Desi and Vanolla, my desert tortoises on the 4th

[sushisurf13]

Here are my two DT's

They are grazing on live honeydew/pumpkin vine and good ol' watermelon.

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[Candy]

I love them! I offered Fernando watermelon the other day and he would have nothing to do with it. In fact I also offered him some orange (Walter said it was his favorite) and he would have nothing to do with that either, but he did love avocado.

 

[sushisurf13]

I have always wondered about avocado. I've heard that it can be toxic to some animals, so I have never fed it to my animals, however, I love it.
I wonder if my redfoot would be ok with it?

I love them! I offered Fernando watermelon the other day and he would have nothing to do with it. In fact I also offered him some orange (Walter said it was his favorite) and he would have nothing to do with that either, but he did love avocado.

 

[Isa]

Aww they are so cute

 

[Tom]

Desert torts have the best eyes.

Avocado pits are toxic.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Avocado isn't very good for tortoises. It's loaded with fat and that's hard for the tort to process it. I wouldn't feed it to any of my animals...

 

[TortieGal]

Did you notice he has a ear wig above his arm on the third picture, those things get everywhere!

 

[sushisurf13]

Thanks for the replies!!!
I dont think I'll be feeding any animals MY avocados, they are too good and too expensive anyway!!

 

[Jacqui]

So which one is which? They look like wonderful tortoises.

 

[sushisurf13]

Desi has the defined yellow spots on the capapace. Vanolla is bigger and more rugged looking. We apopted Vanolla from the CTTC. They think she may have been wild.
I'm pretty sure Desi was captive born, that one is too pretty to be wild.

By the way, since they look so different, is it possible that they are different sub-species? Danny?

 

[dmmj]

how wierd I also gave mine some watermelo on the fourth, but I did not let them light off any fireworks.

 

[terryo]

Beautiful animals. ...and big.

 

[dmmj]

follow up question, why isn't the second one named lucy?

 

[sushisurf13]

HAHA!! good call.

how wierd I also gave mine some watermelo on the fourth, but I did not let them light off any fireworks.

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Yeah, that would be great!! But, that tortoise was already named when when we got it. I kinda liked the name. Plus, we got Vanolla first.

follow up question, why isn't the second one named lucy?

 

[sushisurf13]

Are these Desert Torts Different sub-species? They look different.

 

[hali]

ahhh lovely