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by Nina
17 Mar 2024, 21:10
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 16
Views: 295

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

Perfect!

Nina
by Nina
17 Mar 2024, 16:58
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 16
Views: 295

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

Hi Steve, Which one did you get (they're not all the same)? The best are the T5 HO (high output) 12% tubes. How long was it? I would always get as long a one as possible so that it covers a lot of your table. I have a 4' one in my 7' table. You also, of course need the starter unit to go with it. Do...
by Nina
17 Mar 2024, 16:03
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 16
Views: 295

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

Hmm, that's difficult. First of all is your thermometer a max/min one? If so then check that the temperature that is showing isn't the maximum or minimum one -- I know that sounds stupid but I've had that happen to me, where I've checked the max temperature and then haven't clicked to get it back to...
by Nina
17 Mar 2024, 14:27
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 16
Views: 295

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

That's about right for two years and a bit. Your table looks great, and I hope that Titus appreciates the fforts you've gone to. Has he nibbled anything today?

Nina

Stevievee wrote:
> Had a bath and weighed him. He's 76g.
by Nina
17 Mar 2024, 10:24
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 16
Views: 295

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

H Steve, Well, he's just settling in, and young tortoises do sleep quite a bit, so I wouldn't worry. Try moving him under the lamp just one more time and offering him some food at the same time and see if he's interested. You could give him a nice warm bath today and see if that helps too. I wouldn'...
by Nina
16 Mar 2024, 15:58
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 16
Views: 295

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

Oh my goodness, isn't he just the cutest thing ever! I'll bet he loves the palatial enclosure that you made for him. Re food -- yes, a story we hear all too often. Here's a link to our article on how to change a tortoise over to a better diet: https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/tortoise-diet/introd...
by Nina
15 Mar 2024, 16:49
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 16
Views: 295

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

Hmm, not sure it makes that much difference, but I think I might be tempted to put him in the table for a bit, and then the bath -- but I don't think it matters that much. For the bath, are you using something with high sides, like an old washing up bowl, so that he can't see out? That will minimise...
by Nina
14 Mar 2024, 22:51
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Industrial machine Guarding to Tortoise house
Replies: 12
Views: 355

Re: Industrial machine Guarding to Tortoise house

Hi Steve, It's log roll that I use (available at any garden centre, Homebase, etc.). You can get it in different heights, and I think mine was 18". Mine is just buried about 4" into the ground, but that is because my soil is super heavy clay and my Horsfields can't really dig into it easil...
by Nina
14 Mar 2024, 11:36
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Home built table
Replies: 19
Views: 1697

Re: Home built table

Ahh, a lovely Horsfield -- a species with big personalities (but then I'm a bit biased :D ). Yes, 2 years old is way too young to tell -- it's usually about 6 or 7 years before it's really apparent, but sometimes you can tell sooner -- especially if they have grown too quickly. They tend to look lik...
by Nina
14 Mar 2024, 10:44
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Home built table
Replies: 19
Views: 1697

Re: Home built table

Hi Steve, It's looking great (lol, and your probe hanging down looks exactly like mine). Make sure that it is just about the level of his shell (not too much higher, which would read hotter), but it's not an exact science and in the wild tortoises don't always have a spot that is exactly 30C. As lon...
by Nina
14 Mar 2024, 09:19
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Shell rot in Sulcata tortoises
Replies: 2
Views: 186

Re: Shell rot in Sulcata tortoises

Hi Mark, It's really difficult to say what the problem is without seeing a photo, so could you send us a photo of the affected area? It needs to be reduced in size to work, and if you have problems uploading it then just send it to me at nina@thetortoisetable.org.uk and I will post it for you. Can y...
by Nina
13 Mar 2024, 21:10
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Industrial machine Guarding to Tortoise house
Replies: 12
Views: 355

Re: Industrial machine Guarding to Tortoise house

Hi Temps (sorry, I don't know your name), I wrote a nice long reply to your posts earlier today and then someone came round and I forgot to click 'Submit' and I lost it! :( What I said (if I remember correctly), is that I think I will pass on the link to this thread to lots of people because it's fi...
by Nina
12 Mar 2024, 21:39
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Industrial machine Guarding to Tortoise house
Replies: 12
Views: 355

Re: Industrial machine Guarding to Tortoise house

Wow, this looks amazing -- and very posh! What a find that was, and you've made it look super. Can you explain where this enclosure will be sited (indoors or outdoors)? If it is outdoors, is there a top/roof on it? If so, then it's a bit like a greenhouse and in hot weather the temperature in there ...
by Nina
09 Mar 2024, 10:14
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Herman's help!
Replies: 10
Views: 935

Re: Herman's help!

