Greenfoley
New Member
Hello everyone, as you can see <----- I just joined yesterday but wanted to say hi. I was first introduced to the idea of having a tortoise a couple of years ago by the owner of a beautiful red foot and my fascination with the idea festered for a while and has recently blossomed. I've spent most of the last few days sick on the couch and have used this time to watch dozens of youtube videos, pour over this forum and a thread dedicated to the aforementioned red foot on a totally non-tortoise related forum I hang out on lol.
Unfortunately while I am full tilt ready to get a tortoise habitat set up and bring one home (a friend of mine even has two Hermann's she's looking to rehome although thus far my favorite has been leopards) after discussing this with my husband we decided it needs to wait a few years. We are planning to move in the next year or two, potentially into an apartment or loft with no yard and he is not really on board with an indoor pet (barring seasonal/weather related necessary times) so unless I can change his mind, I will just have to spend the next few years (we plan to live in possible apartment for a year or two before selling our current property and purchasing a different home with a yard) planning and researching for when we do have a yard I can set up a habitat in. I have also considered the possibility of setting up a habitat here and fostering or pulling one off of Craigslist, keeping it long enough to make sure it's healthy and finding it an appropriate permanent home (being up front with the people putting it on CL about my intentions, more aimed at someone needing to get rid of theirs quickly where I would have more time to vet out a good home, not just flipping them), maybe, just a though, not something I'e had a ton of time considering yet.
Anyways, sorry for the book, just wanted to introduce myself so I can get to know all of you A little more about me, as I've added on my profile, I'm 38, married and live in Lexington, KY. My husband and I are semi professional self employed photographers, he's also full time employed in IT and I work part time as a cashier in a large health food grocery store/co-op. We have horses (a 24yr old Arabian stallion and a 19yr old thoroughbred mare) and currently one dog, an 8yr old Azawakh (my Avatar). We will also be adding a miniature poodle in the Spring which I am VERY EXCITED about as I have wanted a poodle for SO many years.
Ok, ok, I'll stop talking now
Unfortunately while I am full tilt ready to get a tortoise habitat set up and bring one home (a friend of mine even has two Hermann's she's looking to rehome although thus far my favorite has been leopards) after discussing this with my husband we decided it needs to wait a few years. We are planning to move in the next year or two, potentially into an apartment or loft with no yard and he is not really on board with an indoor pet (barring seasonal/weather related necessary times) so unless I can change his mind, I will just have to spend the next few years (we plan to live in possible apartment for a year or two before selling our current property and purchasing a different home with a yard) planning and researching for when we do have a yard I can set up a habitat in. I have also considered the possibility of setting up a habitat here and fostering or pulling one off of Craigslist, keeping it long enough to make sure it's healthy and finding it an appropriate permanent home (being up front with the people putting it on CL about my intentions, more aimed at someone needing to get rid of theirs quickly where I would have more time to vet out a good home, not just flipping them), maybe, just a though, not something I'e had a ton of time considering yet.
Anyways, sorry for the book, just wanted to introduce myself so I can get to know all of you A little more about me, as I've added on my profile, I'm 38, married and live in Lexington, KY. My husband and I are semi professional self employed photographers, he's also full time employed in IT and I work part time as a cashier in a large health food grocery store/co-op. We have horses (a 24yr old Arabian stallion and a 19yr old thoroughbred mare) and currently one dog, an 8yr old Azawakh (my Avatar). We will also be adding a miniature poodle in the Spring which I am VERY EXCITED about as I have wanted a poodle for SO many years.
Ok, ok, I'll stop talking now