Recent content by Alex77

"I can find you 15 research papers to support any claim I want." Sure - but research papers written for a government which is a renowned leader in herbal remedies worldwide, are a different kettle of fish... or so I'd humbly submit. But of course, you're entitled to your views which come across...

Okay, well that all sounds true enough .... although I do wonder how the avian flu came to be a problem if viruses can't be transferred outside of the primate species? I do still feel that Sarah missed the point of my original post, which you seem to have missed as well: you both are saying...

"Winter is not tortoise virus season. Keep your tortoises warm to help their immune function," When I mentioned "virus season" I was of course, referring to the fact that the humans around Gaia get sick with viruses more often, not to the fact that Gaia is going to catch them from other torts...

Hi Sarah. Thanks for your input. I am a bit confused though, because I thought that my first post made quite clear what my reasons were for having given this to my tort. If you look at the bottom, you'll see I also provided sources to look at. So, I am not entirely sure why you're "not sure...

Okay well, I just offered her some salad and she went straight for it, so her appetite's normal now too. I will assume this means all is okay unless I hear otherwise from you guys...

Hope someone out there can help even though I'm not on this forum often... Today I gave my tortoise a little bit of echinacea purpurea, e.g. 3 drops of a mild 'organic' tincture. I normally do this once or twice in winter as it's virus season. It's not known whether it helps their immunity like...

Hope someone out there can help even though I'm not on this forum often... Today I gave my tortoise a little bit of echinacea purpurea, e.g. 3 drops of a mild 'organic' tincture. I normally do this once or twice in winter cos it's virus season. It's not known whether it helps their immunity...

Really? Well maybe condescending is a better word for it but starting a sentence with an imperative is never a polite way to introduce ones point. Call me old fashioned...

Not really sure I like your tone there, Tom: "Understand something"?? what makes you so sure that you know any more than I do what a tortoise feels? I don't get why certain members here seem to get so uptight about any *discussion* of how tortoises may or may not feel. I'm certainly not...

Yep it already came out last night after reading the first few replies. I actually put it in there as a kind of experiment to see how she reacts-she spent almost a year in a pet shop surrounded by others her age and I wanted to see if she enjoyed company. I was afraid she may be lonely (like...

I have my tort indoors on all but the driest, hot sunny days (I live quite far north tho.) correct me if I'm wrong but I thought there was a risk of drowning if they stay outside in rain? And cold below 25 degrees celsius would be bad. So I wouldn't get a tort unless I was was building them an...

Okie dokie, the jury seems to be unanimous. I will try to find another way to make her enclosure fun :-) Am thinking of installing a second level this time... Good point about the broken glass. It's a very solidly framed mirror, but still... better safe than sorry.

Okay, so in a bid to spice up my Gaia's enclosure during winter (she didn't want to leave it due to the uninspiring weather) I put a mirror in there to inspire her. She ignored it for a bit but one day I saw her bobbing her head at it and now, she constantly lies down in front of it, face to...

Mine behaves the same way. I Also know about the look of understanding mentioned earlier. Gaia gets this funny look on her face when I talk to her like she knows I'm communicating something but she hasn't a clue what it means, loll... Also as I mentioned in another thread I started on this same...

Perhaps it would be a good idea to have a companion thread for this one, entitled "Don't reply to requests for help unless you are very patient and/or have time to explain your logic"? I understand the frustration you feel,but please consider the other side of the story: there is a lot of...