We are (almost 100% completely and totally) THRILLED to introduce to you…
Atlas Tuk-Tuk Taviano!!
“He” is a four-month-old African Sulcata tortoise (you can read more about them here), and we put “he” in quotes because you can’t exactly tell what sex these tortoises are until around age 5. So, we’re going with “he” since Gabe is so outnumbered around these parts, and we’ll let you know in 5 years if we were wrong.
Atlas has his own tumblr blog, Twitter, and Facebook accounts (overkill? quite probably. talk to Mr. T about that.) and we’ll be filming his adventures as he grows (Where in the World is Atlas Taviano?).
We’ll tell you more about his adoption in the days to come.
We love you already, Atlas!
I’m in love!!! He is amazing! I think I’ll make him a little tiny bracelet for his cute little foot. Wait…probably not the best idea. Veto.
Side note… I also have the nickname “Atlas” due to my super-nerdy love for maps and globes. When I was little I used to get in trouble for two things: sneaking the encyclopedia into my room that had all the flags from around the world in it, and taking my mom’s atlas out of her car… she used to find me under the covers at night looking at it when I was supposed to be sleeping. Fo’ real.
Happy tortoise-ing! What fun!
That’s the coolest thing I’ve heard all day. LOVE!!
When I grow up, I want to be like Atlas…my new hero!
Jaeger is so thrilled about his new playmate.
You’ll have to get past the girls first. Their research shows that dogs and cats can accidentally (or purposely) kill tortoises. Maybe they can have an online relationship.
Tell the girls not to worry about Jaeger. Harper, on the other hand . . .
Yeah, small children are the other big killer.
Aw! Welcome, Atlas!!
He says thanks!
So cool! I’m super impressed.
Thanks, friend!
I think it’s hard to warm up to a turtle…….you can’t really pet him, that takes something with fur, you can’t take him to bed with you, and you can’t train him to beg or roll over. Think about it…..
I’ve warmed up pretty quickly, thanks to him being low-maintenance and he eats a bit less than most other pets and less out of my wallet
I humbly disagree. Don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it. And if I want something to cuddle, I’ll adopt a baby.
You know…I’ve always thought it was funny that for the love you have for zoo animals, that you guys never had an animal. LOVE that you got a pet!
Thanks for the encouragement, friend.
You’ll have to come visit him!