the downside of writing your opinion.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Tortoise Forum ]

Posted by wendi on April 22, 2002 at 09:32:26:

In Reply to: I purchased Virgil . . . posted by Lisa and Virgil on April 21, 2002 at 23:28:23:

Does it sound like I treat Tofu like a science project? Horrors! Not at all. I talk to her, pet her, rub her leathery neck, etc., etc. I definitely interact with her all the time. When she was small I'd sit for hours, no joke, and talk to her, and watch her antics.
Ah, no I didn't mean that about the dogs. It makes it hard for people to really understand what you mean when you're writing without going on, and on, and on. Let's see if I can explain myself better. Dogs and cats are domesticated animals. Parrots, and tortoises, and many other creatures are not. I, personally, (can I stop qualifying myself all of the time here?)think you have to treat domesticated animals differently from wild creatures...which is what tortoises and parrots are. Give them a bit, just a bit, more space. I still interact with Tofu and my birds. My goodness, I'm a nut job with them. I just have a different closeness, not less, just different. I know this is making no sense to you. I can't really explain it. The best I can do is to say I don't treat my dogs or cats like people; and I don't treat my exotics (birds and Tofu. Please note that I do hold my parrots all the time, before someone misinterprets that.) like dogs. They are all my family. Although my birds rarely bite, I don't hold it against them if they do. It's always for a good reason, ie: something has scared them. When they flap down from their gyms, on occasion, I deal with it because they are prey animals and it's instinctive for them to be startled easily. Even that sounds harsher to me, than I really am. Sigh. I do think there are definite advantages to picking up tortoises a lot. I would just worry that it would be harmful to their health if not careful. Someone help me!

Follow Ups:

Stop . . . Lisa and Virgil 04/22/02 (1)
- Don't worry about it. I wasn't sure. wendi 04/22/02 (0)

Post a Followup

Name:
E-Mail:

Subject:

Comments:
: Does it sound like I treat Tofu like a science project? Horrors! Not at all. I talk to her, pet her, rub her leathery neck, etc., etc. I definitely interact with her all the time. When she was small I'd sit for hours, no joke, and talk to her, and watch her antics. : Ah, no I didn't mean that about the dogs. It makes it hard for people to really understand what you mean when you're writing without going on, and on, and on. Let's see if I can explain myself better. Dogs and cats are domesticated animals. Parrots, and tortoises, and many other creatures are not. I, personally, (can I stop qualifying myself all of the time here?)think you have to treat domesticated animals differently from wild creatures...which is what tortoises and parrots are. Give them a bit, just a bit, more space. I still interact with Tofu and my birds. My goodness, I'm a nut job with them. I just have a different closeness, not less, just different. I know this is making no sense to you. I can't really explain it. The best I can do is to say I don't treat my dogs or cats like people; and I don't treat my exotics (birds and Tofu. Please note that I do hold my parrots all the time, before someone misinterprets that.) like dogs. They are all my family. Although my birds rarely bite, I don't hold it against them if they do. It's always for a good reason, ie: something has scared them. When they flap down from their gyms, on occasion, I deal with it because they are prey animals and it's instinctive for them to be startled easily. Even that sounds harsher to me, than I really am. Sigh. I do think there are definite advantages to picking up tortoises a lot. I would just worry that it would be harmful to their health if not careful. Someone help me!

Optional Link URL:
Link Title:
Optional Image URL:

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Tortoise Forum ]