I have had two torties in my live (or have they had me?) with tow very different personalities.

Trouble was gotten from a pet store and she was abused. I was just a kid at the time but I was the first person she really bonded with. She would give the evil eye to everyone and almost act like she would be going to bite when someone would try to pet her. She’d just give this look that would stop people in their tracks, she never actually laid teeth on anyone.

She would let me pet her belly. If I snapped my fingers and pointed to the ground at my feet she would come running. I could also get her to haunch up and look like a groundhog.


Ember I got from a shelter. She was a two time looser there L. I was specifically looking for a tortie who was abused or neglected the day after my ex-wife split. You can tell from her face that she has Siamese in her (and from how vocal she is).

Em was abused/neglected by a woman. It’s taken her 3 years to get used to females. She gets to be a bug up my g/f’s butt now but if I am home and awake she’ll come running to me, real fun when I am trying to get to sleep and the kitten wants some pettings.

They have two totally different personalities.