I was just wondering since I do have 4 cats do they get along with tortoises? You see I've only taken Dale outside a couple of times (actually about 5 times) since we got him at Christmas and he's only 6 inches long so although my cats were interested in this little creature I wouldn't let them get too close because I wasn't sure. My 22 year old son laughed at me because he says that a tortoise has natural protection he has a shell, but I thought I would ask the experts for their advice. Candy 