Hi everyone!
I am glad to finally be a member of this forum! I have been reading your care tips for years so I could be as prepared as possible for when I was able to get a tortoise! The day finally arrived last month! After admiring and wanting a shell-baby for years, I finally had the means to get my new friend! I’d like to introduce everyone to Joker the sulcata! I got him from a local reptile expo and the ladies told me that he was 3 months old! I have always said I wanted to have a tortoise that outlived me and that I could put in my will! my heirloom-tortoise if you will.
I did want to see if anyone knows anything about his beautifully light shell color! He was the lightest colored sulcata there and I was wondering if anyone knew if he is a specific morph or if he is just a unique fella! He is already unique due to the extra vertebral scute he has! Some may think this makes him a B class tortoise, but to me it makes him more special! I have always been a root for the underdog type person and was no different in choosing my new forever friend!
Joker is happy and healthy! He loves his head scratches and making triangle shaped bite marks in his food! He often comes to where my hand is so I can give him more scratches! As you can see in the photo, he is also a big fan of Frank Sinatra!
So glad to join the forum! (Joker’s sex has not been determined, so until that is able to be found out for sure, I will be referring to Joker as a He for simplicity)
I am glad to finally be a member of this forum! I have been reading your care tips for years so I could be as prepared as possible for when I was able to get a tortoise! The day finally arrived last month! After admiring and wanting a shell-baby for years, I finally had the means to get my new friend! I’d like to introduce everyone to Joker the sulcata! I got him from a local reptile expo and the ladies told me that he was 3 months old! I have always said I wanted to have a tortoise that outlived me and that I could put in my will! my heirloom-tortoise if you will.
I did want to see if anyone knows anything about his beautifully light shell color! He was the lightest colored sulcata there and I was wondering if anyone knew if he is a specific morph or if he is just a unique fella! He is already unique due to the extra vertebral scute he has! Some may think this makes him a B class tortoise, but to me it makes him more special! I have always been a root for the underdog type person and was no different in choosing my new forever friend!
Joker is happy and healthy! He loves his head scratches and making triangle shaped bite marks in his food! He often comes to where my hand is so I can give him more scratches! As you can see in the photo, he is also a big fan of Frank Sinatra!
So glad to join the forum! (Joker’s sex has not been determined, so until that is able to be found out for sure, I will be referring to Joker as a He for simplicity)