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by Natalieb
23 Apr 2017, 18:50
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Substrate
Replies: 13
Views: 25213

Re: Substrate

And here he is eating his sand free weeds from his slate ;)

The lovely people on the Facebook page went to the trouble of sending me pics of tortoises that were blind as a result of scratches on their eyes from sand (apparently) and x rays of tortoises with sand blockages :cry:
by Natalieb
23 Apr 2017, 18:44
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Substrate
Replies: 13
Views: 25213

Re: Substrate

Thank you so much for the pics! I feel much better now :)

I'm sure all substrates could potentially be hazardous...at the end of the day, we're all just trying to do our best and so far, Morel seems like a perfectly happy tortoise :lol:

Thank you again x
by Natalieb
23 Apr 2017, 17:33
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Substrate
Replies: 13
Views: 25213

Re: Substrate

Thanks Nina! I think he is a happy and healthy tortoise :D I always feed him on a slate slab so his food isn't covered in substrate....just calcium powder ;) I always try to do the best by him....his table is lovely (even if I do say so myself!), he feeds on a 100% freshly picked weed diet at the mo...
by Natalieb
23 Apr 2017, 14:58
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Substrate
Replies: 13
Views: 25213

Re: Substrate

Thanks Lin! I have deleted the offending emoji from my message....I also deleted the pic from the fb page as I couldn't be doing with all the judgemental negativity! I have attached it here though....Morel after waking this morning having completely buried himself overnight!
by Natalieb
23 Apr 2017, 14:15
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Substrate
Replies: 13
Views: 25213

Substrate

Hello, When we bought Morel last year I did a lot of research online regarding his habitat and care. Since we have had him, he has been on a soil/sand substrate (more soil than sand). Earlier today I posted a photo of him on a tortoise related Facebook page and I have had lots of negative comments a...
by Natalieb
08 Apr 2017, 20:31
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: More ID's please!
Replies: 12
Views: 15027

Re: More ID's please!

I'm not using the smiles from the forum....mine are from my phone keyboard πŸ€—
by Natalieb
08 Apr 2017, 20:03
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: More ID's please!
Replies: 12
Views: 15027

Re: More ID's please!

They're huge for me too but I quite like that!! I will refrain from posting them now though....
by Natalieb
08 Apr 2017, 19:13
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: More ID's please!
Replies: 12
Views: 15027

Re: More ID's please!

Oh goodness....I gave Morel a leaf of the geranium and now someone has said they think it's buttercup 😣 I hope he'll be ok?!

And could the second plant be self heal...a moderation feed? X
by Natalieb
08 Apr 2017, 17:23
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: More ID's please!
Replies: 12
Views: 15027

Re: More ID's please!

Thanks Lin! And do you know what the second plant is...the one Nina isn't sure about?
by Natalieb
08 Apr 2017, 14:50
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: More ID's please!
Replies: 12
Views: 15027

Re: More ID's please!

Do these pics help at all? It's definitely a safe feed though πŸ€”
by Natalieb
08 Apr 2017, 13:41
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: More ID's please!
Replies: 12
Views: 15027

More ID's please!

Found these in the garden today...safe or not πŸ€”
by Natalieb
01 Apr 2017, 15:13
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Id's please
Replies: 1
Views: 4578

Id's please

Could you let me know if these are safe feeds please?
by Natalieb
19 Mar 2017, 13:28
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Not bad....
Replies: 5
Views: 11017

Re: Not bad....

Ooh....now you're just showing off πŸ˜‚
by Natalieb
19 Mar 2017, 12:12
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Not bad....
Replies: 5
Views: 11017

Re: Not bad....

And I even worked out how to reduce the size of my photo πŸ˜„
by Natalieb
19 Mar 2017, 11:44
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Not bad....
Replies: 5
Views: 11017

Not bad....

A pretty successful weed walk round the garden! I think I'll have one happy 🐒 :P