hdeaver1
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In February 2014 I bought Tortellini from a pet store. I have always loved tortoises, but had never known the complexity of them. I had always just loved the idea of having a tortoise around! Over the last 14 months I have learned so much more about tortoises...or at least about leopard tortoises! When we first got him was smaller than a credit card! I will post that picture for comparison.
He was very shy when he came to us, but now he has come out of his shell (haha) and will even come up to my children to say hello. I only allow them to play with him when I am directly there to make sure they are both safe. They like to pile food in front of him and laugh as he steps right over it!
Originally, Tortellini, was in a closed enclosure inside my home, but it was to small, and last summer we moved to Vegas and made him his own outdoor enclosure. Right now he eats a mixture of lettuce from the store, various plants and grasses from his outdoor enclosure (a few approved flowers from this site, aloe, and pear cactus), and every once in awhile I bring out Mazurie (spelling), and try to put a little calcium powder on it. Every few months I do give him a little fruit, but it is a small amount and very sparingly. He enjoys his soaks, but really loves to stick his head out under running water! Please tell me your thoughts on his shell growth and overall health...after one year of doing this I feel like I have learned a lot, but I know I have so much more to learn!
These pictures were just from today while the girls and I played outside with him in the grass. This is not his enclosure.
He was very shy when he came to us, but now he has come out of his shell (haha) and will even come up to my children to say hello. I only allow them to play with him when I am directly there to make sure they are both safe. They like to pile food in front of him and laugh as he steps right over it!
Originally, Tortellini, was in a closed enclosure inside my home, but it was to small, and last summer we moved to Vegas and made him his own outdoor enclosure. Right now he eats a mixture of lettuce from the store, various plants and grasses from his outdoor enclosure (a few approved flowers from this site, aloe, and pear cactus), and every once in awhile I bring out Mazurie (spelling), and try to put a little calcium powder on it. Every few months I do give him a little fruit, but it is a small amount and very sparingly. He enjoys his soaks, but really loves to stick his head out under running water! Please tell me your thoughts on his shell growth and overall health...after one year of doing this I feel like I have learned a lot, but I know I have so much more to learn!
These pictures were just from today while the girls and I played outside with him in the grass. This is not his enclosure.
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