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16-03-2009, 10:16 PM
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Tortoises
anyone else got one? ive got 2, one is nice and calm and the other is a basterd, allways trying to escape and ending up upside down
mine are only little and i keep them in an MDF encosure in my living room, just wondering if anyone else has them and where they keep them
mine are only little and i keep them in an MDF encosure in my living room, just wondering if anyone else has them and where they keep them
16-03-2009, 10:59 PM
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I had one years ago when i was a kid, it used to live outside during summer had a medium sized dog kennel for it full of hay it used to crawl into on a night and go to sleep, it was forever escaping and the neighbours used to bring it back 
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16-03-2009, 11:06 PM
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I had 3 terrapins, adopted them from stevenebm.
They absolutely loved the sun when it came out. Id sit them out the back and they would just lie in it all day
They were proper ninja turtles aswell, tryin to climb the walls and stuff and ending upside down and hissing I think i have some pics of them somewhere from when i used to put them in the bath for a swim...
They absolutely loved the sun when it came out. Id sit them out the back and they would just lie in it all day
They were proper ninja turtles aswell, tryin to climb the walls and stuff and ending upside down and hissing
I think i have some pics of them somewhere from when i used to put them in the bath for a swim...
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16-03-2009, 11:26 PM
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17-03-2009, 02:29 AM
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my tortoise percy has been fucking areund tryin to escape for the last hour, he stopped so i looked at him and he was just staring at the telly watching scrubs, wierd thing was the ads came on and he started fuckin around again lol
17-03-2009, 10:54 AM
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Used to look after the little buggers when i was at college, had a part time job in a pet shop. Some of the them get really big iirc Sulcarters get about 30" across and are rudy heavy 
The two abouve look like ones we used to sell but cant remember what they are called, not cheap either
The two abouve look like ones we used to sell but cant remember what they are called, not cheap either
17-03-2009, 11:06 AM
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Yeah they should all be kept warm and if kept indoors need to have a UV light as the vitamins and minerals they got throm their food isnt used properly with out UV from the sun or in theis case arfificial (sp) UV.
17-03-2009, 11:17 AM
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i dont use a vivarium or a uv light, ive just got an open enclosure with a heat lamp, and i keep them near a window, bloke in the shop said it was fine. the seem well happy with it too
but yeah they eat fresh veg every day with calcium substitute about 3 times a week
they fuckin love strawberries too
but yeah they eat fresh veg every day with calcium substitute about 3 times a week
they fuckin love strawberries too
17-03-2009, 11:21 AM
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i dont use a vivarium or a uv light, ive just got an open enclosure with a heat lamp, and i keep them near a window, bloke in the shop said it was fine. the seem well happy with it too
but yeah they eat fresh veg every day with calcium substitute about 3 times a week
they fuckin love strawberries too
but yeah they eat fresh veg every day with calcium substitute about 3 times a week
they fuckin love strawberries too
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No mate, if it did you would be able to get a tan sat in your living room
In a nut shell, in the wild when they bask it serves two purposes, one to warm there body temp as they are cold blooded and two to absorb UV. I have some books in the loft about their care ( was a sad teenager
) your welcome to them if you like
17-03-2009, 11:58 AM
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No mate, if it did you would be able to get a tan sat in your living room
In a nut shell, in the wild when they bask it serves two purposes, one to warm there body temp as they are cold blooded and two to absorb UV. I have some books in the loft about their care ( was a sad teenager) your welcome to them if you like
In a nut shell, in the wild when they bask it serves two purposes, one to warm there body temp as they are cold blooded and two to absorb UV. I have some books in the loft about their care ( was a sad teenager
) your welcome to them if you like
My set up does have a UV lamp and a basking lamp so they do always have UV light.
I actually thought that if you were naked by a window and the sun was shining strongly... you would get a tan!!!
17-03-2009, 12:01 PM
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Yeah PM me your address and i will post the book out mate, it cover most types of Mediterranean tortoise.
This is also a good site
http://www.pettortoise.co.uk/tortoise_care_sheet.php
This is also a good site
http://www.pettortoise.co.uk/tortoise_care_sheet.php
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17-03-2009, 12:35 PM
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AWWW! theyre so Cute!
Murtle was a Hermans Tortoise!
And yes, you DO need a UV lamp for them, basically there body needs the UV to be able to break down certain vitamins, hence why, even though youre giving them a calci substitute, their body wont be absorbing as much as it should be without the artificial UV!
Murtle was a Hermans Tortoise!
And yes, you DO need a UV lamp for them, basically there body needs the UV to be able to break down certain vitamins, hence why, even though youre giving them a calci substitute, their body wont be absorbing as much as it should be without the artificial UV!
Do they smell????
17-03-2009, 06:28 PM
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Awww thats wicked Dan!!! Fair play!
Ballin - i used to feed murtle veg mainly, with fruit every other day, and some weeds as and when they were available! Good mixture... oh and like i said... she always used to eat her own poo!
Ballin - i used to feed murtle veg mainly, with fruit every other day, and some weeds as and when they were available! Good mixture... oh and like i said... she always used to eat her own poo!
