Hi folks... My name is "Kronos" and I am a tortoise with a new home in the great state of Texas. I used to live at Petsmart, but this awesome guy took me home and gave me to his spouse as a gift, and since then I have been a very good tortoise! At first they stuck me in a lousy small fishtank with newspaper bedding. It was horrible! I only had enough room for my food bowl and a little walking room. But within a couple of days my home was upgraded. I'm now living in a 2.5' x 3.5' x 8" shoe box. It's not exactly what I would call a "great" place to live but it's definately an upgrade from where I was. I have a UVB light over my food bowl and I have a water dish to go along with it now! I also have a heat lamp which was placed over by my new half log which I happen to love wedging myself into. And with all that going on there is still a little room to walk around. My people take me out all the time and make sure that I am getting plenty of exercise. They even give me baths once a week and when I come out of the bathtub they rub me down with a lotion that helps keep my skin and shell strong and healthy. I eat plenty of food. At first they were giving me spring mix. I'm not going to say I didn't like it, I thought it was fine, but my people decided that buying bagged mixed lettuce was too expensive, plus it goes bad faster than I can eat it. So now I am eating Kale. I LOVE IT! They make sure to sprinkle calcium on my food so that my bones stay strong and they also make sure I get more than just Kale. They feed me snacks at least once a week; so far I've had apple, tomato, and blackberry. I like to make a lot of noise as early as possible in the morning that way I can eat, and if they don't wake up in time I make sure to leave them a nice little surprise in my waterbowl! Oh and there's one more thing, I don't think I'm supposed to know this but i over heard my people talking and well, I think in a couple of weeks my house will be getting even bigger! But that's just between you and me. Stay tuned for an update!