Io and Callisto - 8 months old

[TammyJ]

Here are the little darlings...

 

[MysticCaribou]

Very cute.

 

[TammyJ]

Looks like I posted one twice! Sorry. Moderator please delete the fourth (last) photo, thanks. I don't know how to.

First shot is coming out of their indoor enclosure in the morning, then being held for a close up, then in their outdoor enclosure.

 

[TammyJ]

I named them Io and Callisto, two of Jupiter's 4 moons. I had turtles with "sky" names too for years, Like Andromeda, Europa and Ganymede, etc.

 

[a5fung]

I named them Io and Callisto, two of Jupiter's 4 moons. I had turtles with "sky" names too for years, Like Andromeda, Europa and Ganymede, etc.

Great names! My two are named Apollo and Mars .

 

[cdmay]

I bet they love that weedy outdoor area. Have you noticed which, if any of those plants they eat?

 

[TammyJ]

I bet they love that weedy outdoor area. Have you noticed which, if any of those plants they eat?

I have seen them really loving the clover, but they also will munch on the other weeds and grass that you see.

 

[cdmay]

I have seen them really loving the clover, but they also will munch on the other weeds and grass that you see.

They appear to have an almost innate knowledge or what 'weeds' to eat and what not to eat. Although there are some exotic plants and flowers that we grow that one must be very careful about (anything in the Apocynaceae, stuff like desert roses, oleander, and the like) but in general our tortoises just seem to know what's good.

 

[allegraf]

They are looking great!