BeckyLg
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Hello all! My name's Becky and I am mother to two baby cherry head tortoises, Yeezy and Jaffa Cake. Me and my boyfriend, Ronan, got them in June, and we think they were hatched in May. The woman we bought them off was very interested in tortoises, she had many of her own and had been breeding for years and gave us lots of care sheets and even some food and bedding so give to them before we could set ourselves up completely. She sexed them both, Yeezy as a boy and Jaffa as a girl but we can't be sure of this for a few years and we're keeping in mind that it might change. I also have a female German Shepherd dog called Denny who has no apparent interest in the tortoises which is, in my opinion, a good thing. We are still careful around her with them though because she is quite big.
Anyway, about the tortoises:
Thanks for reading! I look forward to speaking to everyone.
Becky.
Anyway, about the tortoises:
- Yeezy is our boy tortoise, named after Kanye West (whose nickname is Yeezy) by Ronan (he loves hip hop). Yeezy is the more energetic of the two, he loves wandering especially to unreachable places like under the sofa or TV cabinet. He loves bananas, mushrooms and mazuri. He's faster than Jaffa Cake and loves exploring and climbing. His shell is darker and a bit more marble-y and he has a little point on his nose.
- Jaffa Cake is presumably a girl. Her name came from about a years worth of tortoise research, during which we had seen an advertisement saying there were tortoises for sale the size of a Jaffa Cake. The name idea stuck in mind and when we got her, she was as small and round as a Jaffa Cake so we gave the name to her. Jaffa loves food, she is slower than Yeezy and doesn't enjoy exploring as much especially if there's food in front of her. She loves mushrooms, cucumber and mazuri. Jaffa's shell is lighter, her face is flatter and she has a little dent on her shell just above her head.
- A picture of them both (Jaffa Cake on the left and Yeezy on the right):
Thanks for reading! I look forward to speaking to everyone.
Becky.