Comments on: Chelonian Research Institute for Turtles and Tortoises http://janzeiger.com/blog2/2007/08/30/chelonian-research-institute-for-turtles-and-tortoises/ An Interactive Guide for Homeschooling Families in Greater Orlando Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:59:19 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth http://janzeiger.com/blog2/2007/08/30/chelonian-research-institute-for-turtles-and-tortoises/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Elizabeth Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:19:10 +0000 http://janzeiger.com/blog2/2007/08/30/chelonian-research-institute-for-turtles-and-tortoises/#comment-28 Wow thank you for sharing.I have a huge tortoise fan in my house ! lol My daughter has actually been asking me for a tortoise as a pet.We already have 2 cats,1 dog,5 fish and 3 hermit crabs so as you can see we already have Noahs Ark going on over here .I never knew about this sanctuary!Thank you sharing! Wow thank you for sharing.I have a huge tortoise fan in my house ! lol My daughter has actually been asking me for a tortoise as a pet.We already have 2 cats,1 dog,5 fish and 3 hermit crabs so as you can see we already have Noahs Ark going on over here .I never knew about this sanctuary!Thank you sharing!

]]> By: Missy P http://janzeiger.com/blog2/2007/08/30/chelonian-research-institute-for-turtles-and-tortoises/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Missy P Sun, 02 Sep 2007 03:58:09 +0000 http://janzeiger.com/blog2/2007/08/30/chelonian-research-institute-for-turtles-and-tortoises/#comment-24 We went to the Chelonian Institute about a year and a half ago and it was really great! My son (then 4) got a huge kick out of feeding the tortoises, and loved seeing the turtle bones inside the house. I enjoyed the artwork in the upstairs conference rooms! I agree about dressing for the weather - whew! It was hot that day! And to get to feed the tortoises you must call ahead. Also it's good to note that tortoises, while not agressive, do have very strong jaws. So if you bring food for them and want to feed them by hand, bring long foods, i.e. long carrots instead of baby carrots, etc. They love bananas, and will eat them skin and all! Missy We went to the Chelonian Institute about a year and a half ago and it was really great! My son (then 4) got a huge kick out of feeding the tortoises, and loved seeing the turtle bones inside the house. I enjoyed the artwork in the upstairs conference rooms!

I agree about dressing for the weather – whew! It was hot that day! And to get to feed the tortoises you must call ahead. Also it’s good to note that tortoises, while not agressive, do have very strong jaws. So if you bring food for them and want to feed them by hand, bring long foods, i.e. long carrots instead of baby carrots, etc. They love bananas, and will eat them skin and all!

Missy

]]> By: Jan Zeiger http://janzeiger.com/blog2/2007/08/30/chelonian-research-institute-for-turtles-and-tortoises/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Jan Zeiger Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:06:43 +0000 http://janzeiger.com/blog2/2007/08/30/chelonian-research-institute-for-turtles-and-tortoises/#comment-23 What a great pic!! Wish we could have been there that day! What a great pic!! Wish we could have been there that day!

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