Comments on: Name That Tortoise Shell Home

By: Kent

Kent — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:59:38 +0000

I’ll talk to Bill and see if he has any available. I will also let him know you are interested and have him contact you…Kent

By: Rando

Rando — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:36:18 +0000

If I could see some floorplan options for this unit, I’d possibly be ready to buy! This prototype is way cool.

By: bill

bill — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:53:56 +0000

The roof line suggested cards falling toether, and since it is mobile: “Shuffle” would be my suggestion. Yeah, it is after the 10th, but there it is.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:29:24 +0000

The “Darwin” as its a natural evolution of the tortiseshell design

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:57:07 +0000

Carapace. The meaning of Carapace is shell, conveying protection and shelter. The sound (pronounced kare-uh-peys) says ‘care’, ‘pays’, but visually the word reminds of car and pace (movement), space.

Carapace… “A bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.” –Dictionary.com. “The carapaces of many species of turtles are brightly colored and patterned and allow individuals to identify others of their species at a distance. The carapaces expand and grow outward like growth rings on a tree as the turtle or tortoise matures.” –Wikipedia.com.

By: Morgan

Morgan — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:29:16 +0000

Don’t know much about turtles or tortoises, Tortuga is the name of a navy ship. USS Tortuga. It hauls marines and their equipment around. Any way, I like the idea of the roof line you could put windows below the upper eves, and a skylight/hatch on the lower roof without fear of it ripping off as you drive down the road. I am a lover of natural light, and am trying to figure out ways of adding windows without messing up looks and adding leaks. I think you guys may be onto something, maybe a gambrel roof on the tongue end(for head room over the loft) and the lower roof for hatch, skylight?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:26:05 +0000

Sulcata that Russell mentioned sounds good too.

~Dan

By: Daniel Alberto

Daniel Alberto — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:09:03 +0000

Because of the shape and the capability to go miles without much H2O, I suggest: “Camel”

By: Greg C in Austin TX

Greg C in Austin TX — Thu, 07 May 2009 20:05:25 +0000

The “Hermann”

because the side of it looks like a face. Was that intentional?

Because the left window and roof bumps up, it looks like a face raising an eyebrow in surprise, which is what the Tortoise Shell guys probably want their homes to do with prospective customers. It sure looks more interesting that way, instead of the windows being the same and at the same level. Somewhere, somebody is pretty darn smart, that’s for sure.

I don’t know much about tortoises, but Hermann is a type of tortoise. I saw it at http://premiumtortoises.com/smalltorts.aspx
Appropriately, the list of tortoises is named “Tortoises that stay small!”

Good luck picking a name! Thanks-

By: Christopher Vigliotti

Christopher Vigliotti — Thu, 07 May 2009 17:35:44 +0000

“Bellows”