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  1. jeskamarie

    Asking the world to cherish torts, one tortoise at a time.

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    chains?!

    Hi guys, I've been hearing some terrible rumors and I'm wondering if anything is being done? Yesterday, my cousin was telling me about a person she met who owns a few tortoises - pretty large ones - that have apparently grown so large they became a "flight risk"...so the couple who owns...
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    Doing Better

    Just wanted to let you guys know that Radley is doing better. She still makes a slight wheezing sound when she breathes (which seems worse when she's cold and/or outside of her terrarium) but the antibiotics seem to be doing their job. She is much more animated now than ever before! Thanks...
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    sorry, more bad news

    My Speke's is very sick. Took her to the exotic pet vet two weeks (again) because she was twitching her head up-and-down and side-to-side, like she was struggling to breathe. She literally rubbed her skin raw on the top and sides of her neck. They took a stool sample and did a throat culture...
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    is she crying?

    I'm so glad I found this site! Anyway, I read that oftentimes, a Speke's hingeback's eyes will water when they eat. Especially the females. That's totally the case with my tortoise, Radley Noelle. She "cries" when she eats, but also when she's just hanging out in the little cave in her...
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    my speke's needs a companion

    Hi there! I have a little Speke's hingeback - probably only 2 years old. My fiance and I bought her at a reptile store in San Diego, CA. She's quite shy, sensitive to noise, and has very picky eating habits. When we got her she was also nervous - pacing around her terrarium constantly, and...
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