Introducing Scoot!
Posted: 04 Sep 2021, 19:47
This is to introduce you to Scoot, my baby Western Hermann's Tortoise. He comes from the Mallorca locale, in the Balearic Islands off the eastern coast of Spain. I got him from Garden State Tortoises (https://www.gardenstatetortoise.com/) here in the States - I can't recommend Chris Leone and his wife Casey enough. They have a wonderful setup and are great to work with.
Anyway, back to Scoot! He hatched the second week of June; he arrived FedEx on August 6. I just love him! Right now he sleeps about 18 hours a day, and when he wakes up, he's h-u-n-g-r-y! He loves clover, turnip and mustard greens, dandelions and dandelion leaves - and let's not forget hibiscus flowers. My dog and I go out every morning to pick fresh greens for him. He's very good at being a baby tortoise, strutting around like he owns the place (which, I guess - he does!)
I've posted some pics - if this thread should go somewhere else, maybe one of the moderators will oblige be and move it. DH designed Scoot's enclosure and it's wonderful! I'll post pics of that too.
Anyway, back to Scoot! He hatched the second week of June; he arrived FedEx on August 6. I just love him! Right now he sleeps about 18 hours a day, and when he wakes up, he's h-u-n-g-r-y! He loves clover, turnip and mustard greens, dandelions and dandelion leaves - and let's not forget hibiscus flowers. My dog and I go out every morning to pick fresh greens for him. He's very good at being a baby tortoise, strutting around like he owns the place (which, I guess - he does!)
I've posted some pics - if this thread should go somewhere else, maybe one of the moderators will oblige be and move it. DH designed Scoot's enclosure and it's wonderful! I'll post pics of that too.