New Girl with a new Tortimus

[ASOBlueRose]

Hello everyone!

So I've actually been lurking around on here for quite some time before I even got my Tortoise to answer some questions that I couldn't google. Anyway, recently my mother and I (after quite a bit of research and planning) bought a six month old East Hermann's tortoise who I lovingly named Dante. He's not my first pet, I have kept a Beta fish called Hanzo for a long time, and I also live with two dogs that belong to my parents (although I can assure you they are not allowed anywhere near Dante).

So I just finally decided to bite the bullet and join!

 

[teresaf]

Welcome. I see the tortoise bug got you too!

 

[ASOBlueRose]

Yes well, because of Dante that means my family has actually kept every single kind of animal you can really have as a pet. Fish, Dogs, Cats, Birds, Insects, Ginea Pigs, Rabbits, Horses, Hamsters... Dante is the first Reptile

 

[Big Charlie]

Yes well, because of Dante that means my family has actually kept every single kind of animal you can really have as a pet. Fish, Dogs, Cats, Birds, Insects, Ginea Pigs, Rabbits, Horses, Hamsters... Dante is the first Reptile

I've had a lot of different types of pets too but no insects or horses! But we did have pigs, frogs, toads, and lizards. The tortoise outlived them all.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hi

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome. There are many of us that join you in owning a zoo. Animal people usually seem to own a small zoo at some point.
Glad you decided to join in.

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome!

 

[ASOBlueRose]

Hello and Welcome. There are many of us that join you in owning a zoo. Animal people usually seem to own a small zoo at some point.
Glad you decided to join in.

Might as well be a zoo lol We also keep bird feeders in the back since we're the only people that actually seem to not be trying to kill the wildlife around here, I live in kind of a rural part of America, but my mother and I are from across the pond in jolly old England. Knew somebody who had a tortoise there too, can't remember the breed but they were absolutely huge, she was called Teetee.

 

[ASOBlueRose]

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That is impressive lol

 

[ASOBlueRose]

Welcome!

Thank you guys for the warm welcome!

 

[eric joranson]

Tortoises rule....no hair; no feathers; and best of all; no vocal cords......(guess you can tell I have a german shepherd; and a cockatoo) Welcome.

 

[ASOBlueRose]

Tortoises rule....no hair; no feathers; and best of all; no vocal cords......(guess you can tell I have a german shepherd; and a cockatoo) Welcome.

I think I read an article somewhere saying that tortoises are the perfect pet because of all those reasons you listed lol