Sulcata POKEY

[boledo]

I'm a newbie to the site, although we have raised our Sulcata from a hatchling. Pokey was 10 last October (she was Alex's much-wished for gift on his 9th birthday), and is very happy in her backyard habitat here in Arizona. We have a very large yard, with everything to make her happy: sunshine, shade, grass, dirt, etc. We also get flood irrigation every few weeks (she has plenty of room that does not flood) and when it's bumping 115 she loves to go for a swim! Would love to post some pix of her, so here goes.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi boledo:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

You've done a nice job with your sulcata. He looks pretty darned good. I love the tire swing in the shape of a horse! Someone was pretty imaginative to think of that design.

What would you like us to call you?

 

[dmmj]

I agree he looks good, and I am sure he enjoys his pond. Have you tried to recreate that second photo with the larger tortoise?

 

[dmarcus]

Hello and welcome to the forum..

You do have a very nice looking sulcata....

 

[l0velesly]

Really nice tortoise and pond!!

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome. Great pics.

 

[ShadowRancher]

Welcome! You have a beauty! I love that first pic in the water...those flowers look tasty

 

[DesertGrandma]

Hi Bobbi,
Welcome. Glad that you made it! So glad that you posted a pic of Alex with Pokey baby. It was fun to see. (S)he is just the coolest tortoise.

 

[boledo]

Hi boledo:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

You've done a nice job with your sulcata. He looks pretty darned good. I love the tire swing in the shape of a horse! Someone was pretty imaginative to think of that design.

What would you like us to call you?

My name is Bobbi, but boledo is also fine. The tire swing was a gift from my brother for my kids. They've outgrown it, so it's now on extended loan to a friend with a little one until I need it back (in the future!) for grandkids.

Bobbi

 

[boledo]

I agree he looks good, and I am sure he enjoys his pond. Have you tried to recreate that second photo with the larger tortoise?


Have I tried? Not in a LONG time! She's weighs a tad more now.... Let me see if I can find the picture of her as Mama to one of her hatchlings. And keep in mind this was in 2010.

 

[boledo]

Hi Bobbi,
Welcome. Glad that you made it! So glad that you posted a pic of Alex with Pokey baby. It was fun to see. (S)he is just the coolest tortoise.


Looks like a great site - thanks for introducing me! Now I'll look for some of your earlier posts (and pix!) Bobbi

 

[boledo]

Welcome! You have a beauty! I love that first pic in the water...those flowers look tasty

Those are passion flowers that grow on a vine along one of our fences. The first time they bloomed I thought they were (ugly!) plastic flowers from K-Mart that someone had stuck in our fence... but Pokey obviously loves them. Bobbi

 

[boledo]

Where can I find all the pix your posted? Bobbi

 

[DesertGrandma]

Where can I find all the pix your posted? Bobbi

When you click on someone's user name you can see everything they have posted, including pics. But there is also a topic for tortoise photos under the "tortoise forum" main heading at the top of the page for general photos of all tortoises.

 

[Arizona Sulcata]

Welcome!

 

[boledo]

Where can I find all the pix your posted? Bobbi

When you click on someone's user name you can see everything they have posted, including pics. But there is also a topic for tortoise photos under the "tortoise forum" main heading at the top of the page for general photos of all tortoises.


I already did that, and it only took me to one post (without pix)

 

[Jacob]

Welcome, Thats a nice looking sulcata.
Nice pool

 

[jojodesca]

welcome to the forum!!..I vote that first pic to be in next years calender!!! it's awesome!!

 

[ShadowRancher]

welcome to the forum!!..I vote that first pic to be in next years calender!!! it's awesome!!

Seconded!

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Welcome! You have a beauty! I love that first pic in the water...those flowers look tasty

Those are passion flowers that grow on a vine along one of our fences. The first time they bloomed I thought they were (ugly!) plastic flowers from K-Mart that someone had stuck in our fence... but Pokey obviously loves them. Bobbi

Haha I thought they were! We got some vines one year on our compost heap after we had eaten passion fruits...I called them African man-eating flowers until we figured out what they were, they look like something dangerous you would find in the Congo

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome!