My new Humphrey

[DesertGrandma]

Here is my new Humphrey. He is healthy, active, and not shy at all. I Love him. He is also a Hawaiian. He is a son (?) of Haiku tortoise .

 

[dmarcus]

Thats a very good looking tortoise....Congrats..

 

[Mary Ellen]

He is so pretty. I love the pattern on his shell. What kind of tortoise is Humphrey?

 

[DesertGrandma]

He is so pretty. I love the pattern on his shell. What kind of tortoise is Humphrey?

Thank you. He is a leopard tortoise.

 

[coreyc]

[/i]Congrat's Humphrey looks great

 

[onarock]

Very nice Joy. Humphrey is a lucky tortoise!

 

[OllieInAZ]

Humphrey is a handsome fellow! Very nice.

How about a pic of Humphrey and Lucy together? Have you introduced them yet??

 

[ascott]

Beautiful tortoise! Oh and I love his name

 

[Neal]

Joy, you're a full blown adict now.

 

[DesertGrandma]

Thanks everyone. I am thrilled with him. And yes, I am an addict now!!

 

[Neal]

It's a lot of fun Joy.

I really hate to sound like a know it all, but your signature should say Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki.

If you're interested in taxonomy of leopard tortoises I could send you a link to a good article that explains it pretty well, bit hard to understand though. Paul has a lot of good studies and research material on natural history type stuff specifically about leopard tortoises if you have any interest in that you could ask him.

 

[DesertGrandma]

It's a lot of fun Joy.

I really hate to sound like a know it all, but your signature should say Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki.

If you're interested in taxonomy of leopard tortoises I could send you a link to a good article that explains it pretty well, bit hard to understand though. Paul has a lot of good studies and research material on natural history type stuff specifically about leopard tortoises if you have any interest in that you could ask him.

Sure, send me the link. I am interested. Have the Fife book, and now have the Bartlett book. It IS fun knowing about these little guys.

 

[Yvonne G]

I really hate to sound like a know it all, but your signature should say Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki.

I thought it was "stigmochelys"

 

[Neal]

You're right Yvonne, but I think Geochelone seems to be what's most popular and used. That's how most people refer to them as I see it.

 

[Yvonne G]

I was just being a smart alec

 

[Neal]

This is serious buisness Yvonne. Please keep future posts on this thread on topic.

 

[John]

It's a lot of fun Joy.

I really hate to sound like a know it all, but your signature should say Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki.

If you're interested in taxonomy of leopard tortoises I could send you a link to a good article that explains it pretty well, bit hard to understand though. Paul has a lot of good studies and research material on natural history type stuff specifically about leopard tortoises if you have any interest in that you could ask him.

Sure, send me the link. I am interested. Have the Fife book, and now have the Bartlett book. It IS fun knowing about these little guys.

boycott and bourquin and holger vetter also have some very good books out there.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

 

[John]

 

[DesertGrandma]

It's a lot of fun Joy.

I really hate to sound like a know it all, but your signature should say Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki.

If you're interested in taxonomy of leopard tortoises I could send you a link to a good article that explains it pretty well, bit hard to understand though. Paul has a lot of good studies and research material on natural history type stuff specifically about leopard tortoises if you have any interest in that you could ask him.

Sure, send me the link. I am interested. Have the Fife book, and now have the Bartlett book. It IS fun knowing about these little guys.

boycott and bourquin and holger vetter also have some very good books out there.

Will check out Amazon for these too. thx

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I was just being a smart alec

Whatever....I think they should be called cutechelone.