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cvalda
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RE: RT Christmas Present
Try to get the basking spot up even a little higher - 85 is the lowest, mine love it at more around 90-95!
Good luck!
--Kelly--
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| 12-28-2007 06:56 AM |
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jlyoncc1
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RE: RT Christmas Present
You are on the right track. As Kelly said, that basking spot has got to get up a bit higher. Mine is usually between 95-100. As long as they have their cool side, they will move away if they need to.
Dee
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Cam
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RE: RT Christmas Present
Maybe I missed this but:
What are you offering her for food?
About how old is she/how long?
Good luck! You are doing a great job tweaking as you go
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| 12-28-2007 10:21 AM |
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daddykirbs
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RE: RT Christmas Present
We've been offering romaine lettuce and green bell peppers.
She is (I'm guesstimating) 4 inches long. Don't really know how old she is. Petco said 5 years, but everything else they told me has turned out to be wrong.
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| 12-28-2007 05:09 PM |
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daddykirbs
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RE: RT Christmas Present
I think she is trying to hibernate. I put her outdoors today in her play pen that now has topsoil/sand in it. I also planted some pansies in one corner for her to munch. She was only interested in going to a cold corner and burying herself. She stayed buried for about an hour when I decided that the sun was to low, so I brought her in.
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| 12-28-2007 05:11 PM |
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Cam
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RE: RT Christmas Present
http://www.russiantortoise.org/russiantortoisediet.htm
Here are some other food ideas for you
I know nothing about hibernation in tortoises. Perhaps someone else can chime in. I know our guy is inside (we are in MN), when the sun starts to go down...even with his uva/uvb light blaring...he starts to dig in for the night....
How warm is it where you are?
Any name yet?
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| 12-28-2007 06:49 PM |
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jlyoncc1
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RE: RT Christmas Present
I know we talked earlier about getting temps up. That very well may be what she is trying to do. I just took a rescue in that had been kept in a cold basement. All he wanted to do was hide. So, I just warm bathed him and kept his lights and warmth going. It took almost a week to get him to start eating. So I think if you get those temps up, you will start seeing some success.
Dee
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| 12-29-2007 05:16 AM |
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RE: RT Christmas Present
She (sorry, not named yet) instantly stuck her face in the dirt when I put her on it. I don't know how to read the emotions of a RT yet, but somehow it seemed like she was a little happier.
The visual of this in my head made me smile this morning...how sweet!! Sounds like she is very happy with her new family!!
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| 12-29-2007 06:04 AM |
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daddykirbs
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RE: RT Christmas Present
Well, good news... Our little girl ate this morning.
I moved her rubbermaid tub upstairs where it's a bit warmer. She got a warm bath this morning as well.
We plucked some Hibiscus leaves and Pansy leaves and she grubbed. It's good to see.
I also got a new lamp this morning that I haven't plugged in yet, we'll see if she likes that later.
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| 12-29-2007 09:07 AM |
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RE: RT Christmas Present
Yay! She's ready for the New Year
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| 12-29-2007 01:48 PM |
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