Tortenkainen
New Member
Hello everyone!
I've been lurking on this site for a few weeks, reading and learning a ton. What a great resource and community! As a prospective first-time tortoise owner, I'm eyebrows deep in planning the correct setup. I currently have NO equipment at all, only aspirations. I've always loved animals, and for a long time I thought I would end up as a herpetologist. Ended up studying music instead though! In any case, I could really use a lifelong tortoise-friend.
(I was born in Cairo, Egypt, and for a while there my family looked after 8 egyptian tortoises and 1 greek tortoise from Libya, given to us by Cairo American College. We had them for a time, then gave them to a rehabilitation/breeding program there. I spent a lot of time around the tortoises, but I was young and wasn't the one who took care of them, so I consider myself a first-timer.)
For the next month or so I'm living in Utah, but hopefully moving to Idaho after that (pending first-time house purchase).
After about a month of research, I think I'm decided on purchasing a baby cherry head from a reputable breeder (perhaps Tortstork?) in a few months after I've got everything up and running smoothly. I'm certain I'll need some help, so I'm finally registering here.
Thanks both for creating the content I've read so far, as well as help in the future!
Sincerely,
Tortenkainen
I've been lurking on this site for a few weeks, reading and learning a ton. What a great resource and community! As a prospective first-time tortoise owner, I'm eyebrows deep in planning the correct setup. I currently have NO equipment at all, only aspirations. I've always loved animals, and for a long time I thought I would end up as a herpetologist. Ended up studying music instead though! In any case, I could really use a lifelong tortoise-friend.
(I was born in Cairo, Egypt, and for a while there my family looked after 8 egyptian tortoises and 1 greek tortoise from Libya, given to us by Cairo American College. We had them for a time, then gave them to a rehabilitation/breeding program there. I spent a lot of time around the tortoises, but I was young and wasn't the one who took care of them, so I consider myself a first-timer.)
For the next month or so I'm living in Utah, but hopefully moving to Idaho after that (pending first-time house purchase).
After about a month of research, I think I'm decided on purchasing a baby cherry head from a reputable breeder (perhaps Tortstork?) in a few months after I've got everything up and running smoothly. I'm certain I'll need some help, so I'm finally registering here.
Thanks both for creating the content I've read so far, as well as help in the future!
Sincerely,
Tortenkainen