Names

[Dbrocato2]

who would have thought naming a tortoise would be this hard.. my kids, nieces, nephews and work crew have all thrown in a name orctwo.. over 50 names to sort through.. im going to find my top 5ish and choose once I meet "shim"

 

[Yvonne G]

How 'bout 'turtle'

 

[ArmadilloPup]

How 'bout 'turtle'

I'm guilty of this in a nerdy way. I went through baby/pet name websites constantly. I agonized over it! Then on the day my tort arrived, I instantly settled on Carbo. I had been thinking of the prehistoric turtle Carbonemys, but when I saw on the box that the red foot's Latin name was carbonaria, my mind gave up looking for any other name ?

 

[Tom]

How 'bout 'turtle'

That's fine, but you have to say it like the kid in the "I like turtles..." youtube video.

 

[raghav123]

Name him Oogway, the old tortoise from kung foo panda

 

[TurtlesRKool 7]

Well, I named my first Tortoise Mr. Turtle... Which is totally scientificly appropriate!????

 

[Dbrocato2]

These are the family top names
Miles, Milo, Little Foot, Helios, Dandelion, Zelda, Diela, Franklin, Alastor

 

[TurtlesRKool 7]

These are the family top names
Miles, Milo, Little Foot, Helios, Dandelion, Zelda, Diela, Franklin, Alastor

Wow! LittleFoot would be my vote! Good idea ??

 

[tonyagarrison]

who would have thought naming a tortoise would be this hard.. my kids, nieces, nephews and work crew have all thrown in a name orctwo.. over 50 names to sort through.. im going to find my top 5ish and choose once I meet "shim"

I got my 2 redfooted torts at the end of September and had a hard time coming up with good names for them. Ended up naming my juvenile Karma and my 6-month-old hatchling Kurma, which is the Hindu tortoise king.

 

[MenagerieGrl]

I like old timey names,,, the ones that are out of fashion . I have 2 Chinese Brown Geese, Boy & Girl, they are Cletus & Ethyl. My Leopard is Seymore, Was toying with the idea of calling him Tudor after the turtle in the OLD Mr. Wizzard Cartoons.....Oh no Mister Wizzard....I don't want to be a tax accountant...(Inside joke), and the Gulf Coast Box turtle is Bump....because she was found in the middle of the road, thus she's a "bump".

 

[YukdaTortoise]

What about Pokey or Squirt I personally thinks those names are super cute!

 

[Herman_WA]

These are the family top names
Miles, Milo, Little Foot, Helios, Dandelion, Zelda, Diela, Franklin, Alastor

I also think little foot is absolutely adorable!

 

[Blackdog1714]

These are the family top names
Miles, Milo, Little Foot, Helios, Dandelion, Zelda, Diela, Franklin, Alastor

Helios is slick but Zelda shouldn't it be Link?

 

[tonyagarrison]

I like old timey names,,, the ones that are out of fashion . I have 2 Chinese Brown Geese, Boy & Girl, they are Cletus & Ethyl. My Leopard is Seymore, Was toying with the idea of calling him Tudor after the turtle in the OLD Mr. Wizzard Cartoons.....Oh no Mister Wizzard....I don't want to be a tax accountant...(Inside joke), and the Gulf Coast Box turtle is Bump....because she was found in the middle of the road, thus she's a "bump".

Tudor is a great name! I've never heard that one used before. Plus it goes back to the Tudor royalty.

 

[Kvantex]

I gave my males names Hector and Brutus - the latter one is trying to "stab" the former one in the back. He is beta as hell so Hector looks at him and he runs away. I am trying, however, to find adequate names for my females, Im thinking names of greek Muses, perhaps..

 

[Lyn W]

I gave my males names Hector and Brutus - the latter one is trying to "stab" the former one in the back. He is beta as hell so Hector looks at him and he runs away.........

What you're seeing is bullying behaviour. Are they housed together?

 

[Suey]

I named mine after my Grandma and Grandad, Charlie and Alice but always seem to call Alice ‘ Big un ‘ because she is the bigger one ?

 

[Kvantex]

What you're seeing is bullying behaviour. Are they housed together?

Agreed. They are housed outside on about 1100 sqft with a lot of hides and four females. Since the incident, which was the first day I am watchful about it, but they just kinda avoid each other. Might add even more females in the future or move one in separate enclosure if need be.