Recent content by Cindyberm

Thank you Jon G for showing us that a tortoise is, indeed, a turtle. Just wanted to say something about the unheeded advice, the endless excuses for why people mistreat their pets. It is heartbreaking, for sure. But I am sure there are readers out there who benefit from your advice who never...

My 2 cents: anyone on a vegan diet is going to have gas. I guess my Zippy is too polite to fart in my presence (yet.)

So enjoyed seeing happy healthy torts and owner! Thanks for taking the time to post.

Hi, I live just north of Vancouver, WA, so practically a neighbor. When I moved here with Zippy I knew it would be a challenge giving him a good life because of the weather but my attempts to try to leave him with a suitable new owner in California failed. He is now around 4-5 years old, 40+...

Last year I filled the backyard (Zippy’s backyard) all with plants on the Sulcata Edible Landscape list, with the apparently unrealistic idea that he would nibble as he walked, as he does with grass. He does eat this way with some plants, like strawberries. But mostly he finds a plant he likes...

My Zippy, at 23 lbs (4 yrs) is still small enough that I can carry him in a cloth firewood carry bag.

My 3.5-yr-old Sulcata, Zippy, has had notable pyramiding since he was a wee bairn. I got him when we lived in CA, thinking we would live there forever but after a year we ended up moving to southwest WA state. At first I thought I should leave him there but eventually decided my commitment to...