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by Nina
28 Jan 2024, 13:49
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Home built table
Replies: 19
Views: 1867

Re: Home built table

Hi Stevie, That is looking good -- really excellent! Just a couple of questions: 1. What is the circular thing attached over the table and half-way down -- is it a light? Very high tech looking! 2. I like the little upper level and the ramp -- what is it made of, and is it easily removable (just ask...
by Nina
27 Jan 2024, 22:20
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: New owner of Horsfield tortoise
Replies: 27
Views: 70967

Re: New owner of Horsfield tortoise

Hi Steve, We've definitely got it noted down that you're looking for a tortoise in the West Yorkshire area, so fingers crossed! It's getting a bit confusing, though, having two different subjects being discussed in this thread, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what you've created for this li...
by Nina
27 Jan 2024, 15:10
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: New owner of Horsfield tortoise
Replies: 27
Views: 70967

Re: New owner of Horsfield tortoise

Hi Emma, Thanks for the photo, but I do think it's too soon to sex him/her. The cloaca is slightly more in the shape of a dash (females have round cloacas, shaped like asterisks and the cloaca of males is more of a slit shape and is a bit further towards the tip of the tail, whereas Kimchi's seems t...
by Nina
26 Jan 2024, 09:26
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: New owner of Horsfield tortoise
Replies: 27
Views: 70967

Re: New owner of Horsfield tortoise

Hi Emma, and thanks for the update. Did I ever respond to your original post? I can't tell when it was sent because it's been updated with your P.S. but it doesn't look as if I did respond (I was away in Morocco from 14th - 28th December, and wasn't really on top of things), and I'm really sorry! Re...
by Nina
25 Jan 2024, 08:31
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Is my tortoise's shell ok?
Replies: 1
Views: 966

Re: Is my tortoise's shell ok?

Hi and welcome to The Tortoise Table, I can understand why you are wrorried. Can you tell us what species your turtle is? Is it a land animal (tortoise), or does it live partly in water (turtle)? If you can send us a photo of her, showing all of her, and also a close-up photo of the white spots then...
by Nina
23 Jan 2024, 10:13
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: travelling in a car with Herman tortoise
Replies: 1
Views: 1093

Re: travelling in a car with Herman tortoise

Hi Shousho, and thanks for contacting us. This is a difficult one, and different people will have different opinions. Many people would say that a 2 hr journey in a car, there and back, twice a month is a bit too much, as a tortoise will find that stressful. If it were the odd journey, and not very ...
by Nina
18 Jan 2024, 11:19
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Plant App
Replies: 6
Views: 17637

Re: Plant App

As Phil said, there is a free version of it.

Nina
by Nina
17 Jan 2024, 20:44
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Accidental hibernation 3 days in
Replies: 5
Views: 1778

Re: Accidental hibernation 3 days in

Hi Sunshine, I agree with Lin that it would be better to keep her awake now, and then prepare in good time for hibernation next winter. Is she currently in the house? The only reason I ask is that it is very unusual for the temperature in a house to drop to as low as 5C. I have areas of my house tha...
by Nina
17 Jan 2024, 09:41
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Tortoise food
Replies: 4
Views: 16915

Re: Tortoise food

You should definitely not feed your Leopard tortoise maggots, worms, or pureed pork. There is a difference between tortoises and turtles: tortoises are animals that live on land and turtles live in the water. Your Leopard tortoise needs to have a diet that is over 70% grass and the rest can be other...
by Nina
10 Jan 2024, 08:42
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Our Hermann tortoise has lost weight
Replies: 1
Views: 19915

Re: Our Hermann tortoise has lost weight

Hi Steve, Congratulations on giving a home to a little Hermann's tortoise, and it is a great relief to know that you have him in a tortoise table, rather than a vivarium. Your photos weren't attached to your message (you need to attach them, reduced in size, and then click on the Place Inline instru...
by Nina
08 Jan 2024, 20:01
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Steepness of ramp?
Replies: 12
Views: 44562

Re: Steepness of ramp?

OK, thanks, and we'll note that and let you know if a suitable tortoise becomes available.

Nina
by Nina
08 Jan 2024, 13:08
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Steepness of ramp?
Replies: 12
Views: 44562

Re: Steepness of ramp?

Hi Steve, I agree with Lin that rehoming is far better than buying, because most tortoises in pet shops are captive bred abroad and imported into the UK, which is stressful for them. Welcome to the club -- I don't do Facebook either (I do have a page but never look at it). You can still look at the ...
by Nina
08 Jan 2024, 09:43
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Steepness of ramp?
Replies: 12
Views: 44562

Re: Steepness of ramp?

