 119: Tortoise Tracks”
Day 116: We Eat Them Tasty Books
It is hungry work carrying around a big heavy shell on your back. On the plus side, anytime you areContinue reading “Day 116: We Eat Them Tasty Books”
Day 113: Redfoot Tortoise Takes a Walk
When you live in an interspecies flock, it is important to find activities all flock members enjoy so you haveContinue reading “Day 113: Redfoot Tortoise Takes a Walk”
Day 110: The Climbing Tortoise
In the world of shell-less beings, climbing up something by yourself without anyone or anything helping you is called “freeContinue reading “Day 110: The Climbing Tortoise”
Day 107: The Tortoise and the Towel
When you are small, round and brown with a shell, nothing says “nap time” like the sight of a soft,Continue reading “Day 107: The Tortoise and the Towel”
Day 104: Tortoise Creature Comforts
Some beings mildly appreciate so-called “creature comforts” when the opportunity presents itself. Other beings dive in to comfy-ness (a technicalContinue reading “Day 104: Tortoise Creature Comforts”
Day 101: Redfoot Tortoise Is a Basking Beauty
You can take the girl out of the forest, as they say, but you can’t take the forest out ofContinue reading “Day 101: Redfoot Tortoise Is a Basking Beauty”
Day 98: Tortoise Hydration
The large shell-less being here…. Tropical species such as, say, the South American redfoot tortoise, really need plenty of humidityContinue reading “Day 98: Tortoise Hydration”
Day 95: Tortoise Is A Leg Giveaway
“Cuteness” is widely considered to be an extremely desirable trait. But there are times it can turn into a liability.Continue reading “Day 95: Tortoise Is A Leg Giveaway”
Day 92: Tortoise Visits Shelled Support Circle
Living amongst the large shell-less beings has its perks. There are the gourmet hand-fed meals, the shell scratches, the cozyContinue reading “Day 92: Tortoise Visits Shelled Support Circle”
Day 89: You and Me and Sea Turtle Makes Three
From the outside looking in, some might assume that tortoises prefer to be solitary. After all, there is all thatContinue reading “Day 89: You and Me and Sea Turtle Makes Three”
Day 86: Turtle Lookout
The sight of a tortoise placidly plodding along evokes different thoughts in different folks. In your large shell-less mama, forContinue reading “Day 86: Turtle Lookout”
Day 83: Food Face
Some cold-blooded species can be notoriously picky eaters. But not the redfooted tortoise. Redfoots are often described as “opportunistic feeders”Continue reading “Day 83: Food Face”
Day 80: Tortoise Toys
The large shell-less being here…. Regardless of species, size or even blood temperature, young beings like to play. Play helpsContinue reading “Day 80: Tortoise Toys”
Day 77: The Lap Tortoise
When you really, really, really want snacks – and not just any snacks but the GOOD ones – the bestContinue reading “Day 77: The Lap Tortoise”
Day 74: Slow and Speedy
As a cold blooded being living in a mostly warm blooded world, you have to face many misconceptions. One ofContinue reading “Day 74: Slow and Speedy”