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[TammyJ]

It's not safe for them to roam free in the house. It can't be made safe. They find creative ways to injure or kill themselves. We see it here all the time. Keep the tortoise safe in its enclosures.


Almost everyone cares for their animals and does research to learn how best to care for them. The problem is that most of the care info offered for tortoises is just plain wrong.


Coco coir is okay, but messy. Hemp is not a suitable tortoise substrate. It's too dry and you can't dampen it. I wouldn't put a pine cone in an indoor enclosure, I don't know what a conker is, but all the other stuff sounds good as long as he can't flip himself on any of it.

Read this thread for current info. Please feel free to ask questions. The contradictory info can be frustrating, but please don't be frustrated with us for trying to help you.

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Tom, just saying thank you for your continuing to try to help people despite how unrewarding it may sometimes be! Your experience and your willingness to share it will always be greatly appreciated here.

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Tom, just saying thank you for your continuing to try to help people despite how unrewarding it may sometimes be! Your experience and your willingness to share it will always be greatly appreciated here.

I second this! I notice you’ve been less active on here lately Tom, I hope it’s just life being busy and not burning out on here from similar interactions

 

[Yvonne G]

Mind your own business big mouth.
Bullying on here.
Disgusting

LOL! I love it when new members try to make it OUR fault that they are doing everything wrong and harmful to the tortoise. I actually laughed out loud when I read the quoted post!

 

[Tom]

Tom, just saying thank you for your continuing to try to help people despite how unrewarding it may sometimes be! Your experience and your willingness to share it will always be greatly appreciated here.

Thank you Tammy. I love you too. And you too Tammy.

I second this! I notice you’ve been less active on here lately Tom, I hope it’s just life being busy and not burning out on here from similar interactions

There aren't too many like this one. For every one of these, there are a hundred that appreciate the help and say thank you. I find it amusing when people that don't know me at all call me these silly names. In real life I am the anti-bully. I've been shutting down bullies since I was a little kid. To be called one is simply laughable.

I have been busy. Lots of work in places with no cell signal, and I went with my family this weekend to Vegas to see the Eagles perform at the Sphere. That was pretty amazing. So many good songs...

I like it when the mad people tell me to go get a life, and that I have nothing better to do. I don't know how a person could live more life than I do. I wear a lot of hats and have a lot of irons in the fire at any given time, so to speak. I find the Tortoise Forum to be a nice distraction. It allows me to rest my mind from the troubles of the world and just help a few tortoise owners here and there. Not everyone wants help, and that's okay too.

 

[Tim Carlisle]

Thank you Tammy. I love you too. And you too Tammy.


There aren't too many like this one. For every one of these, there are a hundred that appreciate the help and say thank you. I find it amusing when people that don't know me at all call me these silly names. In real life I am the anti-bully. I've been shutting down bullies since I was a little kid. To be called one is simply laughable.

I have been busy. Lots of work in places with no cell signal, and I went with my family this weekend to Vegas to see the Eagles perform at the Sphere. That was pretty amazing. So many good songs...

I like it when the mad people tell me to go get a life, and that I have nothing better to do. I don't know how a person could live more life than I do. I wear a lot of hats and have a lot of irons in the fire at any given time, so to speak. I find the Tortoise Forum to be a nice distraction. It allows me to rest my mind from the troubles of the world and just help a few tortoise owners here and there. Not everyone wants help, and that's okay too.

Keep fightin' the good fight brutha!

 

[Littleredfootbigredheart]

Thank you Tammy. I love you too. And you too Tammy.


There aren't too many like this one. For every one of these, there are a hundred that appreciate the help and say thank you. I find it amusing when people that don't know me at all call me these silly names. In real life I am the anti-bully. I've been shutting down bullies since I was a little kid. To be called one is simply laughable.

I have been busy. Lots of work in places with no cell signal, and I went with my family this weekend to Vegas to see the Eagles perform at the Sphere. That was pretty amazing. So many good songs...

I like it when the mad people tell me to go get a life, and that I have nothing better to do. I don't know how a person could live more life than I do. I wear a lot of hats and have a lot of irons in the fire at any given time, so to speak. I find the Tortoise Forum to be a nice distraction. It allows me to rest my mind from the troubles of the world and just help a few tortoise owners here and there. Not everyone wants help, and that's okay too.

I’m so glad to hear that Tom! Amazing you got to see the eagles! All time favourite of my late grandad they are, incredible band