Babysitting!
By sewingkilla
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I am babysitting my friends tortoise this week, its not the first time i’ve had him she bought him as a very small baby 2 years ago he’s certainly grown since then! I put him out in the garden this morning for a walk
Think he thought he was in the jungle!! he kept going towards the hedge too which i didn’t want, if he got into that i’d never get him out!! So i had to keep directing him the other way.
Don’t know what he thought of the snail, didn’t take much notice of it going towards the hedge again!
After a good look round i put him back in his ‘box’ where he has a little house and a special light. He’s been very good LOL
I am in the process of printing off a photo and am going to send it to her house so that when she comes back she has a ‘postcard’ from Theo the tortoise!! (yes i know i’ve never grown up and nor shall i!!!)
18 Aug, 2009
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He's lovely.
18 Aug, 2009
I like tortoises - there was a time when 'they' were banned for import, wasn't there - where do people get them from now? Do you know?
18 Aug, 2009
lovely blog. ive seen a few tortoises for sale here, but very expensive
18 Aug, 2009
Great blog, the shell is unusual!
18 Aug, 2009
A lot easier to look after than the grandchildren Sk,he is a beauty,I dont think I`ve ever seen one with such an outstanding shell.........
18 Aug, 2009
He's cute - has a pretty shell too :o)
18 Aug, 2009
Spritz my friend bought hers from a lady who breeds and rescues tortoises, she goes round country fairs fetes etc., and is very knowledgeable.
19 Aug, 2009
Enjoyed your blog.......lovely tortoise reminds me of the ones i had as pets as a child.......
19 Aug, 2009
So these are now British tortoises, born and bred! That's good news. At least they are still available as pets.
19 Aug, 2009
What a handsome fellow in his smart shell. I always wanted a torty when I was a kid. Never got one though.
19 Aug, 2009
What a beautifully marked tortoise SK...really stands out. Like Swanky mine was a dull brown colour many years ago...Churchill his name was. We used to put him down at the top of the garden & go back indoors to guess how long he'd take to get to the end...panicking if he went out of sight! It's amazing how fast they can go!
I have the same snail as you!
Seems many of us had tortys as children if we were lucky but they're not so easy to come by now.
Thank you...lovely blog.
19 Aug, 2009
THAT is awesome!
I just love turtles!
21 Aug, 2009
Very pretty tortoise. I wonder what sort it is? They are very determined little creatures and if they want to go somewhere they will find a way :)
10 Sep, 2009
Your tortoise looks like a Hermans : they become darker as they get older.
10 Sep, 2009
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What a beautiful shell it has ,Mine (when i was young)was just a boring dark brown :-))
18 Aug, 2009