Graduation Day

[Neal]

With only about a month left of good tortoise weather, I decided it was time to move one of our tortoises from the kiddie pen to the big pen to get accustomed to new surroundings. We picked this girl up towards the beginning of the year from an inactive TFO member. She is the best eater I have ever seen, and is growing really fast. It looks like she has some SA leopard genetics, so I think she is going to be a large specimen. So far she is enjoying all the good food in the big pen. She's been in this same spot for over an hour now.

 

[Yvonne G]

Very pretty! I think its time for my two SA leopards to graduate out into the big boy pen too, but I'm just chicken about letting them out. I can't explain it, I just feel insecure about it.

 

[Tom]

It's a big day, isn't it. I've been mentally grappling with this for my herd too. The weather is so perfect right now, but I keep reminding myself of the awful winter cold spells. I have decided to let them over winter indoors for one last time. In the spring they all go out. Permanently. That gives me all winter to get their box built, installed and tested. They will be a little crowded indoors, I think, but that's better than being out n the cold, I think. Just talking about my situation here. Rambling, is more like it....

Anyhow, congrats Neal. She a nice looking. Leopard.

 

[*Barracuda_50*]

Shes a real beauty Neal, our winter is fast aproaching and warm days is hard to come by been real cold here for few and have not had the babies out for grazing and sunshine for 2 days now and tonights temps are supose to dip down into the 30's, tomarrow is supose to be alittle better i want them to get as much time out grazing and sun basking as possible befour its to cold.

Those are some really nice pics you took shes happly mowing along..

 

[Tortus]

How old/big is she? Looks great.

I wish I lived where it was warm all year. We only have 3 good months of tortoise weather in MD.

 

[Neal]

She's about 7 inches. She stopped a little bit during the hottest part of the afternoon, but she's right back to grazing.

 

[Neal]

I have no idea where she goes during the hottest parts of the day, but she's out every morning and evening. She's very personable, and will follow me everywhere.

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

awwww, too cute!

 

[wellington]

She is gorgeous. If she gets under foot and bugs you, I have plenty of room

 

[LuckysGirl007]

Very nice looking tort! And I love the shots with her mouth open sooooooo wide!

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

That is probably the cutest Leopard I have ever seen!!!!! Can I have her? JK LOL

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Very nice!

 

[bigred]

Good looking tort, Graduation day? Did you throw a graduation cap in the air

 

[DesertGrandma]

She is sure pretty.

 

[ticothetort2]

She looks great. I think I will wait one more winter before I build Tico a permanent outdoor enclosure. Got to do some research before that happens.

 

[l0velesly]

I can see the personality in her!

 

[Neal]

When I got her I was originally going to sell her off after she grew a bit, but she has really grown on me. By far one of the most personable tortoises I have right now. Looks like she'll be hanging out with me for a long time!

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

I really do like her..... Its those eye's that get me I hope mine will be that cute when it gets older