Hi! I'm a recent tortoise hobbiest (4 years) from Oklahoma. I have 1.2 russian tortoises..



Ivan....



Daphne (Daffy) and Delilah (Dee)...Daff is the one on top.
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and my yearling leopard tortoise, enjoying his prickly pear. I am expecting a couple of red foot babies from Terry in April!

Welcome welcome welcome! I have a soft spot for Russians, and yours are no exception! WHAT CUTIES! The Leopard is adorable as well, who can resist a sweet Leo. yearling!

I'd love to see pics of the hatchlings you are getting from Terry! I am also getting my first RF hatchling from him (although I have four bigger Red-Foots) as well as my first RF male from him! I want to fast forward to spring right now!

Glad you are here, I think you'll enjoy yourself!

Thank you, Kelly! I forgot to mention my name is Carolyn. Yes, I can't wait for spring to get here! I'm so excited about my new additions! The one you are getting from Terry is gorgeous! I am so jealous. I will post pics of my guys when they get here.

I bought my female Russians last year..and they were supposed to be mature females, but Dee is only 5 inches (same as Ivan) and Daffy is only 4.5 inches (SCL on all). They are such characters! I told Terry when I talked to him it was hard for me to imagine any other torts that were more personable than Russians. I have heard from others, though, that red foots are just as personable.

My little leopard I've had for almost a year. He isn't very personable, but he is fun to watch. Notice the little lighter patches around his eyes?


I had been using timothy hay in his enclosure per the instructions of who I bought him from. That stuff rubbed the skin right from around his eyes! I quit using that and starting using a top soil/sand mix with orchard grass over the substrate. That was six months ago and there is no sign of the color returning. We all have to learn the hard way I guess!

He is such a sweet fellow! We all make mistakes, but as long as we learn from them, it's not all bad.

Thanks, Jacqui. That's why I'm here, to lessen my errors

Wow egyptian tortoises look awesome, I have a russian, but am still really new to tortoises.

Welcome Carolyn. You have some mighty sweet looking torts there. Now we know you have Ivan, Daphne (Daffy) and Delilah (Dee) but what’s your sweet little Leo's name? Hopefully as he ages the pigmentation may change or blend a little more in his eye area. He is sweet looking none the less. And as they say if we learn from are mistakes we are doing something right.

Welcome Carolyn. You have some mighty sweet looking torts there. Now we know you have Ivan, Daphne (Daffy) and Delilah (Dee) but what’s your sweet little Leo's name? Hopefully as he ages the pigmentation may change or blend a little more in his eye area. He is sweet looking none the less. And as they say if we learn from are mistakes we are doing something right.

Thank you Robyn. I just call me little Leo Callie for now because I got him/her from California. I'm hoping for a Callie, but if not, it will be Calvin. I'm hoping the pigmentation will blend more as Callie ages. Here is a pic when I first got him:


I should've left the reptile carpet in, but the breeder told me to use Timothy hay. Oh well, you are right. As long as we learn from our mistakes we are doing something right

Welcome to the site. Some cute torts you have there. I noticed you also have a Newfoundland .....I love them!!! Post pics of her too!!

Welcome to the site. Some cute torts you have there. I noticed you also have a Newfoundland .....I love them!!! Post pics of her too!!

Thank you, Liz! Here are a couple of pics of my dogs..



Thor (shown at age 6 ) and...




Nana (shown here at age 11)