Hello everyone! Meet my little Leopard tortoise Elias! I finally got him this morning in the mail, and I have not been able to take my eyes off him since!! I have never in my life seen or let alone held a tortoise this small! I made this thread to show him off a bit, and post about all the adorable little things he does. (which happens so often! ) He's like my tort-come-true, he is already so comfortable with me, I didnt expect it at all! When I showed him to my friends at petco, I set him on the counter and when he saw all the faces looking at him he got scared enough to not come out much, but right when I put my hand back by him he popped out real quick and ran to me like a shy kid hding behind his mother's dress. absolutely stole my heart! lol! on top of that he does that thing where when I go to pet his head he sticks his neck out as far as it would go to rub my finger back, and is so comfortable with me i had him in one hand (feet not even touching the ground yet), and when I put a hibiscus leaf in front of him he just chomped away! (video below lol!) I can tell we are going to be bonded like glue for years and years to come!
After he had a long warm soak after getting out of that box, I took him outside for his first adventure It was less than 30 seconds before he was eating at everything he could see! lol
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=024-2.mp4
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=023-1.mp4
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=020-2.mp4
Then later on in the day was when he did the adorable hibiscus eating act I just love him!
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=036-1.mp4
(Couldnt stop myself from taking that picture, haha!! He fit so perfect, and he was so comfy he fell asleep! lol!)
That's Elias so far! I'll probably also be using this as a "watch him as he grows" thread as well, but today is only his first day!
Maybe I should measure and weigh him too...
After he had a long warm soak after getting out of that box, I took him outside for his first adventure It was less than 30 seconds before he was eating at everything he could see! lol
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=024-2.mp4
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=023-1.mp4
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=020-2.mp4
Then later on in the day was when he did the adorable hibiscus eating act I just love him!
http://s867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/Amethyst1117/?action=view¤t=036-1.mp4
(Couldnt stop myself from taking that picture, haha!! He fit so perfect, and he was so comfy he fell asleep! lol!)
That's Elias so far! I'll probably also be using this as a "watch him as he grows" thread as well, but today is only his first day!
Maybe I should measure and weigh him too...