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    Finished table

    Ah that makes sense- thank you. Unfortunately I am finished with school from today till beginning of September (that's where I built his table and got materials haha) but he spends a lot of time outside at the moment so hopefully he can hang on for a little and then I'll sort out some upgrades...
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    Finished table

    It was my understanding that the size of the table should relate to size of tortoise.. 8x4 is recommended for bigger species than Colin, so surely he doesn't need quite that much space? That being said I'll see what I can do and make it bigger. Of course bigger is better whenever possible, but...
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    Finished table

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    Finished table

    I appreciate the feedback- thank you. I think I'll pick up a terracotta dish at the weekend if I can.. Colin is 15 years old, only 5 inches. He's a Tunisian spur thigh :) enclosure is 122cm x 60 cm.. approx 4ft x 2 ft
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    Finished table

    Table is finished!!!
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    New enclosure nearly done :)

    Colin's new table nearly finished! Lining it with pond liner (not the whole thing, the bottom and a few inches up the sides). We've varnished it and just getting ready for the next coat! Very exciting. It's 122cmX60cm, making it about 4ft by 2ft. Colin is pretty small (5inch maybe) so hoping...
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    Tortoise safe paints

    In the final stages of making Colin's new indoor enclosure! Wanted to make one at the start of the year but things happened and we didn't get to, so I'm glad to have it nearly done now. Just wondering if it's safe to pain the inside of the table, and if so what paint I should use? If no paint...
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    Silly question about spur thighed tort

    This is brilliant - thanks Tom. It's good to know exactly which caresheet to look at.. even better to see I've got quite a lot of it right.. definitely see some changes that need making though. Will get on that ASAP. Thank you for helping me see where I'm going wrong. There's lots of different...
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    Silly question about spur thighed tort

    Possibly something I should already know here.. but Colin is a spur thighed tort (Tunisian)- does the come under the Mediterranean tortoise category? Wikipedia says spur thighs do, but last time I checked Tunisia was in Africa 😅 Also how different is an African tortoise diet to a...
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    Urgent responses please- toxic plant eaten?

    So sorry for not responding- had exams and then got covid.. oops! What a gorgeous tort! Colin is 16 years :)
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    Urgent responses please- toxic plant eaten?

    Ewww slug is not a good one! Colin is 16- I've had him for about 8 months :) love him to bits, bless him. What type is Zola?
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    Urgent responses please- toxic plant eaten?

    Hi Angie, I'm in the mid west! Colin is doing fine, I gave him some cucumber and a little bit of tomato (he was very pleased) and soaked him a couple of times- once today and once yesterday. He's not shown any signs of illness, thankfully. I was very worried! I'll keep up with squishy food for a...
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    Urgent responses please- toxic plant eaten?

    thanks for the quick reply, Angie. Soaking him now and will be sure to do this.
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    Urgent responses please- toxic plant eaten?

    Hi all, I had Colin outside this evening. He's always supervised as there are plants and things around it for him. He managed to get a bite out of what I believe is a dead 'red Robin' leaf. On tortoise table these are listed as toxic. The leaf was dead and he only got one bite, but he's small...
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    Help identifying this plant please

    That's great- thank you!!
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    Help identifying this plant please

    I suspect you're right! The trees are in the neighbours garden but come over the fence.. I'll attach a photo but I'm afraid I don't know what type they are.
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    Help identifying this plant please

    I suspect you're right! The trees are in the neighbours garden but come over the fence.. I'll attach some photos but I'm afraid I don't know what type they are
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    Help identifying this plant please

    There's a few of these in the garden at the moment.. had Colin outside for 15 minutes today on the patio as it's warmed up a bit today. I always watch him when he was outside and I noticed he tried to eat one of these- I took it off him but I think he may have gotten a small bit still. Will...
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