The Tortoise Table

Hi Nina, Thanks for replying so quickly and thanks for the compliment :) I’m planning to remodel the tortarium while Khan’s asleep, and make it fully bioactive, it’s only semi-bioactive at the moment. I did make him a shelf with a ramp, but he wasn’t a big fan. The only thing that really livened him...

Hi guys,

So a year has passed and it’s brumation time again. I’m terrified.

Khan only weighs 313.9g and is 11.5cm long, which, according to the McIntyre ratio is a bit on the slim side. Is he fat enough to brúmate this year, Nina?

How did Winston do last winter, Saurin?

Thanks,
Marsha

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Hi again Nina and everyone, Since my original post, I have been following your advice on how to encourage Khan to eat the right stuff, and also getting creative in different ways. The result is that he has put on a good 10g, sometimes eats with minimal encouragement, is still awake and a bit more li...

Thank you, Nina, for such a long, well thought out answer! I really am very grateful, and Khan will be, too, although he doesn’t know it. I will study the care sheets and make the changes you suggest

Marsha

Hi there, Knowing nothing about tortoises, I rescued a little Horsfield a few months ago. I was told he was two and a half, but the vet thinks he’s between five and eight! He’s got a bit of pyramiding, and had worms and nematodes, and was a bit malnourished when I got him. He’s now had a six week re...