she would be best kept in a vivarium (as mine are my main 1 is 6ft long x 18inch high x 2ft wide) they allow you to fully control heat/light/humidity although some feel they shouldnt be kept in vivs? but mine do realy well so I can only speak from my experiances, although the experts! say they...
Unfortunatly that isnt true, most people think the importation was banned it wasnt it was only the importation of wild caught torts that was banned farmed tortoises are and always were allowed.
now you have large farms in places like sloveinia supposedly breeding thousands every year for the...
Ive never hibernated mine as in the wild (like bears ect) tortoises hibernate due to their being no food about and that its to cold for thier bodys to function, it's now accepted by many that tortoises if kept warm through the winter suffer no ill effects from not hibernating.
and due to them...
the advice given earlyer was spot on regaring food, ignore the bit you saw about tommatoes mine have them most days and are thriving (ive 8 eggs in the incubator again 4 from each female so my feeding must be ok and i feed simlar to the list posted)
my lot go though 2-3 full cuttlefish bones a...
its a hermans tortoise (Tustudo Hermani Boettgeri) 99.9% sure but hermans and margies are very sinlar to look at.
definatly a female and at that size should be microchiped but some people who just want them as pets dont bother as they only have to be microchipped when over 10cm's if you intend...
COULD BE A HERMANS/SPURE OR MARGINATED, ALL REQUIRE MICROCHIPPING ONCE THEY REACH 10CM.
A PIC FROM UNDERNEATH WOULD CLARITY MALE/FEMALE,
MALES HANE A LONG TALI (WHICH HOLDS HIS MANHOOD)
FEMALES HAVE A SHORT STUMPY TAIL.
HOW BIG IS IT FROM FRONT TO BACK OF SHELL NOT INCLUDING HEAD/TAIL.
IVE...
Good advice given about feeding.
some types of tortoises are microchipped as they are liscenced under DEFRA so it would be worth getting your vet to check. (the chips normaly put in the left back leg)
if you post a pick i'll try and let you know what breed it it.
the normal type kept as pets...
The last 1 at that venue was organised by the Scottish pedigree whippet racing club you can contact them though the clubs section near the bottom of the main forum page.
all these crackpot organisations.
I wonder how many support P.E.T.A and their aims? i wonder how many will support them when they get to the bit where they campaign to stop ANY animal being kept as a pet? fish/cage bird dogs YES DOGS
time to wake up and stop supporting these crack pots before...
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