2006-10-03

We Have a Tortoise! (and 2 other turtles)

I have been so caught up in politics that I have forgotten to mention the great news! My wife and I got our first tortoise, a Hermann's Tortoise, from the German Shepard Rescue Shelter up in Appleton, WI. We adopted "Tommy the Tortoise". He is about 1 year old, and was left to the Rescue shelter as unwanted. He is cute very small (maybe 3 inches) and so very cute. He is very friendly and active. We allow him to walk around our house, and he loves to roam all over the place. We feed him Romain, Endive, and Escarole Lettuce, plus some carrots, tomatoes, and tortoise pellets. We soak him daily. We keep him currently in a 2x2x2 tank that has a heat lamp and UV light, plus a water dish, food dish, fake plants, and a small cave that he can burrough in. He loves to dig himself deep into the substrate over night to sleep and stay warm, and then comes up in the morning when the sun comes out and the lights come on. He's too young to actually tell the sex, but we've read that he can grow to be anywhere from 5 to 10 inches as an adult. We look forward to having this life long pet, along with our other Aquatic Painted Turtles (Sonny and Henry) that we already had, and the multitude of turtles (20+) that live outside in our pond. We love turtles!

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