WalkingRock -vs- The Yard

[GeoTerraTestudo]

How'd you secure that dog tag onto his vertebral scute?

2 part epoxy will do fine! I used a Super Heavy Duty 2 Part Epoxy used for Bridge anchors just because I had it avalable! (Just a little over board on the strenth factor needed! )

Ahh ... I believe I've read studies on wild tortoises and box turtles, where the researchers used epoxy to tag the animals, citing it as safe to use on their shells.

 

[Zamric]

How'd you secure that dog tag onto his vertebral scute?

2 part epoxy will do fine! I used a Super Heavy Duty 2 Part Epoxy used for Bridge anchors just because I had it avalable! (Just a little over board on the strenth factor needed! )

Ahh ... I believe I've read studies on wild tortoises and box turtles, where the researchers used epoxy to tag the animals, citing it as safe to use on their shells.

IF you use it, please make sure it DOES NOT get near the new growth of the scutes! Apply to old growth only and never "bridge" 2 scutes!

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

IF you use it, please make sure it DOES NOT get near the new growth of the scutes! Apply to old growth only and never "bridge" 2 scutes!

Understood. I wasn't planning on using this technique myself, I was only curious.

 

[clare n]

Does his tag have an address so if he ever breaks loose people know where he's from to return him? Or is there another purpose? Sorry just curious

 

[Zamric]

Name, address, and phone numbe....

he has gotten out of the yard twice since we've lived here in 6 years.

 

[clare n]

How lovely that people return him though. Excellent idea.

 

[mary t]

I love walking rocks tutorials.. Love the path on the fence too. Willie is trying the same idea along my back fence but not as wide...

 

[Zamric]

How lovely that people return him though. Excellent idea.

no one has returned him yet. Once, I caught up with him at the end of the ally @500 ft away... then he got his Dogtag! After that, he got out the front gate and my 75 year old neighbor started yelling at us and trying to "shoosh" him like he was a cat, with her apron (Funniest thing I've ever seen! ). You can say the dogtag is just and insurance policy dependant on those that find him.

 

[N2TORTS]

Nice Sullie' ...Zman .. reminds me of my old "harely boy" a big sullie I used to have ...(miss him ) .....great looking yard too! ...* two thumbs up*

 

[Zamric]

I love walking rocks tutorials.. Love the path on the fence too. Willie is trying the same idea along my back fence but not as wide...

Thank You!

Willies path will be the same one day... it just takes a few years of patiance!

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Nice Sullie' ...Zman .. reminds me of my old "harely boy" a big sullie I used to have ...(miss him ) .....great looking yard too! ...* two thumbs up*

Thanks man! We would definatly miss him if he wasnt around and the yard is a labor of love for him (I hate yard work!)

 

[lynnedit]

Really nice yard! Walking rock stories and pics are so fun.

 

[clare n]

A little old lady trying to shoo a giant tortoise away, how funny lol

 

[Zamric]

Really nice yard! Walking rock stories and pics are so fun.

Thanks! I do enjoy posting pics of him!

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A little old lady trying to shoo a giant tortoise away, how funny lol

Funniest darn thing I've ever seen! It was all I could do NOT to fall on the gound and laugh! She looked terrified and WalkingRock looked up at me like he was saying...."Is she for real?"

 

[clare n]

I can imagine the face Phillip gives me that look sometimes

 

[Zamric]

It is really amazing the variety of faces a tortoise has!

 

[clare n]

Early mornings I peer over the side to be greeted by a tilted sideways head squinty eyed look as if to say its early ok, I'm not at my best, come back in a bit when I'm fixed up. Til then I'm not a freak show... And I do not appreciate being ogled as I go about my morning ablutions.

 

[cemmons12]

Great pics! Such a good looking guy!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

I like his little track/path!

 

[Zamric]

Early mornings I peer over the side to be greeted by a tilted sideways head squinty eyed look as if to say its early ok, I'm not at my best, come back in a bit when I'm fixed up. Til then I'm not a freak show... And I do not appreciate being ogled as I go about my morning ablutions.

hehehehe... Gaia gives me the same look in the morning during her soak

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Great pics! Such a good looking guy!

Thanks!

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I like his little track/path!

ONLY you can get away with that statment!