Recent content by Sandy Courtney

Thank you very much for the additional information. I had planed to write a very simple article that could be read and understood by a young person, say from age 9 to 12, who was interested in reading more and considering a tortoise. I am certainly a novice when it comes to these lovely...

I am astounded...I had no clue. Love the images of Bob and the strawberries! Is he a Red Foot? I sure appreciate the education from everyone! I had thought about writing the article aimed at a young person who perhaps could not have a dog or cat due to space requirements and/or allergies...

I write articles for eHow.com and would love to write an article on the care and feeding of tortoises, so I will obviously need to read up a lot more. Thank you so much for the information so far. I have enjoyed seeing the images and habitats some of you have posted. Such a fun site.

Thank you Danny! Thanks for moving my first post to the proper area. Sandy

Here is a picture of Tuttle...should have posted it with the other photo.

How beautiful!

I do not have a tortoise but I grow and sell prickly pear cactus pads to someone who has a tortoise. She sent me some pictures of her tortoise eating my cactus pads and I just fell in love with the idea. The tortoise's name is Tuttle. So cute! I would love to hear of other things that tortoises...