Hi all!
I've been reading this site for the past few weeks and thought tonight is the night I'd write my first post! Maybe it's because I wanted to say hi... or maybe it's because I'm all about distractions when I'm supposed to be working on grad school homework... who can tell, really? lol.
I don't have a tortoise just yet- but I will as of Tuesday!! I ordered a baby Hermann's from lllreptile and I can't wait! I have his enclosure all set up and ready for him. Now I just have to wait. (Which is the worst part!)
What I can tell you about him is his name: Krads Olsen II.
Why?
Well, my mom is from Denmark and when she was growing up her family had a pet tortoise. As can be expected for the time (about 45 years ago), they didn't know too much about how to care for him; but they loved him nonetheless. Her whole side of the family has fond memories of the little tortoise that would eat all the lettuce they could find and made scratching sounds as he walked along their floors. Anyway, his name was Krads Olsen. Krads= scratch and Olsen= similar to Smith or Jones in the US. Soooo, I felt it only fair to name my new little guy/gal after his... great uncle?
I'll be sure to post pictures when I get him.
Peace,
Kirsten
I've been reading this site for the past few weeks and thought tonight is the night I'd write my first post! Maybe it's because I wanted to say hi... or maybe it's because I'm all about distractions when I'm supposed to be working on grad school homework... who can tell, really? lol.
I don't have a tortoise just yet- but I will as of Tuesday!! I ordered a baby Hermann's from lllreptile and I can't wait! I have his enclosure all set up and ready for him. Now I just have to wait. (Which is the worst part!)
What I can tell you about him is his name: Krads Olsen II.
Why?
Well, my mom is from Denmark and when she was growing up her family had a pet tortoise. As can be expected for the time (about 45 years ago), they didn't know too much about how to care for him; but they loved him nonetheless. Her whole side of the family has fond memories of the little tortoise that would eat all the lettuce they could find and made scratching sounds as he walked along their floors. Anyway, his name was Krads Olsen. Krads= scratch and Olsen= similar to Smith or Jones in the US. Soooo, I felt it only fair to name my new little guy/gal after his... great uncle?
I'll be sure to post pictures when I get him.
Peace,
Kirsten