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- 18 Aug 2021, 08:29
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Transitioning new tort
- Replies: 13
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Re: Transitioning new tort
Hi Nina yes thank you for sharing the useful reptile vet list - we will contact the Bray vet
- 17 Aug 2021, 21:08
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Transitioning new tort
- Replies: 13
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Re: Transitioning new tort
Thank you Nina and Lin. Yes we were told by the previous owner that he had arrived with an underbite, and I think he was only young when they got him so whatever the cause was, it is lost to the mists of time. But I must say that he seems to cope with it fine although as you know, we got into a bad ...
- 17 Aug 2021, 11:09
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Transitioning new tort
- Replies: 13
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Re: Transitioning new tort
This is his table. We're already thinking of extending it under the stairs, as long as we can light it safely. Nina your suggestions of a 2nd tier over his sleeping area sounds great. We will probably do this and move the existing sleeping hut into his garden enclosure. The window boxes are attached...
- 17 Aug 2021, 10:50
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Transitioning new tort
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10430
Re: Transitioning new tort
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- 16 Aug 2021, 11:18
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Transitioning new tort
- Replies: 13
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Re: Transitioning new tort
Thank you Nina for your advice and for taking the trouble to explain everything brilliantly. We will put your food advice into practise today and once he has started eating a bit better, then we'll wean him off the handfeeding. We are using a calcium supplement - Exo Terra Calcium & D3 - and we ...
- 15 Aug 2021, 12:14
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Transitioning new tort
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10430
Transitioning new tort
Hello all, my first post here. We are new tortoise owners, having ended up with a 7 year old male spur thighed tortoise after he and his brother started fighting all the time in his previous home. I must say that we have now had him 4 weeks and have all fallen in love with this little guy - so much ...