Sunbathing

This is how one enjoys sunbathing in seclusion. Ah....tranquility, warmth, privacy....

And...this is sunbathing on a public beach.......

Happy New Year 2010!

Feeding time!

Today's special: Cockerals

Once Upon a Dime

This was how big Slow Coach looked like when I bought her from a pet shot in Chinatown 12 years ago. About the size of a dime. She used to eat 5 tortoise pellets a day.

Now she is the length of a size 8 shoe from her head to tail & eats half a dozen corkerals or 1 crabstick a day. Yeap, she has certainly grown in size & in personality.

Happy New Year 2008! Bye Bye 2007!

Slow Coach & Charlie would like to wish all their friends a Happy New Year!

Slow Coach & Charlie had been busy at the year end of 2007 as they were busy moving to a new home. Will be posting some pics of Slow Coach & Charlie from their new home soon.

Take care everyone & be happy always! =)

We are back!

Both Charlie & Slow Coach are doing well. Just a little busy to update on their developments until now.

After spending 5 days sun bathing in the balcony under the tropical sun, Charlie's lungs have cleared up. No more sneezing.

While Slow Coach has recovered as well after 1 week on tortoise pellets diet.

Both of them are on a mixture of carbsticks, fish & tortoise pellets diet.

Tortoises sick

News update from Slow Coach & Charlie after a long break.

However, it is no good news yet. Both the tortoises have fallen ill. Charlie has caught cold due to the rainy weather lately. He has been sneezing all day long for the last few days. Luckily, his appetite for food is not affected. Everday Charlie will spend some time basking in the sun to help clear his lungs. Hope his cold will go away in another few more days.

Slow Coach, well... She has eaten too much sushi lately & her tummy is not taking it too well. Her stools are watery & orange in colour. She will have to go on dry food diet (tortoise pellets) until her stool returns to normal. She's under observation & if her condition doesn't improve in a few more days, she will have to see her vet.

Wardrobe Malfunction

Last week Slow Coach has a wardrobe malfunction episode. She has outgrown her old shell & while climbing out of her tub, 2 pieces of shell under her tummy just came off. Like snakes, tortoises also shed their old skin which is their shells at certain phases in their life. She last shed all her old set of shell pieces by pieces 3 years ago when she was 8 years old. It took her almost 2-3 years to completely shed off all her old shell. This is her second time. It started last week & will continue on for the next 1-2 years. This is why she enjoys a good scrub with the toothbrush as the scrubbings help loosen the dead skin/shell of her faster.

Looks like a pair of wings, eh? Now she is spotting 2 new pieces of light green shell at her underbelly.

Give your tortoise a good rub today! =)