Now that’s what you call a shell suit! Tortoise owner knits dozens of adorable outfits for her pets
- Katie Bradley designs pumpkins, flower and shark designs for tortoises
She added: ‘If I can work without interruption, it takes roughly up to 40 minutes to create each suit, depending on the design.
‘I love treating my pets. I rescued three of my tortoises, one of them, Norbert, was forgotten in a barn stall and wasn’t given food or water for six months before he came into my care.
‘Some creature had bitten his feet, and he was terribly ill. Yet, with proper care, food, water and warmth, he is now a happy, healthy little fella who will likely live for another 100 years.
‘Tortoises are living fossils, they have survived since around the time of dinosaurs. Some say they have been around for more than 400 million years! It never ceases to amaze me how tough and well-adjusted to their environment they are.
‘Their wise old eyes will follow you around with such interest when you are within view of the enclosure. I have yet to meet a person who is afraid of a tortoise, which can’t be said of most reptiles.’
