That's so funny I was thinking the same thing as Spike took her warm soak today! She's even resting her head on the side!
LOVE the pics of little Millie! So sweet! Did you say she is a Russian? I'm not good at recognizing yet.
That's so funny I was thinking the same thing as Spike took her warm soak today! She's even resting her head on the side!
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And here she is "smiling" at the end! Feeling pretty good!!
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How is ms. Millie's To Do list coming? Were you able to hang the light? Did you ever find out is Home Depot will help with cutting the plywood? Hope all is going swimmingly!
I am not 100% sure if they darken as they get older, but I think I've read a couple places that they do. I am still trying to learn the different kinds, too! 
Lol! Life of a new tort owner!SPIKE YOU ARE SO CUTE!! hahahaha she's like ahhhhh pillow! It's like a tortoise health spa around here, and we are the employees!
My To Do list got derailed by the wrong light fixture! Well, it's the right light fixture but it has to be mounted facing down, which I hadn't planned for in all of this brilliant enclosure designing I've been doing...hahaha. I'd originally thought to attach it sideways to the tub. I "reclaimed" some wood (it still counts as reclaimed if you thief it from the basement of your building, right?!) and am going to try my hand at fashioning some sort of overhead hanging...thing.
I am making real carpenters cry, I can feel it.
I decided if I can make that work, then of course I will be ready to tackle a full enclosure build. Right? Right! I haven't called Home Depot yet, but I have started planning out my design. That rock wall that @Rutibegga did in theirs is soooo freaking cool. I should probably just try to stick with a plain box since I have no idea what I'm doing but !!!! hahahaha I want cool rock walls!!
Millie is a Russian, yes
How is your enclosure planning coming? Are you drawing it out? We should post our pre-build idea pictures here!!
I have seen some people mount a light from wood overhead attached by a mug/cup hook. I don't know if your light is the same kind or not.. we aren't sophisticated enough to actually draw plans. I think we are going with a 7' x 3' table (kinda odd measurement, I know). I liked the design of @Rutibegga as well so we are going to try for that feel. I loved the rock wall a lot, but may have to wait till later to add fun stuff. I just really feel it necessary to get her in a bigger enclosure, pronto! Spike loves to walk! Her big news today was eating her first live worm! She hasn't been sure she wanted to eat moving things before. But once she started she wanted MORE! ( I was glad, I didn't want to have to chop it up in her food!) I'm such a new mom and took video of it!
Lol! Life of a new tort owner!
We measured today and had a table put in place to "envision" the final placement.
Yes we will definitely have to keep each other updated!
I'll see if I can figure out how to upload a video tomorrow. It took me a little while to figure out how to do pics...so we'll seeI want to see the video!! I think there is a way to upload them here, but I haven't tried. I just had this conversation with my partner because we saw @Alaskamike 's video of his little bubbles eating a worm, and I confirmed with her 3 times during it that if we got a RF, she'd feed it the worms LOL. I don't think I could chop it up, either! Did she go after it once she got the hang of it? I wonder if they kind of hunt them in the wild, or if it's just an opportunistic thing? That would be interesting to see!
You are probably right about the rock wall, haha, as much as I want to do it sooo much it's probably a better thing to do after we get the hang of building these tortoise-mansions!
I asked in another thread about a RF caresheet because I wasn't able to locate one, and received a couple of replies for a link and a book, I'll post that thread here in case you were interested
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/help-finding-rf-care-sheet.130125/#post-1220265
it's so funny what you'll do as a pet parent I've handled crickets for frogs even! I didn't ever think I could be so proud to watch a pet eat a worm before! Haha.
I'll see if I can figure out how to upload a video tomorrow. It took me a little while to figure out how to do pics...so we'll see
That was so thoughtful of you to give me those links! Thanks! I was wondering why there wasn't a caresheet pinned for RF. I had been linked to the tortoiselibrary though. And I will definitely have to get that book!!
Yes it is so exciting!! im currently in the process of building him a larger enclosure! Thanks for the great comment he does love his lettuce!Hello to you and hello to Herbert!! So glad you posted....and what a cute baby!! I see tortoise tongue!! Man, I wish I could get as excited as these guys about salad!
I hope you'll come back and show us more of your cutie!! And congratulations
and I'd love to be posting more photos soon!
The poor worm put up a good fight!!here is my best try...now it princess Millie's turn!
I'm so glad I only have to feed my RT veggies! Whew!here is my best try...now it princess Millie's turn!
Yes, I probably should have put a WARNING - graphical the description...sorry.I'm so glad I only have to feed my RT veggies! Whew!
I was surprised I was actually successful at posting the vid! This is a super cool video!!!here is my best try...now it princess Millie's turn!
Your photography is much better than average. (The cute subject helps) Do you have have expensive equipment or just a good eye for photography?That's so funny I was thinking the same thing as Spike took her warm soak today! She's even resting her head on the side!
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And here she is "smiling" at the end! Feeling pretty good!!
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How is ms. Millie's To Do list coming? Were you able to hang the light? Did you ever find out if Home Depot will help with cutting the plywood? Hope all is going swimmingly!
Lovely photo!!!