Hi Sarah, Was just wondering if Teeny Titan has continued to improve (hope so)! There isn't a gallery as such, but in the Enclosures section of this Forum some threads contain photos of enclosures, and you can Google 'outdoor tortoise enclosures' and see what comes up. I'm beginning to think that Sp...
by Nina
07 Mar 2024, 09:09
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Skin of a turtle attached to the neck
Replies: 3
Views: 393

Re: Skin of a turtle attached to the neck

Hi and welcome to The Tortoise Table, I am sorry to be so late in responding to your post. Can you tell us what species of Mediterranean turtle you have? Also, is he a turtle (who lives in water) or a tortoise (who lives on the land)? If you could send us a photo of the area of the neck that you are...
by Nina
01 Mar 2024, 20:50
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Home built table
Replies: 19
Views: 1697

Re: Home built table

Lol, there is nothing nicer to do when it's cold, and outdoors is miserably wet and windy (or maybe covered in snow in West Yorkshire), than spending time indoors designing and planning your outdoor enclosure! There are some really great outdoor enclosures around, and you might find some good ones s...
by Nina
29 Feb 2024, 10:28
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Weighing new hatchling!
Replies: 2
Views: 419

Re: Weighing new hatchling!

Hi Kyle,

Isn't this little one gorgeous! What are their names? Lin, Kyle lives in Thailand, so we can envy him that lovely climate. Would love to see a photo of your outdoor and indoor enclosures. Those little cherryheads are going to be so happy that you've welcomed them into your home.

Nina
by Nina
29 Feb 2024, 10:22
Forum: Questions about Plants
Topic: Plant Nutritional Content
Replies: 3
Views: 450

Re: Plant Nutritional Content

Glad to be of help, Kat, and please don't hesitate to ask any more questions.

Cheers,
Nina
by Nina
23 Feb 2024, 09:28
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Herman's help!
Replies: 10
Views: 935

Re: Herman's help!

Hi Sarah, I was busy writing my post and didn't see your update! That's good news and I hope that he continues to improve. You can always just physically put him under the basking lamp in the mornings, and that might help him to learn where it is. Tortoises have amazing memories and it doesn't take ...
by Nina
23 Feb 2024, 09:20
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Herman's help!
Replies: 10
Views: 935

Re: Herman's help!

Hi Sarah, Most tables come with those fixed arms -- which is really irritating. There is a way around it though (although I can't see the whole arm in the photos you sent). In my table there is an upside down 'U'-shaped wooden arm that holds the lamp (it can also slide back and forth along the table...
by Nina
22 Feb 2024, 22:29
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Herman's help!
Replies: 10
Views: 935

Re: Herman's help!

Hi Sarah, You've made a lovely tortoise table for the very handsome TT! Lots of interest for him, and things to walk round, over and under. Tortoises get bored if they can see from one end of their table to the other without interruption, and you've broken up the sight lines, so it looks great. The ...
by Nina
22 Feb 2024, 13:36
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Herman's help!
Replies: 10
Views: 935

Re: Herman's help!

Hi Sparky and welcome to The Tortoise Table -- and I love the name Teeny Titan! First of all -- well done for getting TT a tortoise table! We are constantly dealing with health problems that have arisen with tortoises kept in vivariums, so although you're having a difficult start, you've done the ri...
by Nina
22 Feb 2024, 09:54
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Worried there is something I’m missing or not doing right.
Replies: 1
Views: 620

Re: Worried there is something I’m missing or not doing right.

Hi and welcome to The Tortoise Table. Could you possibly post a photo of her urine? What colour is it? Urine should be clear or very pale yellow (sometimes light pink if they have eaten a lot of dandelions). I wonder if you are referring to the white matter that is produced with the urine -- it is c...
by Nina
21 Feb 2024, 22:32
Forum: Questions about Plants
Topic: Pachira Aquatica (Money Tree)
Replies: 2
Views: 553

Re: Pachira Aquatica (Money Tree)

Hi Kat, I've had a good look at the literature and can't find anything that would indicate that you can't feed this plant to tortoises. I would only feed the leaves (not the fruit or seeds). Here's a (very long) article that analyses the chemical constituents in it https://www.sciencedirect.com/scie...
by Nina
21 Feb 2024, 22:21
Forum: Questions about Plants
Topic: Plant Nutritional Content
Replies: 3
Views: 450

Re: Plant Nutritional Content

Hi Kat, Thanks for contacting us, and it's a really good question that you ask! Unfortunately there is no one resource that I know of that gives levels of calcium, phosphorous, and other minerals in a plant. The reason for this is partly because levels of calcium, etc. can vary hugely, depending on ...