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- 06 Mar 2021, 12:52
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Here is Herman’s tummy .. can you tell if they are both boys?
- 06 Mar 2021, 12:51
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Here is Khalid’s tummy. He has a funny growth but it’s not changed since hybernation.
- 06 Mar 2021, 12:49
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Thank you ... yes we have that ability
- 06 Mar 2021, 11:25
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Wow! Mine are both alive ...
- 05 Mar 2021, 16:13
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Tortoises are amazing climbers (which is why you need to make any outdoor enclosure escape proof). Although it looks like their bodies are not designed for climbing, here are a couple of photos of what they are capable of if given half a chance. Nina [attachment=0]Tortoise climbing wall.jpg[/attachm...
- 05 Mar 2021, 13:38
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Ok, so I can’t spell ... I’ve never written their names before. It’s Khalid and Kame
- 05 Mar 2021, 13:32
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
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Re: What to do when they wake up
The big one is named after a singer called Kahlid and the other one was Came which is Japanese for Tortoise but I call him Herman because it suits him. The big one tends to bully the little one and bites him occasionally. I will keep an eye on him.
- 05 Mar 2021, 11:55
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
We did weigh them before but I was afraid to weigh them during incase they woke up. I have checked them twice a day throughout their sleep. I'm going to try to attatch a picture from last summer ... please forgive me, I was told they like strawberries for a treat. :shock: [attachment=0]turttles.jpeg...
- 05 Mar 2021, 08:49
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11452
Re: What to do when they wake up
Thank you so much. I am so glad I found you ... I have tried to find out this stuff online but you have gone above and beyond anything else I’ve found. I really appreciate it. We are going to get them out tomorrow when we are both here so I will try to work out how to send a photo.
- 04 Mar 2021, 19:41
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
We were given them last year from someone who had them outside all the time but were not able to keep them. I think they are Hermans.
- 04 Mar 2021, 18:45
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Please can I ask you what do you recommend using for them to sleep in? Last summer we used straw when they were outside but in the fridge it’s just a grey substrate. What do you think is best?
- 04 Mar 2021, 18:43
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
I’ve just read the link ... it’s very helpful and seems to be exactly what I needed to know. Thank you
- 04 Mar 2021, 18:39
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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Re: What to do when they wake up
Thank you Nina, yes, their house in the garden has an insulated and heated part for them to sleep in. My husband has put electricity supply down that end of the garden especially for it and we have thermostats. Should I just take them out of the fridge and leave in the box till they get up to room t...
- 03 Mar 2021, 15:14
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: What to do when they wake up
- Replies: 21
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What to do when they wake up
Hello, I was given 2 boys last summer aged 8 and 10 and they have been in the fridge since mid November. I have just read the posts about them dying if left too long so I would like advise about what to do please. They have a heated sleeping area in the garden. Any help you can give is greatly appre...