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Maggie Cummings
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Here's a couple of pictures of Bob, I know ya'll missed him.
I have a "Bob" story for you.
I walked out my back door to go check on Bob who was out in his pen, so I go out the door and there he is! At first I thought I must be sleeping because tortoises can't climb stairs. But no...I was awake and Bob had knocked over 3 heavy cinder blocks one which had a stake in it. He forced himself thru the space made by knocking the blocks down chipping his carapace on both sides in the process.
He squashed half a bed of my strawberry crop.
He knocked over a 40 pound ceramic goose breaking off his beak
then he climbed up SEVEN...7...!!! stairs to get to my deck.
He was on my deck! In case you don't understand...an almost 100 pound tortoise climbed up seven stairs to get up to my deck.
He could have continued across the deck and down 5 stairs to the street and gone for a walk.
I couldn't figure out how to get him back to his pen. I feel lucky that he didn't climb down the 5 stairs to the street and be gone. I tried to push him down the stairs like a sled. But he just braced his front legs and wouldn't budge. I sat on the deck with my butt against his and pushed with all my might. Not gonna happen. He is SO strong! but then I remembered his cart...So off I ran...(this picture from last year)
Now one handed I have to get the cart and a 100 pound tortoise down the same 7 stairs. I put the handle against my stomach and just bumped him down those stairs and back to his pen...What a shock it was to see him on my deck. I was stunned, I really couldn't believe it. A couple of hours later I found him on his back, so I got him up on his side and waited for him to get his legs out of the way, but he just gave a big jerk and I heard a crack and he plopped down on his plastron. He chipped his gular scute down to the bone. So that's me and Bob recently. Here's a couple of pictures of him and his bumpy nose. See how his nose is all pushed up? Are there any other Sulcatas out there with a pushed up nose like that???
So that's your Bob adventure for the day. I hope you enjoyed it...
I have a "Bob" story for you.
I walked out my back door to go check on Bob who was out in his pen, so I go out the door and there he is! At first I thought I must be sleeping because tortoises can't climb stairs. But no...I was awake and Bob had knocked over 3 heavy cinder blocks one which had a stake in it. He forced himself thru the space made by knocking the blocks down chipping his carapace on both sides in the process.
He squashed half a bed of my strawberry crop.
He knocked over a 40 pound ceramic goose breaking off his beak
then he climbed up SEVEN...7...!!! stairs to get to my deck.
He was on my deck! In case you don't understand...an almost 100 pound tortoise climbed up seven stairs to get up to my deck.
He could have continued across the deck and down 5 stairs to the street and gone for a walk.
I couldn't figure out how to get him back to his pen. I feel lucky that he didn't climb down the 5 stairs to the street and be gone. I tried to push him down the stairs like a sled. But he just braced his front legs and wouldn't budge. I sat on the deck with my butt against his and pushed with all my might. Not gonna happen. He is SO strong! but then I remembered his cart...So off I ran...(this picture from last year)
Now one handed I have to get the cart and a 100 pound tortoise down the same 7 stairs. I put the handle against my stomach and just bumped him down those stairs and back to his pen...What a shock it was to see him on my deck. I was stunned, I really couldn't believe it. A couple of hours later I found him on his back, so I got him up on his side and waited for him to get his legs out of the way, but he just gave a big jerk and I heard a crack and he plopped down on his plastron. He chipped his gular scute down to the bone. So that's me and Bob recently. Here's a couple of pictures of him and his bumpy nose. See how his nose is all pushed up? Are there any other Sulcatas out there with a pushed up nose like that???
So that's your Bob adventure for the day. I hope you enjoyed it...
