Thursday, February 21, 2013

Bold little Boo!

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Today Boo, our little Antakyan Greek tortoise, surprised me - I was picking up some old wilted leaves from his feeding rock, and instead of ...
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

New Greek Foster Tortoise, Shelton!

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Today I picked up a new foster tortoise: a handsome slate-grey male Greek tortoise. His old owner named him Shelton, so we will stick with ...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Such greedy little tortoises!

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Russian tortoises are such little vultures when it comes to food! A few days ago, I treated the torts to some endive lettuce, and they just...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Doing everything together

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It never ceases to amaze me how my tortoises always seem to do everything together, in spite of all the space I provide for them. My little ...
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Friday, February 8, 2013

Boo is eating!

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We have had Boo the Greek tortoise for 3.5 months now. He is still very shy, and often pulls his head inside his shell when someone walks n...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Our Tort Fort gets a dresser

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I finally finished our tort fort, and it is no longer sitting on the ground! Our friend built this for us, and now the top and bottom have f...
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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Sunny day = Time to bask outside!

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Today we had one of those wonderful, beautifully BRIGHT sunny winter days we sometimes have here in the Pacific Northwest (that's right,...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

'Picnic' lunch in front of the Tort Fort

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Our kids love watching my tortoises. Sometimes we even have a lunch 'picnic' in front of the Tort Fort!  Eating lunch and watchin...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Quarantine = done (a little early)

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It has only been 6 weeks, but I just couldn't stand it any more. Jill and Mila lived with their old owner for 4 years, and were not in a...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Mossy Tortoise Etsy shop is now open!

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I am so excited to announce that I opened my tortoise-themed Etsy shop last night! One of the little paintings and a few of the tortoise flo...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Synchronized tortoise basking

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I just love my little Russian tortoises so much. They make me smile every day! ...copycat,  ballet, or synchronized tortoise basking?
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The crazy crocheting Tortoise Lady

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...that might be me. Ever since seeing that silly picture online of the tortoise cozy, I have used the time when I'm waiting for kid-rel...
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