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I have a 7 year old tortoise that I’ve prepared for hibernation by starving her and bathing. I’ve put her in a non heated room at about 12 degrees C (for a couple days) where she doesn’t move much and just sleeps. But when I take her out and bathe her, she becomes quite active i.e walking...
Hi, I ask this question because in the past I lost two young tortoises, and really think that if i had supervised them better I would still have them today.
The first: it was too small to have a microchip and so I built a sturdy temporary outdoor brick enclosure. I put a light sheet of wood on...
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I have a 7-year-old Herman's tortoise that I have been weighing and measuring for the past month, but all I have been getting are inconsistent results. The tortoise's weight one day would be much higher than the previous week and then lower the next week. And measuring the straight carapace...
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I have a tortoise that hisses and squeaks every time I turn the lights off in its indoor enclosure and has been doing this for a long time. This happens for about 30 minutes to which she then stops. Her breathing is fine throughout the rest of the day. Her behavior hasn't changed, she's...
Hi, I have a 7-year-old Hermann tortoise. I recently noticed two small patches of blood on both sides of the tortoise's neck behind her ears where the skin folds. The day before, I let her run around in her outdoor enclosure where I didn't notice any blood. Her appetite is normal as well as the...