SHE NEVER STOPS AMAZING ME

[bigred]

Bigred is just an amazing tortoise, she is always pulling something new on me = so here is the story from today. My wife and I and my step daughter were out turning the dirt and getting ready to plant tomatoe plants. There was 3 of us out in the yard with the radio playing and the dog running around and 2 cats. It was not quiet at all, as we are turning the dirt Bigred literally climbs in the middle of what we are doing pushes the shove out of the way and smells the dirt and digs a quick hole and lays 5 eggs. So we got out of her way and let her finish. It was really pretty amazing.... we were all pretty shocked

 

[tortadise]

Ha. Thats awesome Ed.

 

[wellington]

Now that's a smart tort. Lets you do the hard work of loosening the dirt, so she can just relax and lay her eggs.

 

[mainey34]

Now, thats a great story...thanks for sharing.

 

[mike taylor]

Thats awesome! How she would just move you out of the way and plant some eggs in your garden. lol

 

[Pokeymeg]

Hahaha well that's something new

 

[TotallyRad]

My wife and I were cracking up reading this! Great story! Such personalities!

 

[Eloise's mommy]

So are they good eggs?? will you get babies?? How exciting to have an egg garden!!!

 

[bigred]

So are they good eggs?? will you get babies?? How exciting to have an egg garden!!!

Ya the eggs will be good, I put them in the incubator for a total of 35 eggs. I have never left them in the ground before but the nest from today would probably have been the perfect opportunity to do that

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Now that's a smart tort. Lets you do the hard work of loosening the dirt, so she can just relax and lay her eggs.

Thats exactly what she did

 

[N2TORTS]

Very Nice Ed ....it is amazing how some of the females could care less and not shy about " busting their load" ....The dirt thing is interesting , I too have seen females smell the ground , even pushing others out of the way .... to find that sweet spot.

Great story and super info on the " dirt smelling" ... I think we might have a new research paper ...possible Pheromones’ released?


JD~

 

[Tortoise]

Great story!!!
Big Red is smart!

can't believe your tomatoes growing like that already!!
SIGH-we still have to look at our seed packets and I just noticed we are getting huge heavy flakes of snow -AGAIN!!!!!!!

 

[Jacqui]

She just wanted to show you how "real" planting is done.

 

[bigred]

Very Nice Ed ....it is amazing how some of the females could care less and not shy about " busting their load" ....The dirt thing is interesting , I too have seen females smell the ground , even pushing others out of the way .... to find that sweet spot.

Great story and super info on the " dirt smelling" ... I think we might have a new research paper ...possible Pheromones’ released?


JD~

Ya I was pretty curious about wht she did it right where we were turning over the dirt

 

[ascott]

uuuuh, because she f'ng rocks Ed....of course she laid back, soaked in the sun while her humans fluffed the ground for her with those awesome excavators.....ll

 

[Alan RF]

I think she's reminding you it's nearly Easter! She's auditioning to be the Easter bunny

 

[bigred]

uuuuh, because she f'ng rocks Ed....of course she laid back, soaked in the sun while her humans fluffed the ground for her with those awesome excavators.....ll

She really is just one of those cool tortoises thats always up to something

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Great story!!!
Big Red is smart!

can't believe your tomatoes growing like that already!!
SIGH-we still have to look at our seed packets and I just noticed we are getting huge heavy flakes of snow -AGAIN!!!!!!!

We have a couple plants that are about 2 feet high that have green tomatoes on them already. It been 80+ degrees here this week and I started them early. We got so many different kinds of tomatoes this year. We got them from the Fullerton college from the Ag. class

 

[kanalomele]

Great story! Im constantly talking and telling my tortoise stories. Thanks for sharing!

 

[starfield]

What a cool, rare experience! Buy that girl a cuttlefish bone and a mango and fashion them into a mama tort of the year award! Great share!

 

[Redfoot Micah]

How neat!!!!

 

[bigred]

What a cool, rare experience! Buy that girl a cuttlefish bone and a mango and fashion them into a mama tort of the year award! Great share!

Very funny, shes worthy of an award