tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698391035881567307.post8780041424715376148..comments2023-08-24T15:15:57.000-05:00Comments on Frankie Tortoise Tails: Sherlock and the Case of the Red Foot TortoiseLeannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09756414169972069965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698391035881567307.post-79882210455917229362016-02-09T03:29:24.852-06:002016-02-09T03:29:24.852-06:00Inspired by the story and Sherlock's logic, as...Inspired by the story and Sherlock's logic, as a mini experiment, I left the door to my Redfoots' "tortiose house" open in my living room for a day to see if they would get out and get "lost." They are small, maybe 3 or 4 years old, about the size of my fist, and the alleged age/size and species of the tort in the story. One of them managed to climb into the cat's food dish and peck up the dry crumbs found there (maybe 1/2 teaspoon of protein). The other one pecked some dried bugs out of the track of the sliding glass door (maybe 1/4 teaspoon of fiber--are there carbs in bugs?). I left water and salad greens with hibiscus flowers out, which they shunned in favor of the more exotic fare to be found on my floor (it's white tile, so crumbs show, and they love to peck at those). Around 9:00 p.m. I found them happily ensconced in the tort-sized dust bunnies where my sofa meets the wall. Don't think they could stay "lost" and live like that for 32 years (for starters, they'd get too big to fit under the sofa), but they had a good time playing hide and seek for a day.....Blakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-698391035881567307.post-62665899648910078602016-02-01T22:13:47.507-06:002016-02-01T22:13:47.507-06:00True dat! I hope the turtle will have proper care ...True dat! I hope the turtle will have proper care and a happy life<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06504834422682288450noreply@blogger.com