About a week ago Danny was posting pictures of baby Greek tortoises. Then someone else was posting pics of their baby tortoise. I have had baby tortoise envy for a while now, and was seriously thinking that I was just going to fall over dead if I did not get a baby of my own soon, and had posted something to that effect, lol.
I have never had a true baby tortoise. Even my "baby" Hingeback and Redfoot are a couple of years old each. I have always wanted a hatchling. All I have ever had were juvies, sub-adults and adults.
So, Danny decided he couldn't let me just up and die, lol. The baby that I was admiring in his thread was a Jordanian/Antakyan cross. He happened to have one available...
The little guy shipped yesterday, so I was all on pins and needles, waiting. This morning I had my alarm set so I could be up and make sure not to miss the UPS truck. I checked my tracking at 8:30, and it said "Exception." Apparently there was a delay in Lansing, MI, due to heavy fog. I of course started to stress. Finally, at 9:58, it said out for delivery. I waited. I waited some more. Outside the temperature steadily grew hotter and hotter... Finally I got on the phone and called the UPS Store here in town. They got RIGHT on it, tracked the truck down, a manager went and got the package and drove it to my house! I was really impressed.
So do you all want to see what was in that package? I knew intellectually that it was going to be small, but I wasn't really prepared for what I actually got. I am so in love.
He wasn't too keen on posing for me at first...
But we finally got there
I took him outside for just a second to take a couple more pics...
I do have a little area set up for him to get some supervised outside time... I'll get some pics of that too soon.
And just a couple more...
And enjoying a post-shipping meal
I had to order aspen bedding, so right now he is set up in a sweater box with paper towels and a pile of timothy at either end. Towards the warm end I also have a little plastic flowerpot cut in half and stuffed with damp moss.
He is sooooo cute.... I just can't believe he is mine!!! (Can you guys tell I am totally geeked out? LOL!)
I have never had a true baby tortoise. Even my "baby" Hingeback and Redfoot are a couple of years old each. I have always wanted a hatchling. All I have ever had were juvies, sub-adults and adults.
So, Danny decided he couldn't let me just up and die, lol. The baby that I was admiring in his thread was a Jordanian/Antakyan cross. He happened to have one available...
The little guy shipped yesterday, so I was all on pins and needles, waiting. This morning I had my alarm set so I could be up and make sure not to miss the UPS truck. I checked my tracking at 8:30, and it said "Exception." Apparently there was a delay in Lansing, MI, due to heavy fog. I of course started to stress. Finally, at 9:58, it said out for delivery. I waited. I waited some more. Outside the temperature steadily grew hotter and hotter... Finally I got on the phone and called the UPS Store here in town. They got RIGHT on it, tracked the truck down, a manager went and got the package and drove it to my house! I was really impressed.
So do you all want to see what was in that package? I knew intellectually that it was going to be small, but I wasn't really prepared for what I actually got. I am so in love.
He wasn't too keen on posing for me at first...
But we finally got there
I took him outside for just a second to take a couple more pics...
I do have a little area set up for him to get some supervised outside time... I'll get some pics of that too soon.
And just a couple more...
And enjoying a post-shipping meal
I had to order aspen bedding, so right now he is set up in a sweater box with paper towels and a pile of timothy at either end. Towards the warm end I also have a little plastic flowerpot cut in half and stuffed with damp moss.
He is sooooo cute.... I just can't believe he is mine!!! (Can you guys tell I am totally geeked out? LOL!)
