Just some random photos

[herpgirl24]

Here are a few photos of the cute/odd things my torts have been up to lately!

This is what I get when I walk by the Redfoot

Nope, not interested, not coming out!

Unless she sees food, then I am graced with her presence!

if she could swallow it whole, I think she would

Here is Steve the Russian and his daily greens shower! As soon as he sees me with the tub of greens he runs over to climb to the top of the pile, apparently the lettuce on top tastes better

And the odd way the hinge soaks, face down, bottom in the air?!

Last but not least, the little box. He scrambled and tried to escape for the 20 minutes I had him out to soak. Once I placed him back, he immediately ran to his water for a drink! LOL silly turtle, apparently he can't drink the CLEAN water in the sink.

 

[pdrobber]

great pics! my big russian girl always climbs up on top of the greens, causing them to fall into the substrate...grrr lol

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

 

[Zamric]

WalkingRock walks over the pile, no mater how big, makes a u turn and starts eating from the otherside.... Some torts! Go figure!

 

[wellington]

Great pics, very cute torts

 

[l0velesly]

I love the redfoot hiding pics! Your hinge must be able to breathe in water

 

[jkingler]

Awesome pics. The selective hermit bit is my favorite. "I will never reveal mysel-- FOOD!"

 

[Momof4]

Very cute pics.

 

[Jacob]

The First Picture Is The Best

 

[herpgirl24]

Torts sure are characters! The first week I had the redfoot she never hid, but she has shell rot so I have to take her out to treat it. Now she burrows and I have to coax her out! She also pees and or poos on me EVERY time I rub the medicine into her plastron, no matter how long I let her soak before hand
I guess that is her way of stating her displeasure.

My box turtle also burrows himself like this. He will scare the life out of me when I clean his enclosure, all of a sudden, a little head will pop out of the dirt to ram my hands!

They definitely keep me entertained!

 

[Zamric]

Tortoises often poop and pee as a defencive measure.

I hand carried a 12" sulcata on a plane from Palm Springs CA. to Dallas TX. The lady at the security desk wasn't sure how to handle this, so she did a swab to check for drugs and explosives. When she did that on his undershell (plastron?) he started peeing and peed for quite sometime! you should have seen the look on her face when the urate (Lots -o-White!) splattered down the front of her uniform... I was beside myself with embarrisment and mirth at the same time!