Being born with cute red dots guarantees you are going to be an original. They broke the mold when youContinue reading “Day 278: A Very Stealthy Redfoot Tortoise”
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Day 275: The Big Girl Tortoise Door
Every being is little when they are born. Even very large little beings will get much larger as they growContinue reading “Day 275: The Big Girl Tortoise Door”
Day 266: The Tortoise and the Compliments
When you choose to live in an interspecies flock, you will quickly start to notice key differences between you andContinue reading “Day 266: The Tortoise and the Compliments”
Day 179: Tortoise Does Forest Maintenance
Many large shell-less beings like to visit forests to do something they call “camping.” While they are there, they erectContinue reading “Day 179: Tortoise Does Forest Maintenance”
Day 173: When It Rains, the Tortoise Wallows
The word “tropical” can mean very different things to different species. To the large shell-less beings, the tropics frequently conjuresContinue reading “Day 173: When It Rains, the Tortoise Wallows”
Day 158: Tortoise Playground Escapades
All young beings love to play. Youth just seems to bring with it a natural curiosity and drive to explore,Continue reading “Day 158: Tortoise Playground Escapades”
Day 143: The Tortoise & the Dreaded F.E.N.C.E.
It is a fact – if you have a shell on your back, you pretty much hate fences. Whether theContinue reading “Day 143: The Tortoise & the Dreaded F.E.N.C.E.”
Day 140: Tortoise Home Away from Home
The large shell-less being here…. When I first brought Malti home, I was sufficiently petrified to expect a steep learningContinue reading “Day 140: Tortoise Home Away from Home”
Day 68: The Constant (Shelled) Gardener
Being born with a shell on your back can mean no one takes your gardening skills seriously. You might evenContinue reading “Day 68: The Constant (Shelled) Gardener”
Day 29: Total Tortugan Comfort
When you are born with a hard shell that covers your body, some beings assume you aren’t cuddly. They thinkContinue reading “Day 29: Total Tortugan Comfort”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Moss
When Malti was just a teensy tort (which seems like forever ago but was really only a scant handful ofContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Moss”
Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Grass
In Malti’s last post here, we talked about her lukewarm interest in the food that should be her main dietaryContinue reading “Malti Explains Redfoot Tortoises: Grass”
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”
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”