Pictures of Freddie!

[Yvonne G]

Yes, that scenery photo reminds me very much of the village in the Dolomite Alps of Italy where my Grandpa was born.

What state is that gorgeous view in?

Freddie looks like a tort with a mission.

Freddie is a Norwegian Russian, living in Norway!!!

 

[Calaquendi]

Freddie is a Norwegian mountain tortoise, as I like to say! :-D He's very social, loves walking around the sound of talking people.

I really paniced one day, I couldn't see my precious anywhere. Looked for like an hour, and was starting to face the nightmare. Then suddenly I see something strange...

yO!

 

[Yourlocalpoet]

Wow, how pretty is Norway! What a fantastic view you have, your tortoise isn't too bad looking either

 

[RV's mom]

beautiful pics, beautiful tort and countryside!

thanks for sharing!!!!!!!

teri

 

[Stephanie Logan]

What a great "found" story, and a cute slipper.

Clever Freddie to find warmth and concealment in the same spot.

 

[LadyGreek]

He is tooooooooo cute!!!! Thanks for sharing him!!!
Hey I have a MacBook Pro too! ~hehe!

Kendra*

 

[ChiKat]

What a cutie!!!
So how did he find his way into the shoe?! Does he roam around your house?
Nelson got lost once- I had my bedroom tortoise-proofed so I knew he couldn't be hurt but I could NOT find him! I finally found him at the foot of my bed, climbing on my Ugg boot He was only "lost" for a few minutes- I can't imagine "losing" your tort for an hour! I would be a wreck

I love that last picture Russians are the best ;D

 

[-JM]

What a handsome tortoise! He looks so happy and healthy!
Have you had him since he was a hatchling or what?

I would like to see pictures of the setup you have for him, not to mention more pictures of your beautiful scenery!

 

[Calaquendi]

Thank you guys! :-D I will try getting some pictures of his home soon, right now I'm not at home and won't be for two weeks. A friend is taking care of him. He's four years old, and I got him in the end of april. So he's only been here for three months actually. I'm looking forward to being his friend for the many years to come! :-D

Now that it's warm weather I let him walk around when I'm home, sometimes he find very good hiding spots in the end of the day, like that one. Although that day he slept in the slipper was horrible!

He loves that boot now, he likes to climb in it and sleep there, and sometimes I carry the boot with him inside into his closure.

I'm a very handsome boy, or what?

Aah.. sunny days.

Omg.. a horse!

Freddie and my roomate likes the same food..

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I just found a picture that shows a little bit of his home. Though I've changed it a bit for the last weeks!

 

[Stephanie Logan]

Do you worry about him escaping over the top edge of that bin? I've read that Russians are especially good at climbing and love to roam.

Also, does he ever tumble off that taller rock and end up on his back?

Certainly he seems to appreciate that micro-sun that he's tanning under.

 

[Calaquendi]

I've changed his home since this picture, so now the rock is kind of buried in the substrate and isn't that tall! So it's not possible for him to fall down. Although, he didn't fall from it, only once, and he did not tumble off after that..

He's a great climber, which is why his box is up against the wall, and less substrate on the floor site, so he can't manage to climb out.


Freddie loooooves champignon. He doesn't get it that often, but sometimes. Here's a video of greedy Freddie
http://s4.photobucket.com/albums/y109/loslote/?action=view&current=MOV00882.mp4

Yo wazzup?

The king on his rock!

 

[movealongmosey]

I love your pictures! There really great, what kind of camera do you use?
Freddie is awesome btw, lets just hope he doesn't follow in the footsteps of the other freddie mercury. There needs to be a band of tortoises...that don't do anything lol.

 

[Yvonne G]

Let me give you a helpful hint (and I apologize if its already been mentioned)

Have someone hold him with his mouth open. Take a file or hasp and file down his lower beak a little bit. I think he might have trouble biting off bits of grasses and weeds because the under beak sticks out in front of the upper one.

 

[spikethebest]

I LOVE THE PICTURES!!! OMG OMG OMG

this is probably in the top 10 of all time best threads of pictures. its got everything a tort loves to do!! i love it!!!!

keep it coming please!!

 

[Calaquendi]

Well, a month later. Freddie was outdoors for the first time in almost two months, the winter is on its way, it's just too cold for him to be outside the house! But today, it was really warm for a few hours! LUNCHTIME! Today he got candy - mushroom! Yaay! Enjoy

 

[-JM]

I love all your Freddie pictures! I hope my Bernadette grows to look as attractive and happy Freddie always looks so full of life and personality!

(PS the best one in this lot is the RAAAWR one. Just in case you wanted to know <3)

 

[Tortuga_terrestre]

WOW! I love the scenery in the background. My dream is to own a 50+ acre ranch.....awww some day.

 

[Calaquendi]

Freddie says thank u! He's full of personality. The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning, is to talk to him. He always looks at me while I speak. I just love it, and I love him!

 

[Calaquendi]

A little hello from us, up in cold cold Norway. I'm so paranoid! Freddie is good at cooperating though, he loves my woolsocks, so he has gotten a favourite which he sleeps in each night now.

 

[terryo]

How about some outdoor pictures of your beautiful country? Glad you're updating on Freddie. Everyone loves Freddie pictures too.