Hi Steve, 2' x 4' will be absolutely fine for a young tortoise (my Doris was in a 2' x 4' wire frame guinea pig cage for four or five years to begin with0, and if it's a Horsfield or Hermann's it should last for quite a while (lol, dont' get a Testudo graeca, Leopard or Sulcata tortoise as they grow...
by Nina
07 Jan 2024, 21:35
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Steepness of ramp?
Replies: 12
Views: 44562

Re: Steepness of ramp?

That is going to be a superb table, Steve! It's hard to tell the steepness of the ramp from your photo, but they can take it fairly step, as long as what they are walking on has traction so that they don't slip. Those little bars that you've put across the ramp will help a lot. I have roofing felt (...
by Nina
05 Jan 2024, 22:12
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Maintaining temperature
Replies: 7
Views: 26516

Re: Maintaining temperature

Absolutely brilliant! Such a super table you've created for Truck -- loads of interest and things to climb up, over and walk around and under -- and I love that little sign 'Truck Lives Here'. You should be so proud of yourself, Amanda, and I'm sure that anyone reading this thread will be inspired b...
by Nina
05 Jan 2024, 19:08
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Maintaining temperature
Replies: 7
Views: 26516

Re: Maintaining temperature

Hi Amanda, Yes, as long as your basking light doesn't put out UVB you can lower it to get the temperature higher. It's amazing that a 150W bulb at that distance isn't giving you the right temperature, but I wouldn't worry too much as 27C isn't terrible -- it just isn't ideal. And of course the weath...
by Nina
04 Jan 2024, 17:21
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Maintaining temperature
Replies: 7
Views: 26516

Re: Maintaining temperature

Hi Anandita. Happy New Year to you and Truck! So sorry to be late in responding to your post, but I spent Christmas in Morocco and only got home on the 29th (and it's taking me a while to catch up on everything that came in while I was away). What a super Christmas present you gave to Truck, and I'm...
by Nina
21 Dec 2023, 10:29
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Safe logs / bits of wood
Replies: 2
Views: 8708

Re: Safe logs / bits of wood

Hi, and sorry to be so late in replying to your question. You’ve got some great ideas for.presents, and a log or piece of wood from your garden is a great idea. Tortoises like nothing better than to clamber over rocks and logs, and they help to enrich the environment for them. It’s very unlikely tha...
by Nina
17 Dec 2023, 16:30
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Hibernation update....
Replies: 6
Views: 9632

Re: Hibernation update....

Hi Emma,

Sounds like a perfect hibernation to me! They do move around quite a bit in hibernation, especially at the beginning, so Penny is doing fine. Have a lovely Christmas!

Nina (in sunny Morocco, where I’m spending Christmas with family).
by Nina
11 Dec 2023, 09:50
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Allergic to my tortoise???
Replies: 1
Views: 9133

Re: Allergic to my tortoise???

I think it is much more likely that your allergic reaction is to something other than the tortoise. Is there anything else that could have triggered that reaction (change of detergent, a particular food that you might be allergic to)? I have just checked some veterinary handbooks and it seems that t...
by Nina
10 Dec 2023, 20:57
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Thank you to the team
Replies: 3
Views: 12721

Re: Thank you to the team

Thank you much, Phil, and what a wonderful card -- I absolutely love it! Many happy wishes to you, your wife, and the incredible Shelly and Skippy, and I hope you all have a wonderful first Christmas together! It is such a pleasure corresponding with tortoise keepers like you, who want only the best...
by Nina
10 Dec 2023, 09:49
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Hibernation update....
Replies: 2
Views: 9223

Re: Hibernation update....

Hi Emma, It's great to know that Penny is settling into her hibernation better than she did last time (they do like to keep us on our toes -- and anxious and stressed -- I think). Re opening the door -- just wafting it for 10 or 15 seconds is fine -- you just want a bit of an exchange of air, and I ...
by Nina
08 Dec 2023, 19:04
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: New owner - marginated tortoises hibernating help!
Replies: 3
Views: 16595

Re: New owner - marginated tortoises hibernating help!

Aren't they lovely! And super names too -- thanks for the photos.

Nina
by Nina
04 Dec 2023, 12:04
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: New owner of Horsfield tortoise
Replies: 27
Views: 70967

Re: New owner of Horsfield tortoise

Hi Abbey and Bubbles and sorry to be late in responding to your post. Congratulations on getting your little Horsfield, and I love the name Bubbles! It's a bit difficult for me to say what might be wrong with Bubbles, as it seems from what you described that you've got a good set-up and the temperat...
by Nina
01 Dec 2023, 22:12
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Wind down update (and some questions)
Replies: 4
Views: 14324

Re: Wind down update (and some questions)

Whew! I'm glad i misread it! All is well then. Several days before you put her in (or sooner) it's always a good idea to put in some bottles of water (I fill the door of the fridge with them and put a couple on the shelves too). Once that mass of water reaches the right temperature, it helps to stab...