Hey all! So I stumbled across this forum about a year ago when I was looking at buying a tortoise but I never bothered to create an account cause I was too busy reading and researching. However now that life has settled down again and my tortoise seems healthy I decided to create an account so I can be apart of some of these discussions. Anyways heres an introduction of both my tortoise and myself.


I am twenty year old University student from Alberta Canada. Last year my dog of 15 years passed away and that was very tough. However my parents told me that if I kept my grades high for the semester that they would buy me any pet I wanted for christmas. After research and knowing a few people that had some I decided I wanted a red-footed tortoise. I had plans to buy one from a breeder but I happened to be in a pet store buying some supplies when I came across a little tortoise who looked very sick and poorly treated. I went home that day and couldn’t get that tortoise out of my mind so I ended up going back and buying him even though he was very sick. However now almost a year has gone by since I got him and he seems to be very healthy. Big thanks to some of the posters here I read a lot of what you guys had to say and that was a big reason I was able to save him. Oh his name is Knuckles after a character from Sonic the Hedgehog! Anyways thanks again for the help and I look forward to talking more with you all! And I will post pictures when I get a chance!


I am twenty year old University student from Alberta Canada. Last year my dog of 15 years passed away and that was very tough. However my parents told me that if I kept my grades high for the semester that they would buy me any pet I wanted for christmas. After research and knowing a few people that had some I decided I wanted a red-footed tortoise. I had plans to buy one from a breeder but I happened to be in a pet store buying some supplies when I came across a little tortoise who looked very sick and poorly treated. I went home that day and couldn’t get that tortoise out of my mind so I ended up going back and buying him even though he was very sick. However now almost a year has gone by since I got him and he seems to be very healthy. Big thanks to some of the posters here I read a lot of what you guys had to say and that was a big reason I was able to save him. Oh his name is Knuckles after a character from Sonic the Hedgehog! Anyways thanks again for the help and I look forward to talking more with you all! And I will post pictures when I get a chance!