Well, for the amount of digital photos I have on my computer, I can't believe I have never created a Flickr account! It's great and I can't wait to explore the site more and upload even more photos.
This photo is one of the first I uploaded when exploring Flickr. This is a picture of Ryan taking our park pet to the Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale. After a LOT of research, we concluded that we could not provide a good enough habitat for the "little" guy (who ended up weighing 72 lbs!). He needs lots of room and we would have had to invest hundreds of dollars into our yard to make it African Spurred tortoise friendly. They are diggers and have to be completely fenced in and you have to dig a barrier down into the ground and put up a barrier along the bottom of the fence so they can not see into the next yard. Plus, we would have to create a water feature for him. Feeding him wasn't too bad- he eats mainly hay and very little water. But, since we live on a canal, we could not leave him outside unattended as he would bee-line straight for the shore and Ryan had to grab him before he fell in! We decided that he needed a more suitable home, so once he broke through our porch door, we decided it was time to say goodbye. It was hard, he really was like a puppy dog, but we know we are doing the right thing and giving him a good home. Goodbye buddy!
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He's adorable, but yes, caring for him sounds a little too daunting. I hope he'll be happy in his new home.
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