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by Nina
27 Mar 2024, 21:11
Forum: Questions about Plants
Topic: Spring foraging in Northern Indiana (US)
Replies: 6
Views: 77

Re: Spring foraging in Northern Indiana (US)

Hi Jasmine, I know where Elkhart and South Bend are and, yes, very small world! I stayed pretty much in the Midwest (went to college in Champaign/Urbana and then to Madison,Wisc.) before moving to the UK. Re washing Buddy. What kind of spots are you washing off? Is it just dirt? (I'm assuming that t...
by Nina
27 Mar 2024, 14:43
Forum: Questions about Plants
Topic: Spring foraging in Northern Indiana (US)
Replies: 6
Views: 77

Re: Spring foraging in Northern Indiana (US)

Hi JC,

I just added a P.S. to my post above yours, about Northern Indiana. We lived there until I was about 12 and then moved to Park Forest, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago.
By the way, I meant to ask -- what is the name of your Sulcata (always nice to know that)?

Nina
by Nina
27 Mar 2024, 14:24
Forum: Questions about Plants
Topic: Spring foraging in Northern Indiana (US)
Replies: 6
Views: 77

Re: Spring foraging in Northern Indiana (US)

Hi Jasmine, I've responded to your other post separately, and here are my thoughts on the list you just posted (and just in case you weren't aware, when you are typing a message, there is a tick box below the box you are writing in that you can and then you will be notified when someone responds to ...
by Nina
27 Mar 2024, 12:58
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Best grasses for Sulcatas
Replies: 1
Views: 51

Re: Best grasses for Sulcatas

Hi Jasmine, Thanks for contacting us, and it sounds like you've got great plans, and the space, to provide your Sulcata with a super diet. As far as the grasses are concerned, I found a nice little list on The Tortoise Forum and I think any and all of these would be fine: Buffalo grass (Buchloe dact...
by Nina
26 Mar 2024, 07:57
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: Poorly Horsefield, desperate
Replies: 4
Views: 123

Re: Poorly Horsefield, desperate

Thanks so much for such a full reply, and for privately sending me your vet details. That is an excellent vet, and so you are definitely in good hands. I do think that 35C is too high, as it's recommended to have the temps around 30C (maybe a degree or so higher or lower). The advantage of a tortois...
by Nina
25 Mar 2024, 22:07
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: Poorly Horsefield, desperate
Replies: 4
Views: 123

Re: Poorly Horsefield, desperate

Dear TortmumB, Many thanks for contacting us, and i can understand your concern and stress at the state of your little Horsfield -- it really is heartbreaking to see them suffering and unwell, and it sounds like you are doing your very best for him. First of all, I have a few questions. 34C - 35C is...
by Nina
24 Mar 2024, 11:06
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Temperature help!
Replies: 4
Views: 167

Re: Temperature help!

No apologies necessary, and keep those questions coming! This is a really interesting -- and difficult -- question, and something we all struggle with. There are two temperatures, as you've discovered -- the air temperature and the surface (substrate) temperaturre). I tend to measure the air tempera...
by Nina
24 Mar 2024, 10:32
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 18
Views: 712

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

That looks great, Steve! Shame about the reptile shop -- but it's a common experience that people have. I could send you links to authoritative articles that you could show to him, explaining why vivariums are very bad environments for tortoises and why tortoise tables are good, like this from The T...
by Nina
21 Mar 2024, 21:41
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: white spots on shell
Replies: 3
Views: 273

Re: white spots on shell

Hi Jonathan, If you can tell me where you iive (just the county and town) then we will try and find a suitable vet for you. Just send it to nina@thetortoisetable.org.uk If you could post a photo of your tortoise, we might be able to see whether it is the same problem or not. Has your tortoise just w...
by Nina
20 Mar 2024, 20:25
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: white spots on shell
Replies: 3
Views: 273

Re: white spots on shell

Hi Scumpy and many thanks for the photos! My colleague, Lin, and I have looked at the photos and here is what we think: The tortoise with the white dots, definitely needs to be seen by a qualified reptile/'exotics' vet, as it looks like he might have some form of shell rot or fungus that needs treat...
by Nina
17 Mar 2024, 21:10
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 18
Views: 712

Re: Travelling with a tortoise

Perfect!

Nina
by Nina
17 Mar 2024, 16:58
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Travelling with a tortoise
Replies: 18
Views: 712

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: 18
Views: 712

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: 18
Views: 712

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: 18
Views: 712

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: 18
Views: 712

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: 18
Views: 712

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: 462

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: 1870

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: 1870

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: 340

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: 462

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: 462

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: 996

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: 539

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...