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    Tortoise extreemly active and loosing weight

    Hi, I have a 9 Year old marginated tortoise that I have now brung inside for the winter. He has spent most of the summer outside in his pen but obviously now due to the weather in the UK he is in for the winter. He is inside in a preformed pond about 1.5m by 1m with a heat lamp and hide. He is...
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    Are tiger prawns okay to feed?

    That’s great thanks
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    Are tiger prawns okay to feed?

    Naaa was my parent who brought them and was just going to feed them the discarded heads, they went in the bin anyway just thought it may be a good way to save waste
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    Are tiger prawns okay to feed?

    Hi, I have fed my musk turtles normal small frozen prawns before but wondered if they would be okay to eat some fresh tiger prawns I have. I can cook them up if this is better?
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    Tortoise pellets UK

    Is there a big difference in pellets?
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    Tortoise pellets UK

    Hi, I want to buy some tortoise pellets to add to my tortoises diet. From watching videos on YouTube mazuri tortoise diet seems to be the go to pellets for alot of people. Apparently its sold under the name NUTRAZU in the UK but I still cant seem to find it anywhere for a good price. Can anyone...
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    Musk turtle sex

    Hi can anyone help me with the sex of this musk turtle?
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    When to put tortoise outside UK

    Hi I have an 8 year old marginated male tortoise. He has a 2m by 1m tortoise table setup in doors with a mercury vapour lamp. He also has a large run in the garden full of weeds and plants he can eat. But the problem I have is it's now May and hes only been outside for maybe 10 days in total...
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    Plant ID please

    Hi can anyone tell me what these two plants are. Found them in my garden in England, also is there a good website for identifying plants
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    Musk turtle very limp

    Sorry I have a boy and a girl but always get them mixed up. I have the temperature set at 22 degrees on the heater but I get 20.5 on my thermometer. The lights are on for 10 hours at the moment. I'm not hibernating them but have let the water get a bit cooler to like 18 degrees at points this...
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    Musk turtle very limp

    Hi my 8 year old musk turtle has been very weird the last day or so. I moved him to his new tank with my over musk (they have been together sinse I first got them). Sinse I put him in this new tank he doesn't seem to be moving very well. He's very slow and just doesnt look to be moving right...
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    Tortoise not eating after hibernation

    Hi my tortoise went into hibernation early December and I brought him out last Saturday. Sinse then I have tried feeding him his faviroute water cress, lambs lettuce, frisse lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes but non have proved a big hit. He is drinking and ive given him two baths sinse hes been...
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    Map Turtle hibernation maybe?!HELP please!

    It sounds like I had the exact same issue with my map. Her eyes were puffed up though like a purplish colour. She didn't eat for a couple weeks but I brought a bottle of the zoomed eye drops and her eyes were open and she was eating in a week. I also found doing large water changes once a week...
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    Breeding musk turtles

    Thanks all for the help. I have given them a cool down this winter and let the tank cool down to 18 degrees and have the lamp on for 8 hours a day. I have just finished building the dock and will post pictures when I have found some plants and a hide to go in. I'll keep posting in this thread if...
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    Breeding musk turtles

    Hi, I have a male and a female musk turtle. They are around 5 years old and have been produced around 3 eggs sinse I've had them which have been layed at the bottom of the tank. Next year I am planning on breeding them properly. I have a 300 litre tank which I'm planning on adding a dock with...
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    What the most weight your tortoise should loose before hibernation

    Sorry yes I've had a shocker I mean 1050g. Thanks for the help I'll continue with hibernating him then
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    What the most weight your tortoise should loose before hibernation

    Hi I have a 8 year old Marginated tortoise and this is his first year where i will hibernate him. I've been weighing him all year and he's been around 1500g the past couple months. He is currently winding down for hibernation so hasn't eaten for 2 weeks. His weight has stayed constant all the...
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    Tortoise poo before hibernation

    Yeah I have done that exactly he is in the workshop at around 17 degrees. I have had the light on for 6 hours a day but he hasn't been bothered by it and just stayed hidden away. I'll leave it off now, Thanks
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    Tortoise poo before hibernation

    Thanks I'll continue to do that for the next 2 week's and then he'll be going into the fridge
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    Tortoise poo before hibernation

    Hi, I'm just checking that my tortoise should be pooing before hibernation. He's not had any food for about a week and a half now as he gets ready to hibernate. Today he did a large poo with some urates. I'm pretty sure this is what he is supposed to be doing as he is emptying his gut before...
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