Hi all. My name is Becky, and I will become a first time tortoise owner sometime before noon this Wednesday morning! He's a juvenile Iberian Greek tortoise.
While I've never owned a tort, I am a vet tech with experience with reptiles, and I've done about a year's worth of research on species and husbandry. I'm super excited, and figured I'd stop lurking and actually get an account here.
I live in a pretty great area for tortoises, Northeast Texas. I hope to have plenty of time to let him graze out in my yard since it's full of bermuda grass, plantains and dandelions, and hasn't seen a single chemical additive in the 4.5 years I've been here. The bad part: I'm in a housing subdivision that has enough going on that it's not safe to leave him outside unsupervised, even in a secure pen. Kids and thieves have done enough damage to my stuff in the past. So, when I'm not able to supervise, he'll live in my spare room where it is nice and quiet. He'll have a temporary large plastic bin, but there is a tort table being made as soon as I have the resources. I'm also setting up grow lights for all the plants I want to grow for him!
So, I'll post pics when he gets here. Until then, I'll be out in the yard looking for good tortoise food
While I've never owned a tort, I am a vet tech with experience with reptiles, and I've done about a year's worth of research on species and husbandry. I'm super excited, and figured I'd stop lurking and actually get an account here.
I live in a pretty great area for tortoises, Northeast Texas. I hope to have plenty of time to let him graze out in my yard since it's full of bermuda grass, plantains and dandelions, and hasn't seen a single chemical additive in the 4.5 years I've been here. The bad part: I'm in a housing subdivision that has enough going on that it's not safe to leave him outside unsupervised, even in a secure pen. Kids and thieves have done enough damage to my stuff in the past. So, when I'm not able to supervise, he'll live in my spare room where it is nice and quiet. He'll have a temporary large plastic bin, but there is a tort table being made as soon as I have the resources. I'm also setting up grow lights for all the plants I want to grow for him!
So, I'll post pics when he gets here. Until then, I'll be out in the yard looking for good tortoise food
