“Cuteness” is widely considered to be an extremely desirable trait. But there are times it can turn into a liability. For instance, when you are very cute and you want to get away from it all and enjoy a restful nap, you may find that no sooner have you settled your adorable shelled self down,ContinueContinue reading “Day 95: Tortoise Is A Leg Giveaway”
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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 cozy heated seats. But life in an interspecies flock also has its drawbacks….like the continually lurking paparazzi, the needy single box turtle living one habitat over from yours, your small shrieking feathered brother. Sometimes you justContinueContinue reading “Day 92: Tortoise Visits Shelled Support Circle”
Day 80: Tortoise Toys
The large shell-less being here…. Regardless of species, size or even blood temperature, young beings like to play. Play helps improve motor coordination, sensory acuity, learning speed and overall confidence. Play is also fun! Malti came to me when she was just a month old – a true baby tort. She is a juvenile nowContinueContinue 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 best thing to do is to climb up into your mama’s lap. She definitely won’t expect it. She will be overcome with cuteness. She will “ooh” and “aah” over you. She will give you lots ofContinueContinue reading “Day 77: The Lap Tortoise”
Day 53: America’s Next Top Tortoise Model
It can be hard to understand the cultural obsession with photographing large shell-less beings once you’ve laid eyes on a particularly photogenic shelled being. Everything a large shell-less being can do on (or off) the runway, shelled beings can do better….and look much better while doing it! Headshots, action shots, close-ups, distance shots, there isn’tContinueContinue reading “Day 53: America’s Next Top Tortoise Model”
Day 20: Alligator Fluffies
Everyone needs a best friend in life. If you are small and appetizer-sized and delicious, it can be wise to choose a bestie that is bigger and ferocious. Of course, if your chosen bestie is too ferocious, you might be afraid to be friends with them, thinking you might end up as lunch instead! ButContinueContinue reading “Day 20: Alligator Fluffies”
Day 8: Shelled Snuggles
When you are little (whether you happen to still look little or not), snuggling just comes naturally. Just because you were born with a shell on your back doesn’t mean you can’t snuggle with the best of them. If you have a shell and happen to live with one of the large shell-less beings, snugglingContinueContinue reading “Day 8: Shelled Snuggles”
Day 5: Tortoise Twins!
When you are (sort of) small and cute with a shell, you will very naturally begin to attract admirers. Some of those admirers may start to send you fan mail. Other beings may want to know all kinds of things about you – like what you eat and what your home looks like and whoContinueContinue reading “Day 5: Tortoise Twins!”
Day 2: Little Turtle, Big Turtle
You just never know when you are going to wake up and discover you are bigger. For example, let’s say all of your life you have been a little tortoise. But then one day, the sun comes up and suddenly you notice you are not so little anymore. Unfortunately, it seems you are the onlyContinueContinue reading “Day 2: Little Turtle, Big Turtle”
Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Tortoise Tunnels
Often when someone meets Malti for the first time, their biggest curiosity is about her personality. Is she friendly? Does she know me? Does she like to play? Does she bite? From my limited experience with pet tortoises, I can say the answers to these questions (as best I can tell) are yes, yes, yesContinueContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfooted Tortoises: Tortoise Tunnels”
Love & Feathers & Shells 