Well, Im a general animal enthusiast from Connecticut. Im a professional dog trainer, I've worked at and volunteered at a couple different animal shelters, I interned at the Beardsley Zoo for a year as an educator and I've saved many a animal in need.
Currently my life revolves around my mix mutt dog (Jabberwocky), a four foot iguana (Maglor the Doominator), two crested geckos (JuJu and Mojo Mack Daddy), two grey tree frogs (Rusty and Hyla), two paddletail newts (Thing 1 and Thing 2) as well as a number of fish.
Im here to learn more about tortoises and hopefully find the right one for me
When I was working at the zoo one of my duties was to help clean the "animal rooms" which were two separate rooms across the hall from eachother where we kept the animals we used for our education programs. One had all reptiles and the other had everything else - ferrets, hedgehogs, a small owl, a bat, scorpions, just to name a few. Well while we cleaned I would let one of the tortoises wander about. I believe sammy was an adult Russian but I honestly cant remember. Anyway, he would follow me back and forth between the rooms while I cleaned and I would bend down to scratch him on his head now and then. If I stopped walking he would crawl up on my feet and stop and wait for my attention. I found him very endearing and easy to care for and ever since then I wanted one of my own. So heres to further education!
Currently my life revolves around my mix mutt dog (Jabberwocky), a four foot iguana (Maglor the Doominator), two crested geckos (JuJu and Mojo Mack Daddy), two grey tree frogs (Rusty and Hyla), two paddletail newts (Thing 1 and Thing 2) as well as a number of fish.
Im here to learn more about tortoises and hopefully find the right one for me
When I was working at the zoo one of my duties was to help clean the "animal rooms" which were two separate rooms across the hall from eachother where we kept the animals we used for our education programs. One had all reptiles and the other had everything else - ferrets, hedgehogs, a small owl, a bat, scorpions, just to name a few. Well while we cleaned I would let one of the tortoises wander about. I believe sammy was an adult Russian but I honestly cant remember. Anyway, he would follow me back and forth between the rooms while I cleaned and I would bend down to scratch him on his head now and then. If I stopped walking he would crawl up on my feet and stop and wait for my attention. I found him very endearing and easy to care for and ever since then I wanted one of my own. So heres to further education!
