The moment I have been waiting for.

Rosey-Bear · 01-05-2014, 08:13 PM

Well, I went to look at 4 females, possibly bringing 2 home, and I have ended up coming home with 5.

The girls are called Sexy, Beast, Sexy's Friend, and Stumpy.

Sexy is the one with the previously cracked shell, but it has healed and Stumpy has a stump instead of a foot on one of her back legs.

The 5th tortoise is a tiny little male called Malcolm. Apparently he isn't happy when on his own so lives with the girls. (I couldn't take the girls and leave Malcolm behind). I have all there paper work and they are all chipped.

I tried to take some photos but as they were tired and it is late, they all headed straight to the shed for bed, but I did get a few photos of the brave explorers.

LonesomeGeorge · 01-05-2014, 08:30 PM

Wow! They look lovely, and what a big bunch of torts. What sort of home did they come from?

Rosey-Bear · 01-05-2014, 08:50 PM

Where they were living was lovely. There owner is a zoo keeper and was breeding them but she has had to give them up as her health isn't too good. She has had them for about 10 years. They are all good sized apart from Malcolm but as they are all rescues it is not possible to say how old they are exactly. The girls all came from a rescue of multiple torts when their elderly owner died, and Malcolm was from customs at Heathrow. I am hoping to bath and weigh/measure them over the weekend.

I am sure that Malcolm is a different subspecies from the girls though. I will get some better pics tomorrow and hope someone can identify him for me.

Suze65 · 01-05-2014, 08:50 PM

Congratulations, I quite agree , you couldn't leave Malcolm behind and leave him with no sexy ladies

they look fabulous . Hope they settle in nice and quickly.

Rosey-Bear · 01-05-2014, 08:53 PM

I think he is an ibera and the girls are graeca.

becciwales · 01-05-2014, 09:01 PM

Wow!!! From none to 5!!

They look lovely! You def couldn't leave Malcolm on his own. xx

Looking forward to lots more stories and piccies

Hope they settle in soon xx

emma_mcraf · 01-05-2014, 09:01 PM

Abby, they are just gorgeous. Congratulations and welcome to the world of tortoise-keeping.

lonelylayla · 01-05-2014, 09:17 PM

Oh what a fab new tortie family

Congratulations

Glad little Malcolm came too and wasn't left behind

cherylahutch · 01-05-2014, 10:27 PM

They are lovely especially little Malcolm bless him. Hope you enjoy them

alley cat · 01-05-2014, 10:35 PM

Congratulations! they look a lovely group

I am guessing they will be getting new names?

01-05-2014, 08:13 PM	#1
Rosey-Bear Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South East UK. Posts: 231	The moment I have been waiting for. Well, I went to look at 4 females, possibly bringing 2 home, and I have ended up coming home with 5. The girls are called Sexy, Beast, Sexy's Friend, and Stumpy. Sexy is the one with the previously cracked shell, but it has healed and Stumpy has a stump instead of a foot on one of her back legs. The 5th tortoise is a tiny little male called Malcolm. Apparently he isn't happy when on his own so lives with the girls. (I couldn't take the girls and leave Malcolm behind). I have all there paper work and they are all chipped. I tried to take some photos but as they were tired and it is late, they all headed straight to the shed for bed, but I did get a few photos of the brave explorers. __________________ Abby. Mummy to a group of Spur thighs. Malcolm and his hoes.

01-05-2014, 08:50 PM	#3
Rosey-Bear Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South East UK. Posts: 231	Where they were living was lovely. There owner is a zoo keeper and was breeding them but she has had to give them up as her health isn't too good. She has had them for about 10 years. They are all good sized apart from Malcolm but as they are all rescues it is not possible to say how old they are exactly. The girls all came from a rescue of multiple torts when their elderly owner died, and Malcolm was from customs at Heathrow. I am hoping to bath and weigh/measure them over the weekend. I am sure that Malcolm is a different subspecies from the girls though. I will get some better pics tomorrow and hope someone can identify him for me. __________________ Abby. Mummy to a group of Spur thighs. Malcolm and his hoes.

01-05-2014, 08:50 PM	#4
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Congratulations, I quite agree , you couldn't leave Malcolm behind and leave him with no sexy ladies they look fabulous . Hope they settle in nice and quickly. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

01-05-2014, 08:53 PM	#5
Rosey-Bear Member Incubating Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South East UK. Posts: 231	I think he is an ibera and the girls are graeca. __________________ Abby. Mummy to a group of Spur thighs. Malcolm and his hoes.

01-05-2014, 09:01 PM	#6
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	Wow!!! From none to 5!! They look lovely! You def couldn't leave Malcolm on his own. xx Looking forward to lots more stories and piccies Hope they settle in soon xx __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

01-05-2014, 08:30 PM	#2
LonesomeGeorge Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Reading area Posts: 252	Wow! They look lovely, and what a big bunch of torts. What sort of home did they come from?

01-05-2014, 09:01 PM	#7
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Abby, they are just gorgeous. Congratulations and welcome to the world of tortoise-keeping. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

01-05-2014, 09:17 PM	#8
lonelylayla Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Ammanford, South Wales Posts: 1,481	Oh what a fab new tortie family Congratulations Glad little Malcolm came too and wasn't left behind __________________ Lynne TG Terresteris 1:3:1 Apollo & Layla, Santa, Helpa & Unig TG Iberia 2:3:0 Tonka, LJ, Persephone, Cleo & Clyde Saffron TGG RIP Jaunary 2019 Jasper, Harry & Ruby pussy cats 4 ex bat hens.

01-05-2014, 10:27 PM	#9
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	They are lovely especially little Malcolm bless him. Hope you enjoy them __________________ Proud owner of Elvis, Padme, Bella,Ruby and Daisy the Horsfields, Mork and Mindi the Indian stars, Toby and Scarlett the Redfoots Yoshi and Cleopatra the Egyptians and Sam the Labrador. .

01-05-2014, 10:35 PM	#10
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Congratulations! they look a lovely group I am guessing they will be getting new names?

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