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We got our very first Russian Tortoise. Her name is "Tildi" which is short for Matilda Tortuga
She's currently rooming (with a divider) with my best friend's tortoise "Boris" until the enclosure I ordered gets here and all the lighting etc...she's going to have a 5 star penthouse suite by the time it's all said and done. This company is custom building her enclosure (indoor) for us:
http://www.cagecompany.com/
I do wildlife rehab and all of my domestic pets have always been rescues. I have never in my life bought a pet store pet but I have to confess that I got my RT from Petco. Every time I went to pick up dog food etc...she caught my eye. She was in a medium sub standard tank with three other tortoises. She's very animated, healthy, and bright eyed. I tried to ignore her...but when I finally broke down and asked to hold her I fell madly in love with her. Even after that...I went home and continued my search for a rescue RT but I just couldn't stop thinking of her and broke down and went and busted her out of Petco...fyi they really need to take better care of their RT's... I've seen worse... but still... eek.
Here's a photo of her
We got our very first Russian Tortoise. Her name is "Tildi" which is short for Matilda Tortuga
She's currently rooming (with a divider) with my best friend's tortoise "Boris" until the enclosure I ordered gets here and all the lighting etc...she's going to have a 5 star penthouse suite by the time it's all said and done. This company is custom building her enclosure (indoor) for us:
http://www.cagecompany.com/
I do wildlife rehab and all of my domestic pets have always been rescues. I have never in my life bought a pet store pet but I have to confess that I got my RT from Petco. Every time I went to pick up dog food etc...she caught my eye. She was in a medium sub standard tank with three other tortoises. She's very animated, healthy, and bright eyed. I tried to ignore her...but when I finally broke down and asked to hold her I fell madly in love with her. Even after that...I went home and continued my search for a rescue RT but I just couldn't stop thinking of her and broke down and went and busted her out of Petco...fyi they really need to take better care of their RT's... I've seen worse... but still... eek.
Here's a photo of her
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