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| Name: |
Jazzi
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Age: |
Four years old
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| Gender: |
Male
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Kind: |
California Desert Tortoise
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| Home: |
Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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This
is my four-year-old California Desert Tortoise Jazzi. After
being on the waiting list for two years with the California Turtle
and Tortoise Club I was notified that they had a little hatchling for
me. I was so excited I kept singing, "I'm jazzed, I'm jazzed, I'm
really, really jazzed!" Which is how he got his name. It is almost
impossible to tell the sex of a tortoise hatchling so I wanted a
unisex name, but he has since made us aware of his masculinity. I
hand fed Jazzi and talked to him and pretty much babied him for three
years. He lived in a tank in our house until he was big enough to
roam our back yard, where he soon became king. He would always come
and greet me when ever I went out there. We have gotten more
tortoises to join his little kingdom but he will always be special to
me. Then last year when we went on vacation we left him with a
friend. Jazzi escaped from their yard. I was devastated, he was my
special baby that I had raised from a hatchling. I put flyers up all
over town and got quite a few responses but none of the found turtles
was my precious Jazzi. After six months I had just about given up
hope when I got a call from the friend whose yard they had escaped
from. Her neighbor's new cat found a turtle in their back yard. I was
almost afraid to believe it was him but when I drove over I knew the
tortoise her daughter was holding was my Jazzi. We were such a sight
standing in her front yard hugging and laughing and crying to the
cheers of the neighbors who had gathered around. Jazzi once again
roams our back yard much to the delight of the others in his group
who recognized him immediately. Not everyone understands my love of
all turtles and tortoises especially this little guy but they do form
an attachment to their owners and Jazzi is always there to greet me
when ever I go out to the back yard. He's a great pet.
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