Tortoise drama!

[MonkeyFunk]

The dog was barking like crazy at the back door. I went to check it out and there was Rosebud, the tortoise, right by the back step. He was tangled in the string from a hanging planter that was empty and lying by the door.

So Rosebud escaped from his pen, walked across the yard, stepped up onto the wooden deck, and almost made to the door.

I wonder what he wanted.

[bicentennial_baby]

1. You have a tortoise? How cool...

And, if I never told you, I loooove your avatar. :D

[MonkeyFunk]

2. Yes

a Sulcata Tortoise. Looks like this:

[bigwillq]

3. Wow. How cool.

Must be a pretty interesting pet. :)

[MonkeyFunk]

10. Yeah

He's real nice. Always gets attention if I bring out in the front yard to graze - passersby are just fascinated.

he's pretty easy going, low maintenance. Some hay, some water, a heated house. Occasionally some carrots, fresh greens or rose petals as treats.

He dances if you rub a specific part of his shell. That's cute.

[bigwillq]

11. What is the lifespan?

How long have you had him?

[MonkeyFunk]

12. Lifespan is 80-100 years

I've had him about 7 or 8 years.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

18. i have one of those in india,

[MonkeyFunk]

19. Really?

We should plan an arranged marriage for them!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

21. lol! mine is a boy. whats yours?

[MonkeyFunk]

22. He's a boy

but he's in california, so we can have an arranged gay marriage.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

25. that would be awesome.santorum is having a nightmare somewhere

[lost-in-nj]

4. He was coming to call out

the hare.....

wanted to race ........

he was going to borrow your phone....

lost








beautiful tortoise!!!!!!

[alphafemale]

5. I'd imagine he wanted....

F-R-EE-E-E-DD-O-MMMM!!!!

[MonkeyFunk]

13. actually

I think he just wanted a carrot.

[alphafemale]

20. lol...that too maybe.

:hi:

[stuntcat]

6. *want*

aw I want a turtle of my own!! :loveya: Rosebud is a perfect name.

[stuntcat]

14. .

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[Pavulon]

7. Those guys get huge..

great pet. I remember a tv show where a person was moving in a wheel barrow.

[MonkeyFunk]

9. Yeah they do

but he's got a way to go before the wheelbarrow stage. He's maybe 20-25 lbs now, maybe 18" long.

He was about the size of a half-dollar when I got him. Looked like a little matchbox VW bug.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Mine only comes to the door when he's out of whisky or condoms

because he's too cheap to buy his own.

[stuntcat]

15. This is one of those threads

The kind that'd be 100% better with a picture x(

[DarkTirade]

16. Awww.

You did take pictures, right? :)

[MonkeyFunk]

17. No

My first thought was to free Rosebud from his bondage. Poor little guy. The second job was to thank the dog for being a good brother and alerting me.

[DarkTirade]

23. Well, in that case... I'll post a pic anyway.

:P

[MonkeyFunk]

26. hehe

my guy noms pretty fast when it's something he likes. It's impressive.

[cbayer]

24. What a coincidence!!!

I just had the same experience with a porpoise.