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by SpurTort10
19 Feb 2018, 21:10
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: How much food?
Replies: 6
Views: 11287

Re: How much food?

Evening all, thank you for your replies. Really appreciate the advice, I will continue feeding her as I have been, as she has been putting on between 2-5grams in weight each month. I will keep weighing and see how we go :) thank you.

Adam
by SpurTort10
19 Feb 2018, 20:19
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: How much food?
Replies: 6
Views: 11287

How much food?

Evening guys! I have a small Spur Thighed tortoise (about 10 months old) she has an indoor enclosure and seems to be enjoying herself! However... she doesn’t stop eating :lol: I feed her every morning a mixture of lettuce, cabbage, dandelion etc (always veg and the odd bit of fruit) and within a few...
by SpurTort10
16 Nov 2017, 13:33
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: New Tortoise - Advice
Replies: 5
Views: 8083

Re: New Tortoise - Advice

Thank you Nina, Really appreciate the advice and the link, a thermometer is in place stuck to the side of the tort table, close to the light and ground level with the tort. Doing so much internet research can have allot of conflicting information, as ive hear the sand can be dangerous to the tortois...
by SpurTort10
16 Nov 2017, 12:56
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: New Tortoise - Advice
Replies: 5
Views: 8083

Re: New Tortoise - Advice

Hi Lin, Thank you for the quick reply, I did put it down to settling in, but just wanted to make sure. Her previous home was soil, hence the reason i went for the coir. Current tempratures are running at around 29c on the hot side of the table and around 22c on the cooler side, dropping to about 19c...
by SpurTort10
16 Nov 2017, 11:30
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: New Tortoise - Advice
Replies: 5
Views: 8083

New Tortoise - Advice

Good morning, I have recently adopted a 5 month old Spur-Thighed Tortoise, upon collecting, she seemed full of life, walking around etc. She is now in her home (A tortoise table, with Coir substrate) however since i have put her in her home, she dosent want to move. Pops her head out every now and t...