Rain Dance

My tortoise mom woke me in my burrow this morning so I came out to eat little leaf cordia flowers and lettuce for two hours. She didn't make me soak either, so it was a good morning. You know how I feel about soaking: Get me out of here!



Then tonight, just at sundown, it started raining. Hard. It woke me up and I came out of the burrow for a drink of fresh, cool rainwater. I stuck my head right in a puddle in the gravel to get a nice, long drink. Mmmmm, what a treat to have cool rainwater instead of sitting in that soaking pan.



So maybe the monsoon is finally here. It's been so hot that I don't want to come out of the burrow morning or evening so I still need prodding. But the weather changed today and I took full advantage of it to chow down and have a nice drink. Life is Good!

Potty Training

I love to play in my blue soaking pan. Please don't tell me it's a cat litter box, no way! It's my personal blue lagoon where I get soaked twice a week to battle ongoing dehydration, and play in it when it's dry the rest of the time. It's just fun to climb in and then flip it up and flop out the side so my shell makes a loud "thunk". It's one of my favorite toys, besides my yellow box that I like to hook on my shell and then drag around. It turns me into a larger tortoise, like getting a "shell job."

Today I surprised my tortoise mom when she found me in my blue soaking pan. I was feeling quite pleased with myself because I did my business in a ladylike way right in the pan, and it was totally my idea. Mmmm, I love my little blue pan. And my little yellow box. Perfect toys for me!