TORTOISE MANIAC THREAD

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bigred

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torti said:
When my neighbors think I'm crazy just standing outside and staring at the grass (I have dogs in my backyard, and they still haven't figured out I have hatchlings).

And the looks they give me every morning at the same time when I'm out picking weeds off my front lawn.

Ya I do the weed thing in the front yard early in the morning to. Im sure my neighbors are wondering what the Heck Im doing.
 

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ALDABRAMAN said:
:D When the first thing your friends ask is how are the torotises!
This happens to me! "How's Joe?" comes before enquiries about my family! :redface:

We have a patch of grass at the end of our road that is mowed every couple of months by the council and otherwise ignored... The dandelions and plantain are healthy and plentiful - no chemicals as the council has an organic policy (i.e. Doesn't want to spend any money)

I really don't know what the people down that end think of the mad woman who's out picking stuff at 6:15am in all weathers before she's fed any of the family :D
 

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If people catch you watching the bushes and stop to ask if you've lost something. ;)

Actually, for those of you who imagine your neighbors must think you're weird for staring at your lawn: just bring your torties outside to feed for themselves at least a few times. Not only will that be a nice outing for your torts, but it will also show your neighbors why you're picking weeds, and might even be a good conversation starter to boot.

That's what I do. If people ask if there's something wrong, I just show them the tortoises. They always find them very interesting!
 

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GeoTerraTestudo said:
If people catch you watching the bushes and stop to ask if you've lost something. ;)

Actually, for those of you who imagine your neighbors must think you're weird for staring at your lawn: just bring your torties outside to feed for themselves at least a few times. Not only will that be a nice outing for your torts, but it will also show your neighbors why you're picking weeds, and might even be a good conversation starter to boot.

That's what I do. If people ask if there's something wrong, I just show them the tortoises. They always find them very interesting!

I try! But he's so tiny he can't be seen from a distance and a few of them have started giving me a wide berth :D my upstairs neighbors and a girl one building over know what's up and love him but that's all that I've been able to entice over without just running at people tort in hand ;)

When you leave a party early because you are suddenly incredibly paranoid your tort has flipped and no one is home (true story from this weekend)
 

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If you pick weeds and dumpster dive, and you are neither a landscaper nor homeless.
 

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:D When you spend time thinking of ways to sneak an extra tortoise into the collection with out getting caught by your other half...
 

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:D When you spend time thinking of ways to sneak an extra tortoise into the collection with out getting caught by your other half...

Yep, it's called trading. I bet there are some others members here that have said this....

"I'm just going to trade this one that I was going to hold back and keep anyway. So I'm not really adding another mouth to feed." ;)
 

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When your husband is awakened from his nap by your baby red foot biting his thumb! :-D
 

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When you keep trying over and over to convince someone to send you their tortoise, even though they never do:(
 

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When you have your tortoise breeder on speed dial or in your cell's phone book.
 
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