Hi There
My Tortoise has just woken from Hibernation after a 4 month sleep!!...It was a nice day yesterday when she woke but today we have 4 inches of snow on the ground!!
She normally lives outside but obviously at the moment she is inside under a heat lamp in a small enclosure.
She...
Hi Everyone
This may sound a bit of a strange thread but heres the question....I recently got a small Mirror and placed in my Torts enclosure.
He now spends ages staring at himself in the mirror and "pushing" at the mirror!!
I was just wondering if this is a bit of harmless fun for him...
Yes...Have to agree...I recall back in the late 60s seeing Tortoises in Practically Every Pet shop Window...Of course at that time (as a kid) I was totally unaware of the Horrific conditions these creatures were shipped over to the UK in (Stacked in wooden crates apparently)
As you say I...
Thanks for your help everyone.....Nice to be in contact with so many Tortoise fans who share my enthusiasm.
Here are 2 photos taken last Summer....Please note that the Mark on his back is a remnant from over 30 years ago when Dad decided to Paint our Phone Number on his back....I know this is...
Thanks for your help on this...much appreciated.
Well he is now out of his Box and Busy Marching around the Conservatory!!
My only concern is that he has only so far eaten a small amount of Pear and not much else!
That said he seems to have Boundless energy and is showing no sign of...
Thanks for the info Danny
Can you just give me a little more info as to the procedure I should use for this....Im very green on all this!!..I have just been out to check on him and sure enough his leg moved again when I pressed it (as if in annoyance )
Shall I just bring his box into our...
Hi Everyone
I have a large Hermans Tortoise which up untill now has been looked after by my elderly Parents.
This is my first year of looking after the Tortoise.
My Tort is approx 40 years old and has been in Hibernation since late October/November last.
Dad has used the same method...