I've taken in a pancake tortoise!

[EKLC]

This poor guy is an adult, wild caught, and missing his back right foot. He was purchased by someone who ended up not wanting him and was probably going to spend his days in a small space with no water.

He is very afraid of me, but I've filled his home with rocks and crevices. He's coming around though, and ate cactus from my hand today. He's eating great and his white urate poops have become dark brown/green

Here is his little peg-leg

Here he's looking at me in horror

Here he is running around like a wild man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WGVoTo51gc

I've given him the name Captain Flatbeard, and love him already even though he came to me as a mere lodger

 

[tortadise]

Congrats. I love my pancakes. Don't it personally from him my pancakes are very shy at random times.

 

[ascott]

He is magnificent!!!

 

[wellington]

Congrats . I think he was smiling at you

 

[l0velesly]

What a cute pancake! I think he'll start getting used to you.

 

[dmmj]

Pancakes are painfully shy. I remember mine from many years ago.

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

What a great story! But pancakes are on the shy side for the most part.

 

[expo tort]

In the video he looks pyramided but in your pictures he looks smooth. Which is it I'm confused?

 

[sewwhat]

Lucky! I would love to have one but they are hard to find. Glad your little pancake is adapting.