Laurel
Kitty Mama
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- Aug 27, 1999
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That's a good question - I don't know! A bonsai by their pool would be lovely... I know that they tend to nibble on whatever's planted in their enclosure, so I would have to look up the tree variety and see if it's toxic to tortoises or not. Jade - can you do this with turtles?
They scared me last night. They sleep with their heads lolled to one side, and Manu and I were convinced they were dead so we kept opening the terrarium & picking them up only to find they wer sleeping. Poor dears! Probably didn't get any sleep...
We had our first tortoise morning. I woke up early, put them outside in their container so they could get sun, then went back to bed. Woke up later and went out to find the male playing in the pond. I put both of them in a tupperware with distilled water for their morning soak. They loved it! Tortoises conserve water by not allowing any to leave unless there's new water coming in... meaning: they pee when they're being bathed. They also poop in the water, I discovered, while they're drinking. So they waded happily in their little container, drinking & pooping & peeing, while I made them a little salad of grass, collard greens, dandelion greens & flowers, redleaf lettuce, clovers, and bits of stuff from my tortoise garden.
I put them back in their outside enclosure and they ate & sunned happily. I was afraid that the trip from Northern California would be hard on them, but they seem very healthy. They're so funny! As soon as I get better pics of them, I'll post them on the site.
They scared me last night. They sleep with their heads lolled to one side, and Manu and I were convinced they were dead so we kept opening the terrarium & picking them up only to find they wer sleeping. Poor dears! Probably didn't get any sleep...
We had our first tortoise morning. I woke up early, put them outside in their container so they could get sun, then went back to bed. Woke up later and went out to find the male playing in the pond. I put both of them in a tupperware with distilled water for their morning soak. They loved it! Tortoises conserve water by not allowing any to leave unless there's new water coming in... meaning: they pee when they're being bathed. They also poop in the water, I discovered, while they're drinking. So they waded happily in their little container, drinking & pooping & peeing, while I made them a little salad of grass, collard greens, dandelion greens & flowers, redleaf lettuce, clovers, and bits of stuff from my tortoise garden.
I put them back in their outside enclosure and they ate & sunned happily. I was afraid that the trip from Northern California would be hard on them, but they seem very healthy. They're so funny! As soon as I get better pics of them, I'll post them on the site.
