RE: PHOTO CONTEST: Tortoises Reppin' TFO
Ok this may not fit within the guidlines since the words are inserted but I took this the other night and just love it! No problem if it can't be entered into the contest. Enjoy :) Sully Pyramid :)
I have to same problem only worse! I have the "circle of poo" the dogs follow the Tort around like their own personal PEZ dispenser and Shelly (Sulc Tort) will eat their poo in a second if she can find it. i swear I am constantly looking for poo! Trying to make sure thay don't find it first :(
This Big guy was found wandering, so he was brought to our house for safe keeping. He is huge and very friendly. He has met our little Shelly (about 1/10 his size) and they seem to like each other, they keep touching noses :)
Question: He is a boy and she is a girl but as I said she is tiny...
Welcome we are also in Arizona, our Tort lives outside in the backyard but this will be her first Winter with us so I will be building her a Tort House with a Pig blanket for Warmth. Right now she is perfectly happy sleeping under the Landscaping bushes and enjoying the sprinkler system :)
Congrats! Welcome to the forum. You are going to LOVE your new little friend. We have had ours for a few months now and I am amazed at her personality and much I look forward to her coming out in the morning and the afternoon. Have fun :)
:PWOW!! They are so cool! Someday when we move to our 80 acres I would love to have some huge Torts roaming around. Thanks for sharing your pics. Cut Dog too!
So sorry to hear about your loss. We also live in Arizona. Our Sulcata roams the backyard freely. She made her home between 2 large bushes. We changed the sprinkler timer to come on 3 times a day in her bushes so that helps to keep her home wet and cool her off. Also when I see her out I turn on...
I keep my Sulcata Tort outside, she is about 2 years old, she has found a big bush and dug a shallow hole for sleeping. I added some extra sprinkler time to that bush to keep it nice and moist as we live in Arizona and Temps reach well over 115 at times. I also check regularly to insure that she...