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Alfie has slowed down a lot in the last three weeks, and she is inside all the time. I increaced her temperatures and she is about back to normal again :P

My point is that you are 'free' or at least you think you are (you are not 'free to do certain things as stated by US law) but that generally, elsewhere, many others are not 'free' and could not begin to even understand such 'freedom'. You know, sometimes i do forget to feed Alfie, sometimes...

Terryo - sorry to play devils advocate but is anoyone ever 'free'? I lived for some time in China. I saw several people, friends of myne, being thrown into the back of a van and interrogated all because they had bought a 'western' newspaper of a street seller. I agree with Tom. I love Sea...

Wow, loved the photos. You look amazing! In fact, the whole thing looked amazing! It almost makes me want to get married! :P

I use playsand and organic soil 50/50 mix about 1" in summer 1.5-2" in winter. Over the hide i use Aspen bedding about 1" in winter as this is where she sleeps. Alfie usually gets soil/sand in her water dish, but i change it every day anyway as she will often drink from it or just get in for a...

Curious George is the last of the Pinta Island Tortoise species 'Geochelone nigra abingdoni 'of Galapagos Islands found on Pinta Island. I think the reasearch now shows there is another male Pinta tortoise living in the Volcano Wolf reigon on neighbouring island Isabela or at least a first...

No you send the old certificate off with the chip info and a copy of that (ill let you know for sure!) and then they send a new certificate out!

Just returned from getting Alfie microchipped at the vets. Was traumatic! Alfie is in such a stress, she is sulking under her lamp and refusing strawberries! But at least i can send off for her new licence now :)

Yeah in the UK to keep with the CITES certificate, your tortoise has to be microchipped for identification and if your going to breed. I'm probably not going to breed from Alfie (have no male and also, id be worried as i dont really know about tortoise breeding) but the certificate needs...

I understand that once your tortoise is 10cm, it must be microchipped for its licence?

Hello all, Gosh, it seems like such a long time since i have been on here! We have had such a busy summer with moving! I wouldn't mind but we only moved a little way up the road! New house is looking good now that everything has a proper home, but after much painting, decorating, furniture...

Hello people, it's been a while! Now we are moved i have finally gotten round to organising Alfie... 1) Alfie seems to have gotten really big recently! She is weighing in at 320g, 119mm - is this about right?! Do i need to cut down on lettuce?! I have been feeding mostly greens, ran out of...

Hello fellows! I am sorry i havent really been around here much. Have been really really busy with the move (cleaning, painting, carpet man, moving stuff etc). I am never moving with a toddler again :P Hopefully another week now and its all done and i can reclaim my TFO position! Hope...

When i was a child, my brother and I used to have stick insects. Started off with three adults and ended up with a whole load of them! They used to escape from thier tank and hang off the kitchen ceiling. My mum always hated them. One summer she persuaded us to set them free on the vine for a...

Um, people, i may be a bit off topic but isn't it 'mulberry bush'?! you know like the song; 'here we go round the mulberry bush, the mullberry bush the mulberry bush here we go round the mullberry bush on a cold and frosty morning' maybe this is just an english song? i dont even...

I know a thing or two about trout :P lake district is full of them!!!

I thought that America was unlucky, but we were not as stong as we should have been... Anyway all lets not forget we started with a draw in 1966 so it means nothing yet :P

Alfie loves florette. She especially likes the baby leaf one. It is more expesive so she only gets it when it is of speical offer (i feel this is a fair representation of life in the real world). I mix in random weeds.

Doesn't everyone?

By laws for keeping chickens? I never even thought of that. We live in the national park. I dont think it's a problem but i'll ask my friend who is a farmer. Why couldn't you have a couple of chickens? Cats make much more mess (especially in my flower bed here). Large dogs have been known to...