Boris says hi!

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brnforce

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Awesome forum everyone! We got Boris about 2 months ago and absolutely love him!

We bought him from PetCo :( so he had worms. Paper substrate was needed.

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But now he is better!!! Yay!! Renovation #1.

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I'll probably try to post more pics eventually, I'm constantly trying to make Boris happier so I'll be trying some new stuff for his home. Just wanted to say hi.
 

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Hi and welcome! Boris is a very handsome fellow. Is he your first tortoise?
 

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He looks nice. Congrats on your new tortoise.
 

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Jacqui said:
Hi and welcome! Boris is a very handsome fellow. Is he your first tortoise?

Yeah, he's our first tortoise. Never knew they were as smart as they are. Thanks everyone!
 

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Boris is handsome! Sorry to hear he had worms. But now he looks great!
 

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How did u find out he had worms at first? Did u take him to the vet right away?
 

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DanaLachney said:
How did u find out he had worms at first? Did u take him to the vet right away?

Yeah, we took him to get checked out as soon as we could. The vet we went to was neat, they gave us little keychain cards with Boris' picture on them. He was really mad at us for the meds but now that he's all healthy he has forgiven us :).
 

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Awesome. He's adorable! Glad you caught those worms before it got too icky.
 

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Torts are super smart and super organized. Like the mafia. ;)

Cute! Sorry to hear about the worms... glad he's doing better!
 

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Thanks! I may post some more pics later today once I get home. :)
 

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I too got my Russian Shakespeare from Petco and he had worms as well. Glad that's over just as much as you are. :)
Congrats on the cute little guy. He is looking good, especially for a Petco tort. And welcome. :)
 

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He is very handsome....i like his bright yellow coloring
 

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More pics! Sorry for the delay.


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Do I have something on my face?

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Where's Boris?

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Gettin' my workout on.


It's just Boris and I at home so we don't have to worry about someone stepping on him. Just waiting for the temps to get high enough to show him the yard. Wish it was always warm enough for him but that's what you get when you live in Minnesota.
 
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