Olie and rafael 9-6-14

Oliver with his new not-a-Chihuahua-Russian Tortoise, Rafael.  Yes named after the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtle with the purple headband and knifey deals… I’m not totally up on the TMNT craziness.  Rafael is less than a year old, may grow to 10 inches long and could live up to 55 years.  So far he really likes violets, blue berries and freshly mown grass.  Over the winter we will be growing a patch of grass and clover for him downstairs with us… he resides in a wading pool under Oliver’s loft bed.  He runs little tortoise laps in circles around his water dish.  He was acquired on September 6^th… just because he was there…