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- 23 Apr 2020, 08:02
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Tube feeding horse field tortoise
- Replies: 3
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Re: Tube feeding horse field tortoise
Hi the tube is not in her I'm manual doing it as the vet showed me.she seems ok with it, I'm doing 5ml twice a day she has got more active but her eyes are still sunk she's opening them a little bit but just not enough, I rescued her in November and she wasn't very well then but I managed to put wei...
- 22 Apr 2020, 17:26
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Tube feeding horse field tortoise
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6115
Tube feeding horse field tortoise
Hi can I please please have some advice on what is the best food to tube feed, I've tried everything from pellets to blended weeds and I can't get my little girls health back I've been tube feeding for a week which was advised by my vets she's had 2 vitamin boasts she has no infections but won't ope...
- 28 Nov 2019, 08:42
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Very fussy tortoise
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9101
Re: Very fussy tortoise
[attachment=1]15749299073501894908832398348107.jpg[/attachment][attachment=1]15749299073501894908832398348107.jpg[/attachment] I have a couple more things to do I need to get new light bulbs for them, my thermostat has broken but I've had that for years don't think the wires liked all the moving rou...
- 27 Nov 2019, 13:56
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Very fussy tortoise
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9101
Re: Very fussy tortoise
Thank you they are great little things, so interesting and are rather amusing I've not had tortoises before but i thought can't be much harder than an iguana, or 13 snakes, once you have it set up they are a dream to own,
- 27 Nov 2019, 09:54
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Very fussy tortoise
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9101
Re: Very fussy tortoise
Both of them were brought up on crap diets so I think it's been an adjustment for them both mossy the Hermann's is a piggy she will eat anything now but, ivy the horsefield is the not so piggy, aslong as it's normal I'm happy they poo pee fine they come out for a run most days round the bungalow and...
- 25 Nov 2019, 15:42
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Very fussy tortoise
- Replies: 7
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Very fussy tortoise
[attachment=0]IMG_20191125_153607.jpg[/attachment] This is the diet my 2 girls have this last them a week maybe more it's all chopped up in the bits just so they can't pick bits out, 1 of my girls ivy may not eat for 2 days or so is this normal, I only ever give just enough to eat for 20 minutes or ...
- 14 Nov 2019, 10:04
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Calcium
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10511
Re: Calcium
At the time all i had was grapes i peeled it and they ate it so I know when I get cucumber they should do it fine, they only had half a grape each, I didn't find it on the don't have list of food so I guessed it was ok for half, I only ever feed off the green list I swear by that and pick all their ...
- 12 Nov 2019, 12:16
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Calcium
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10511
Re: Calcium
I have cutle fish and my Hermann's tortoise doesn't mind giving that ago it has bite marks all over that other than that I have advanced nutri-cal, which my vet recommend as he has five tortoise all in their 20s so I I've been asking him for advice on most things, it's just it's a alot to make an ap...
- 11 Nov 2019, 18:00
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Calcium
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10511
Re: Calcium
I'm just trying it shaken in a tub to cover the food lightly, but they really just turn their nose up at it, I feed them a handful of wild grown plants so when they don't eat it it's like 50% of their diet so it's to much for them to miss out on, I like the cucumber trick I might give that ago.π’π₯ Ch...
- 11 Nov 2019, 16:17
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Calcium
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10511
Calcium
Ok my tortoises don't eat the food with the vitamin or calcium supplement on, I've heard you can get calcium vitamin drops to put in the water, can I have any advice in getting them to eat it, cheers
- 04 Nov 2019, 11:11
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Food bowls
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9477
Re: Food bowls
That's really helpful thank you, I don't have the Room to do that but I'm taking the glass out and I'm going to add levels in side for more running around, it is only temporary as once I've had work done to the house and the garden in the spring they will have a big shed run to themselves I'm just k...
- 30 Oct 2019, 08:48
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Food bowls
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9477
Re: Food bowls
Thank you so much for the help I'll sort the diet out and try to get the Viv's more suitable and send a picture of see them very helpful and I don't want to rescue them and get it wrong
- 28 Oct 2019, 18:13
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Food bowls
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9477
Food bowls
Hi I'm new to tortoises I've seem to have rescued 2 in the last 3 months, I'm not new to reptiles have had anacondas, pythons, iguanas, all unfortunately to be re homed due to my house being condemned and having to move to a tiny bungalow that you cat swing a cat., anyway what I'm trying to say tort...