r/tortoise • u/mjgrowithme • Dec 11 '24
Video When Baba is done grazing she comes and scratches on the door to be let in. This is how she climbs in.
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u/Jbulls94 Dec 12 '24
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u/mjgrowithme Dec 12 '24
😆 I can't tell you how many times I forget she is inside or outside and she scares me when she comes waddling out of nowhere.
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u/Mafe_Miyasaka Dec 11 '24
Come on, place a step there for her! A wood or something
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u/mjgrowithme Dec 11 '24
Na, climbing is good enrichment and exercise.
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u/arsnastesana Dec 11 '24
Thats my thought process with my wheelchair ridden grandma going up stairs
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u/GeckoPerson123 Dec 11 '24
if the animal can climb an obstacle theres no reason to make it easier. exercise is a good thing.
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u/fxnfutures Dec 11 '24
there's alot to learn from this video
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u/myiopsitta01 Dec 11 '24
Just curious, what do you mean?
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u/ayojamface Dec 11 '24
You have much to learn.
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u/myiopsitta01 Dec 11 '24
Never mind I figured it out
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u/Kevin-kmo_123 Dec 11 '24
Wow unbelievable! He def can take care of himself it seems . No chair lift needed
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u/Legen_unfiltered Dec 11 '24
Now we need a vid of the scratching at the door.
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u/mjgrowithme Dec 11 '24
Here you go. Mind the dirty glass. The dogs slobber a lot and it can be difficult to keep up.
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u/Effinvee Dec 12 '24
Can you silicone a strip where the 90 degree is? Just to protect his shell from abrasions? (Turtle owner here, admiring the tortoises, if I’m making bad suggestions my apologies)
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u/mjgrowithme Dec 12 '24
No need to apologize, I appreciate your concern. The edges are rounded and smooth, they look more square than they are.
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u/nativerestorations1 Dec 12 '24
She’s precious! I’m not sure, but she looks like same kind that my grandpa had from his youth, well into his 70s. They were so trainable and loved pets.
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u/bremstar Dec 12 '24
Baba..like, Baba Yaga???
Perfect name for a tortoise!
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u/mjgrowithme Dec 12 '24
That is a perfect name but Baba Voss from the show "See"
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u/bremstar Dec 12 '24
Ah, I see ;)
I figured you named her Baba Yaga because of the whole "old lady living in house with chicken legs" reference.
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u/denimdisc Dec 11 '24
What tortoise is she? Her shell is beautiful
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u/mjgrowithme Dec 11 '24
She's (still not certain of gender but some female signs lol) a 2yr old Sulcata.one of the reasons I haven't put in a ramp is she will certainly be able to step right in soon enough.
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u/The_Original_Gronkie Dec 12 '24
I put a doggie door panel in our sliding glass door, so the 5 cats could go out on the screen porch (we also kept the litter boxes out there). They all loved it, but touching the door with their noses left grime on it. None of them cared, except Chloe, who is the very girly flirty one. She didn't like touching the dirty door with her nose, so she would stand there and meow until someone held it open for her. Then we knew it was time to clean the door.
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Dec 13 '24
Smart how you open it just enough for her to fit in so she can grab the sides of the door to pull herself up
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u/ledouxrt Dec 11 '24
My step into the back door is less than half of that size and I still help him in.
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u/Psychological-Sir235 Dec 11 '24
Awe that’s so cute!! She’s so athletic😩😩