Hi, I'm Norm

[Norm]

Hi, I'm Norm!

I just got my first tortoise on 11/09/13. She's a Testudo horsfieldii. My fiance and I have named her Olga. Olga and I are from Belleville MI. We hope to learn more, make friends, and maybe bring more torts home eventually Thanks for welcoming us at the tortoise forum!

 

[Jacqui]

*waves* Hi and welcome! What caused you two to decide a tortoise was needed in your lives?

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome we have a few members from MI.

 

[Tom]

NORM!!!! (Remember when Norm would enter the bar on "Cheers"?)

Hello and welcome. Here is a care sheet for your new baby:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-80698.html

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Norm:

Welcome to the Forum!

 

[diamondbp]

Welcome!

 

[FeZZek]

Welcome Norm!

 

[Norm]

I've always been interested in all fauna. I keep a plethora of exotics, which I breed as a hobby. I've always wanted a turtle, which upon further research, I found was not a practical option for my family. The tortoise is an animal who's needs I can better cater to.

This particular tortoise was kind of spur of the moment decision, I admit. I vend local reptile shows, selling invertebrates. I happened to have some opportunities to trade this past month. A good friend of mine, who breeds tortoises assisted me in selecting this species, as well as a healthy specimen. Now that I have one, I'm hooked! Lol.

 

[Jacqui]

So what kinds of exotics do you breed?

 

[Tom]

That's even better news Norm!

Can I bug you for tarantula breeding advice? I've got G. pulchra and G. pulchripes. Wanna talk spiders?

I also have colonies of Blaptica dubia, Archmandrita tesselata, and Gromphadorhina portentosa. Plus a few other odds and ends...

 

[Norm]

Several years ago, I began breeding parakeets. I still maintain my breeding colony. Within the past couple years, I've began breeding invertebrates. I keep and breed several species of tarantula, true spiders, scorpion, cockroaches (feeders and pets), and other miscellaneous bugs. I've also bred sand boas.

 

[Norm]

That's awesome Tom! I'm always happy to talk bugs.

 

[Jacqui]

I hope when you have a chance, you will post pictures of some of them down in their sections.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello Norm welcome to the TFO from AZ
Watch out torts are a lot like Lay's you cannt do just one !
I don't do bugs like you but I do mean worms and hissing roaches for my water turtles

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Hello Norm welcome to the TFO from AZ
Watch out torts are a lot like Lay's you cannt do just one !
I don't do bugs like you but I do mean worms and hissing roaches for my water turtles

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Sorry about twice

 

[Norm]

Thank you Grandpa Turtle! I'm already looking for another tort or box turtle, lol. Looking forward to possibly adding torts to my captive breeding repertoire

 

[smylemaker]

welcome Norm... I would love to see pictures . I am new to all of this, am learning from these kind people... just wanted to say HI