Tails to Tell

Meet Squirt the African Spurred Tortoise, age 17

Hello. My name is Squirt. My humans adopted me when I was just a little squirt. They didn’t expect me to grow to nearly 50 lbs. and live as long as 70 years. But they didn’t get worried. Instead, they gave me a new home.

As a tortoise, I’m at home wherever I go. But I still love having a nice new enclosure to snack and lounge in. I even have a new neighbor: another African Spurred tortoise named Tommy.

When I’m out of the house, I love spending time with my humans and their weird, hairy tortoises. (They are too tall and their ears are too floppy, but I love them anyway.)

Does your pet have a tail to tell? Share it at thelocalwg@emagency.com