My new friend!

[lbailey4487]

I finally got my new friend from a rescue in NC! Any way to tell how old he is? The former owner said 2 years. I’m guessing older? I don’t have the best pictures of him yet. He’s still upset from the move and keeps digging under the substrate.

 

[Ink]

Welcome to the forum! Cute tortoise.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Oh congratulations!! Did you decide to set up indoors or outdoors in the end? Don’t suppose you’d be up to sharing a pic of your new enclosure?he’ll definitely take some time to settle in

And yeah definitely looks older than 2, that looks like a potentially full grown, wild caught adult

 

[lbailey4487]

I am building a bigger indoor and an outdoor enclosure. For just the moment, he’s in the 3 X 5 tortoise table. My teacher friend and principal had me write up a grant for materials to make even larger enclosures than planned, so I’m waiting to see how that turns out. If I don’t hear from them within about a week, I’m setting up a 4 X 8 raised garden bed that I have at home inside and buying the materials for the 10 X 12 outdoor one a piece each payday in order to have it ready for spring. After around the end of this month or early next, he will have to stay indoors most of the time. Right now he’s either scared or sulking, so I figured I have a minute.

 

[lbailey4487]

Oh congratulations!! Did you decide to set up indoors or outdoors in the end? Don’t suppose you’d be up to sharing a pic of your new enclosure?he’ll definitely take some time to settle in

And yeah definitely looks older than 2, that looks like a potentially full grown, wild caught adullt.

 

[Ink]

It takes a tortoise awhile to get use to a new enclosure

 

[lbailey4487]

And I do fear he’s a wild-caught adult. The former owner who surrendered him to rescue bought him and a female at Petsmart in March 2022. Apparently she was told he was only a few months old, as I now know is common in pet stores. Now I have no way to know how old he is! I’m also very sad for him. I’d never support wild caught torts being sold, but you get all kinds in the rescue world. I’m now just determined to give him the best life I can!

 

[lbailey4487]

This is his temporary home before I plugged everything up, etc. He’s also got several plants in there now. I’ll have to get some better pictures tomorrow.

 

[lbailey4487]

It takes a tortoise awhile to get use to a new enclosure

Yes, poor guy had a confusing day yesterday. Taken from his home, long trip, plunked down in a new place…. We are giving him time to chill now.

 

[The_Four_Toed_Edward]

Welcome to the forum!