What did your tortoise get for Christmas?

[Moozillion]

I thought it might be fun to post what our tortoises got for Christmas!

My Hermann's, Elsa, got a "Chia Pet!" The chia won't be grown for 2 weeks, but she's patient and the chia is supposed to be very good for them!

 

[Yvonne G]

Since it was cold out, my tortoises were lucky to get their sheds cleaned out and fresh water in the waterers. They have learned to not look a gift horse in the mouth.

 

[katfinlou]

Belle has an AMAZON wish list. Shes been very busy on the computer by the looks of things...

 

[gingerbee]

Dandelions endive and wheat grass!! The dandys aren't usually available here so I bought all they had!!! They are really the Christmas present!!

 

[katfinlou]

Dandelions endive and wheat grass!! The dandys aren't usually available here so I bought all they had!!! They are really the Christmas present!!

I bought a whole bunch of seeds and a heated propagator to grow them in. Then Belle decided to lay eggs so the seeds are on hold while the eggs cook lol

 

[Moozillion]

Belle has an AMAZON wish list. Shes been very busy on the computer by the looks of things... View attachment 111634

Hahaha!!! My goodness- she HAS been busy!!!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Mine got a treaty dinner of lettuce ... and I bought myself a Christmas Cactus, which OF COURSE they'll be seeing a bit of later

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

my tortoises got coal for Christmas! they where very bad tortoises this year!

 

[bouaboua]

Extra hour of soak. So they don't poop in the enclosure that my wife have to clean. Hahahaha......

A gift for whom that I don't know.

 

[Moozillion]

my tortoises got coal for Christmas! they where very bad tortoises this year!

Awww- I don't believe that!!!

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

Awww- I don't believe that!!!

i just forgot to give them there presents.....

 

[Michael Twohy]

Borris didn't get much..... just cucumber and red bell peppers (Christmas colors!) Which are his favorite food

 

[leigti]

Yurik got a carrot andTickle got a huge worm with calcium on it

 

[Arjun&Yoshi]

Yoshi got half a raspberry and he loved it!

 

[kdub]

I thought it might be fun to post what our tortoises got for Christmas!

My Hermann's, Elsa, got a "Chia Pet!" The chia won't be grown for 2 weeks, but she's patient and the chia is supposed to be very good for them!

Chia seeds are super fast at sprouting. When you soak them the outer coating turns to a gel and they'll stick to anything and grow. One time a few got stuck to the inside of my sink drain, unbeknownst to me, and a few days later there were little green bits growing in my drain! I really had to blast them to make them go away!

 

[leigti]

I thought it might be fun to post what our tortoises got for Christmas!

My Hermann's, Elsa, got a "Chia Pet!" The chia won't be grown for 2 weeks, but she's patient and the chia is supposed to be very good for them!

Was it the turtle shaped Chia pet? i've thought about getting one of those.

 

[Carol S]

Hibiscus flowers (red), turnip greens and curly endive.

 

[THBfriend]

Mine got three more months of brumation/hibernation.

 

[Moozillion]

Chia seeds are super fast at sprouting. When you soak them the outer coating turns to a gel and they'll stick to anything and grow. One time a few got stuck to the inside of my sink drain, unbeknownst to me, and a few days later there were little green bits growing in my drain! I really had to blast them to make them go away!

Oh, WOW!!! That's crazy- must have been strange to see things growing out of your drain!!!

 

[Moozillion]

Was it the turtle shaped Chia pet? i've thought about getting one of those.

I WANTED to get a turtle shaped one, but couldn't find any. Since some of them stand higher than others, I wanted to be sure and get one where the chia was mostly growing very low so she can reach it. The only one that would have lots of low-growing chia was (...are you ready for this?)

...a ZOMBIE HEAD chia pet!!!!!

I have absolutely ZERO interest in the zombie craze- I think it's dumb. I'm proud to say I have NEVER seen a zombie movie or tv show. But Elsa won't notice, and I'll turn it so I can't see the obnoxious face. The chia will grow in place of long, shoulder length hair.