Search found 9 matches

by StuartD
02 Feb 2022, 17:11
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Post First Brumation Update
Replies: 1
Views: 5041

Post First Brumation Update

So our grumpy two - Crwban & Crempog had their first ever brumation, and for ease we went with the fridge method. As this was their first brumation with us, we read, and read, and read and then did some prep. So if anybody has any questions about this, then please feel free to ask. I will also a...
by StuartD
02 Nov 2021, 12:35
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles
Replies: 12
Views: 15290

Re: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles

No worries Nina - it was just more of an update than a query. We persevered with adding calcium, and I think they just got to the stage where they thought if we don't eat this then nothing else is coming. So when we do add it, they do eat the food. Previously had tried the cucumber approach but ours...
by StuartD
10 Oct 2021, 09:54
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles
Replies: 12
Views: 15290

Re: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles

Just a quick note to say ...

Our two little 'monsters' are happily putting on weight at an appropriate amount a month and doing just fine. But they are fussy little sods and won't touch anything that has had calcium powder sprinkled on them :D
by StuartD
30 Jul 2021, 23:27
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles
Replies: 12
Views: 15290

Re: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles

The short answer is I don't know what the makeup of the calcium is as we were given a bag of it by the breeder. As she's been at the breeding game for a while one has to presume she wouldn't give me duff stuff. But I will look some Nutribol out when we get near the end of this bag. The chain is a go...
by StuartD
30 Jul 2021, 15:55
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles
Replies: 12
Views: 15290

Re: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles

Thank you again and it appears we are getting most things right first time around. We were told the torts had been incubated to be females, but will need to wait and actually see in due course. We do have a soil area they can use, but it's constantly having 'stuff' dumped on it so not always accessi...
by StuartD
29 Jul 2021, 19:46
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles
Replies: 12
Views: 15290

Re: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles

Hi Nina and thank you. No need to apologise as all info is useful to know. It could just be a matter of early day nerves as well. So, Crwban is Welsh for Tortoise and Crempog who is the smaller, flatter of the two is Welsh for Pancake - as in Pancake Tortoise. The name comes from when we visited Man...
by StuartD
29 Jul 2021, 17:16
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles
Replies: 12
Views: 15290

Re: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles

As an addendum, ... here's the advice from The Reptile Centre: [QUOTE] A Hermann's tortoise's diet consists of vegetation. Good foods include dandelion, clover, honeysuckle, leafy salads, watercress, curly kale, brussel tops, spring greens, coriander, parsley, rocket, carrot, parsnip, courgette and ...
by StuartD
29 Jul 2021, 17:04
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles
Replies: 12
Views: 15290

Crwban and Crempog Feeding Struggles

We've recently become new owners of Crwban & Crempog - two Hermanns approx 1yr old, which we've had for about 3 weeks now. We understand, from stuff we've read, that normal weight gain is between approx 1g and 5g per month. The smaller of the two (Crempog) hasn't gained or lost anything, but Crw...
by StuartD
19 Jul 2021, 14:37
Forum: Questions about Plants
Topic: Feeding
Replies: 3
Views: 7712

Re: Feeding

Another new member here and I also hadn't spotted the traffic light system... so thank you for replying and I now understand :D