My Tortoise Mom was crying while trying to cool me off, but I was very upset and wouldn't tolerate being hosed off, soaking or anything. So she made me a special breakfast with the new Mazuri Tortoise Diet, which I'd never seen before. The pellets are hard so she soaked them and mixed them with a few bites of watermelon to get my attention. Then she put the food in my blue soaking pan and let me eat indoors where they could watch me closely, because it was too hot for anyone to stay outside.
I settled down, cooled off, ate as much as I could and then announced I was through eating by climbing on the edge of the blue pan. So everything got hosed off outside, especially me. I might have worn more Mazuri than I actually ate (it's mushy like dog food), but hey, it's a start.
The good news is I'm still here. The bad news is that my vision problem, even though it's just one eye, caused a near-fatal disaster this morning. So my tortoise dad has to do some pruning and digging to keep the way clear for me, now that I just can't get around the yard safely like before. And my Tortoise Mom will have to check the yard more often every morning and night, just to make sure I haven't gotten in any trouble. I was just trying to eat more cordia flowers this morning, right where the branches overhang the winter burrow. I just didn't see where I was going, so then I tumbled over and found myself in serious trouble in a hurry. Scary!!!!
Oh what a morning!!!! But we get another chance, and we'll all try to do better. It's a big adjustment we all have to make. I sure wish I could see well again. And eat normally again. Between you and me, I'm kind of worried... But I hear my Tortoise Mom has plans to make sure I'm eating safely. I know I am one very lucky tortoise.
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