New Tortoise Owner

Brittany Hutton

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May 6, 2016
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Long Beach, CA
Hi everyone,

I am new to tortoise ownership. I just purchased a two month old leopard tortoise hatchling yesterday. I am pretty well experienced with my 10yr old red eared slider but a tortoise is a whole new ball game. Upon purchasing little Sherman, I asked the reptile shop owner if he could tell between male and female because my female red eared slider is such a handful when she is gravid that I wanted a male this time around. He made an educated guess between the three that he had but he said it is pretty difficult to tell when they are that small. He is already eating like a little pig and I plan on soaking him today when I get off work. I was a little overwhelmed last night but after finding this forum and reading some of the threads on here I feel way better. I look forward to reading more and will post a picture of the little guy soon.
 

Yvonne G

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Welcome to the Forum, Brittany!
 

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