Introducing: Stagger Lee

[Chewbecca]

First, I got a package:

And then inside the box was a container:

Then inside the container was a...

TORTOISE!

This is Stagger Lee, my hatchling redfoot tortoise.
AW! Excuse the sphagnum moss all over him, he was shipped in it.

Now, Stagger Lee is NOT very big, but my quarter size comparison didn't quite work:

Per Turtletary's instructions, I tried to feed him right out of the box, but he wouldn't take it from my hand, so I placed him in his enclosure:

"Nomz for me?"

I gave him a hibiscus petal (yes, JUST A petal) and a small chunk of strawberry.

There's the tiny piece of strawberry I gave him. The piece was SOOO small, about 5/8" an inch or so.

***MORE***

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He ripped up this piece of strawberry and had it all over his foot (which he then ate off):

He makes noises when he eats and rips. SO CUTE.

Tortie butts!!!

I had to wash this dish as he stepped on the edge, dumped all the water out and dragged his strawberry foot into it.
hahaha.
"Warez mai nomz?"

He kept trying to chew on the edge of his dinner plate, so I gave him his cuttle bone. Silly tortoise kept trying to eat everything in front of him, including the substrate!

"This is not nomz. U took mai nomz. I no u did."

"mmm...s'cuse me, I want some more nomz."

"What, I haf not had enuff nomz yet!"

"Don't u luv me?"

"SUCKER."

***one more***

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"Kthnxbai."

Thanks for looking!!!

 

[Yvonne G]

Aw-w-w-w! Very cute.

Yvonne

 

[jlyoncc1]

Beautiful little baby!!!

 

[Isa]

Congratulations!!!!
What a cute little baby .
Thanks for sharing your amazing pictures!

 

[Chewbecca]

Thanks, guys!!!

 

[chelonologist]

These pictures are awesome! Nice photography!

 

[Chewbecca]

Thank you.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Uh oh...looks like Bob's got some competition!!! Beautiful baby and GREAT pictures. Very enjoyable...

 

[Millerlite]

he looks good, gotta love them

 

[Candy]

Oh Congratulations on your new baby tortoise. He/she is just beautiful. The colors are very nice, but actually I'm with Michael on this one the photography is just beautiful do you do it as a hobby or have you had classes? So glad that he arrived safely. He looks very happy and hungry.

 

[Chewbecca]

Thanks everyone.

Candy,
I do photography as a hobby.
Lately, I've just been taking pictures of my animals. My children stopped wanting to be my subjects, so my animals became my photography victims, er, I mean, "subjects".

 

[terryo]

Oh Rebecca, he is beautiful. I knew he would be....coming from where he did. You are soooooooo lucky.

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Thanks everyone.

Candy,
I do photography as a hobby.
Lately, I've just been taking pictures of my animals. My children stopped wanting to be my subjects, so my animals became my photography victims, er, I mean, "subjects".

O.K. I'm old and don't get around much.. all I do is play with my tortoises.. so what are "nomz"?

You're asking for trouble Rebecca.. you're feeding too much!!!

You never did say if you are happy with 'Stagger Lee' [ that is.. if you have a bottle full of time ]

Terry K

 

[Chewbecca]

hahahaha.
Nah, I'm not feeding too much.
That's the same hibiscus petal he was working on in the first shot.

He only got a chunk of strawberry and the hibiscus petal today.

And I LOVE him.
I'm very happy with him.

 

[Redfoot NERD]

hahahaha.
Nah, I'm not feeding too much.
That's the same hibiscus petal he was working on in the first shot.

He only got a chunk of strawberry and the hibiscus petal today.

And I LOVE him.
I'm very happy with him.

WHAT ARE NOMZ???

Come on Rebecca.. "Time in a bottle"....... huh?... huh?

Terry K

 

[Chewbecca]

Nomz is, in short, "food".
"Yummy"="Yums"="nommy"="Nomz".

 

[Madortoise]

Geeze, that's funny...nomz... Never heard of it.
Anyway, I loved the sequence of pix you took. Such a story teller you are!
Great photography like everyone is praising. Keep those pix coming of Stagger Lee!

 

[dragonlvr]

You know I love little Stagger Lee!!! So happy he got to you safely!

 

[Crazy1]

Great looking little RF but then getting one from Terry, what else would be expected but a beautiful, healthy little tort. Great Pics and Love the name and your narrations.

 

[Stazz]

He sounds so cute and funny !!!! Wish the pics worked for me. Just shows up with the img code. Hmph!! Darn Dubai internet!