New members and naming help!
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Hello @caitlin5 and a very warm welcome to the forum! 
You can find very nice names for pets on the net. Sorry, I do not have much imagination here. My beloved Greek tort's name is OLI (which is the nickname of a German football player I am MADLY in LOVE with: OLIVER KAHN).
Please read the "Beginners Mistakes" Thread and the care sheets and give your tort daily soaks in warm water. Make sure he's warm enough.
Any pics of your cutie's enclosure?
You can find very nice names for pets on the net. Sorry, I do not have much imagination here. My beloved Greek tort's name is OLI (which is the nickname of a German football player I am MADLY in LOVE with: OLIVER KAHN).
Please read the "Beginners Mistakes" Thread and the care sheets and give your tort daily soaks in warm water. Make sure he's warm enough.
Any pics of your cutie's enclosure?
Thanks for the reply!! I've been racking my brain for a name! Lol yes soaking daily and humidity stays around 80%! He seems to love to bury his lower half in the substrate under the plants in the enclosure, don't know if this is normal! But right now he is in a Indoor enclosure while it's cold here but his outdoor one is in the works! No pictures of it right now but I will take some soon!
Awwwwww!!! Look at those rosy cheecks!!!! She is lovely!!!! I to have the RF and love them so much!
Shellie is the dark one with yellow head (Northern RF) just weighted her last nite 2lbs 5,3 oz and 7.5" SCL, and Tucke (Brazilian Cherryhead with white on his shell and red head) 1lb 12,8 oz and 6.5" SCL, they will be 2 yrs old at the end of May. I think we are lucky to have chosen this species. They are full of personality! Your is gorgeous! I am horrible with names, my then 10 yr old daughter named ours. More pictures of your little rosy/chiquita (oh, those cheeks!!!! Love them!!! And her/his enclosure please! and very warm welcome from Texas to both of you!
I don't usually name my tortoises, but when I do (I get in rescues and every so often decide to keep one) I name it for where it came from. So I have a leopard tortoise named Cincinnati*, a yellowfooted named Guyana, and the leopard I bought from Ben Awes is named Benawes.
*A school teacher in Cincinnati found a leopard tortoise in a box in front of her classroom door when she went to work one morning. She looked on the 'net, found me, and on her summer vacation, she and her fiance DROVE from cincinnati to clovis, CA and brought me the tortoise. She's now my biggest egg producer.
*A school teacher in Cincinnati found a leopard tortoise in a box in front of her classroom door when she went to work one morning. She looked on the 'net, found me, and on her summer vacation, she and her fiance DROVE from cincinnati to clovis, CA and brought me the tortoise. She's now my biggest egg producer.
Thank you thank you! Yours are quite beautiful too!!! I really do love this species and so friendly! I will upload more pics as soon as possible!! Thank you for the warm welcome and showing me your beauties! Any advice or opinions please throw them my way! I've had a redfoot prior but it has been about 10 years!!!! And btw does yours burrow any??
Wow that is amazing i would love to rescue a few tortoises! Do you have any suggestions on where I could get more information on rescues or where I could find a rescued tortoise and give it a new forever home? Or know if any that need a home?
Hello, Caitlin, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Noname.
I would call it Adam.
That's a great name.
I would call it Adam.
That's a great name.
Post some pictures of your tortoises tail and vent area. A couple different angles might allow someone to determine it's gender.
Go to Google (or whatever search engine you prefer) and put in "turtle and tortoise rescue - [your city or state here]"
Tortoises usually have to be older than a year to determine which sex they are. It goes by size though, so if you have a big yearling it might be possible.
A nice name indeed.Hello, Caitlin, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum to you and Noname.
I would call it Adam.
That's a great name.
Have you made your mind up as far as a name is concerned?
I am going to upload some photos to see if anyone can give me their opinion on the gender, but if not I'm going to have definitely think about the name I definitely received good suggestions!!
Please keep us updated.
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Have you decided on a name yet? My sister and I collaborated and she decided Ronan if it's a boy, and I say Camille if it's a girl. S/he looks like a curious, quirky little torty!
S/he looks like a curious, quirky little torty!I will definitely keep y'all updated!!! Please check later for more pics and drop your opinions!!
Thank y'all so much for giving me suggestions!!! I will keep y'all posted!Have you decided on a name yet? My sister and I collaborated and she decided Ronan if it's a boy, and I say Camille if it's a girl.
