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| Name: |
Molasses
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Age: |
Forty years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
Tortoise
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| Home: |
Littleton, Colorado, USA
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We
have had Molasses for 28 years, which is five years longer than I
have been around. He is about one foot long and weighs about fifteen
pounds. It was nice to have a buddy around to crawl on the floor with
when I was little, and then kiss goodbye as I left the house to go to
school. In the summer he spends his days in a fenced off corner of
our yard, which has a bunch of shrubs and grass, and even a sprinkler
so he can take sun-showers. We take him inside at night and he sleeps
in the laundry room, between the washer and dryer. In the winter, he
hibernates in a carpeted box in our basement.
This is the most spoiled tortoise in the whole world. He has gotten
accustomed to certain things, as one would after being around as long
as he has. Every morning, he scratches the wall as a sign that he
wants outside. When he is hungry, he paces at his fence until we
bring him his food. He is a very picky eater!! He loves green beans,
red grapes, red leaf lettuce (he won't even touch iceberg), and snow
peas. If he doesn't get what he wants, he just breathes really loud
in disappointment.
Most people think that tortoises are just "there," but
Molasses is a truly great pet. He greets me when I come home, just
like any other pet by perking up when he hears my voice. He even
follows a few voice commands (when he feels like it). He is even
affectionate - he nuzzles my toe with his nose. Plus, I won a lot of
pet contests when I was a kid, which is a great bonus.
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