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Henry loves this time of the year.

http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae16/Marne444/henry04-23-11.jpg?t=1303570713

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[+7] - jcboy - 05/17/2015I just gave this animal a bath yesterday and look at her already. :x [img] http://oi59.tinypic.com/2113rk2.jpg [/img]
[+6] - jcboy - 03/16/2015Just stopped in for a tortoise update. She has dug four holes and I believe she has found the right one, considering her size this is a pretty deep hole. Sheâ��s been in the nest all day. If...
[+6] - jcboy - 05/16/2015Giving this tortoise a bath. You know ever since she laid those eggs she has been eating non stop. She stays in the hole in the ground and comes out three times a day to feed. Sheâ��s...
[+5] - jcboy - 04/23/2011Taken 6-27-09 [img]http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae16/Marne444/HenryHarry-6-27-09-4-1.jpg?t=1303574185[/img]
[+5] - jcboy - 06/07/2015We turned her loose in the backyard to graze in the grass and fed her a big piece cactus. This tortoise eats more in one day then our 100lb dog Frankie. We still have one egg not ready to hatch yet...
[+4] - MMarciano - 12/17/2011I can hardly wait.
[+4] - jcboy - 12/31/2011I bought a large plastic bin for Henry & Harry to soak in. The laundry room sink was a bit too small. Had them soaking outside getting some sun today....
[+4] - jcboy - 04/17/2012I sure did, gravel and sand, have to so when we get a hard rain the water has someplace to go, tortoises will drown. I worked on it some more today, still have a lot to do. The enclosed area hood...
[+4] - jcboy - 11/10/2012Yep strictly vegans, theyâ��re not suppose to have any kind of meat at all, Iâ��ve read protein isnâ��t good for them. Here is Henry walking in the bathroom getting ready for...
[+4] - tsarstepan - 01/08/2013[img]http://thedoghousediaries.com/comics/uncategorized/2011-06-08-0408c5d.png[/img] [url]http://thedoghousediaries.com/2838[/url]

@jcboy,

What a great photo.

What is Henry? how old is he? he looks gorgeous and happy basking in the sun.

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@ehBeth,

He’s an African Sulcata tortoise, I have two. Henry is 3 years old and Harry is two. They double in size every year it seems. Smile

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@jcboy,

Tortoise markings are gorgeous.

Got any pix of Harry to share?

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@ehBeth,

Taken 6-27-09

http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae16/Marne444/HenryHarry-6-27-09-4-1.jpg?t=1303574185

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My brother has two small tortoises. When there isnt anything to eat around, they also just go to dry land and stretch themselves in the sun.

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@jcboy,

oh gosh! look at them when they were little tortoises

thanks for posting that

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@jcboy,

great pics, i posted the link in Roberta's Beautiful Animal thread

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Nice turtles.

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@jcboy,

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Henry loves this time of the year.

Oh I can see that, jcboy!
He's obviously a warm weather boy.
What does he do during the cold months of the year?
Sleep a lot & dream of spring? Smile

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@msolga,

It warmed up enough today to allow Henry to roam and graze in the yard. He’s gained another pound, must be the Holidays.

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/8421/henry112711.jpg

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Mean clawing, hissing, growling, scratching nasty animal.

Soup!

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I remember when Henry was little he use to love to sit in the chair and watch Animal Planet with me.

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/6743/8309.jpg

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Henry and Harry soaking in their hot tub tub.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7240/henryharry121411.jpg

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@jcboy,

you pamper everyone

Very Happy

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@jcboy,

I dare you to put tortoise shell glasses on Henry!

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hehe, they don’t drink much water this time of the year so they have to soak for 30 minutes every 4 days. Marco was a bit surprised when he went into the laundry room and found them LOL.

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@jcboy,

what was so surprising? were they doing laundry? Did they come out of their shells?

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@Ragman,

I can't stand the big one, he hisses and growles at me. Those animals will be 300lbs each in a few years, I suppose we can always ride them down Central avenue in the next Gay Pride Parade!

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@MMarciano,

We kept the box turtles in our gallery. If the art was boring, there were the turtles - even before art - re some children coming in the door.

I remember a thread post that we couldn't do that, baaad for the turtles. First turtle was well into his twenties..

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