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WATER DISH AND HATCHLINGS !!

21/12/2015 11:08
HI ALL, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WATER DISHES AND HATCHLINGS. I ALWAYS ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION WITH HATCHLINGS AND IT IS ON THE CARE SHEET ABOUT NOT PUTTING A WATER DISH IN THE HOUSE IF YOU ARE OUT ALL DAY .UNFORTUNATELY MY ADVICE IS NOT ALWAYS USED AND  A HATCHLING HAS  SADLY BECOME ILL...

WEATHER!!!!!

20/12/2015 19:28
Hi all. Well, I have had quite a few calls this weekend about torties seemingly waking up !! As I was saying in  last blog the weather although great for some is absolutely awful for those of us who keep tortoises..What I have learnt over many years is yes some do actually move a little during...

HIBERNATION !!

17/12/2015 09:49
OK, LETS TALK ABOUT HIBERNATION AND THIS WEATHER. I KNOW ITS LOVELY TO BE HAVING UNUSUALLY WARM WEATHER AT THIS TIME OF YEAR BUT FOR US TORTOISE OWNERS  IT IS A VERY WORRYING TIME!! I HAVE BEEN CHECKING MINE DAILY AND ALTHOUGH THET ARE ASLEEP AND FINE I HAVE BEEN LIFTING THE LIDS EVERY DAY AND...

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL

17/12/2015 09:46
HI EVERYONE, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO  SAY A HUGE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL CARDS AND GIFTS I HAVE RECEIVED THIS YEAR YOU ARE ALL  AMAZING.I WISH YOU ALL A PEACEFUL CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR XOXO

HOW TO SET UP THE CORRECT LIGHTING FROM SWELL REPTILES

25/11/2015 10:46
How to set up your tortoise lightingTHIS IS AN INFORMATIVE ARTICLE ABOUT LIGHTING ESPECIALLY THE LAST PART REGARDING THE MERCURY VAPOUR BULB WHICH YOU ALL HAVE TO BUY. AS YOU KNOW  I WRITE ALOT ABOUT THE LIGHTING IN YOUR CARE SHEETS BUT  I THINK YOU WILL FIND THIS ARTICLE...

NEW KEEPERS

25/11/2015 10:26
HI ALL NEW KEEPERS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY  HOW WONDERFUL IT HAS BEEN MEETING  YOU ALL THIS YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER HALVES WHO WERE REALLY NOT INTO IT AT THE START BUT WHEN IT CAME TO PICKING BABY UP THEY TOO FELL MADLY IN LOVE. ONE GENTLEMAN SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN SUCH A...

HIBERNATING

25/11/2015 10:03
HI EVERYONE.WELL IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN !!HIBERNATION, A WORD THAT WORRIES MOST TOROTISE KEEPERS ; I KNOW I AM ONE OF THEM. BUT WE HAVE TO TRUST IN OUR TORTIES ,THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO THEY KNOW THE SEASONS HAVE CHANGED AND IT IS TIME TO HAVE A REST. ALL MY GIRLS AND BOYS WENT TO SLEEP A LITTLE...

HATCHLINGS !!!

28/07/2015 09:38
HI ALL, HATCHLINGS HAVE STARTED ARRIVING AND IT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER WONDERFUL SEASON.MY BEAUTIFUL GERTIE HAS AGAIN LAID EGGS AND AFTER CANDLING THEM I AM AMAZED SOME OF THEM LOOK GOOD SO I'M KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED....

BABIES !!

07/07/2015 09:47
HI ALL, SORRY FOR NOT WRITING IN SO LONG BUT I  HAVE BEEN  BUSY WITH  THE BREEDING SEASON. ALL IS GOING REALLY WELL AND THE FIRST BABIES ARE DUE VERY SOON .ALMOST ALL ARE BOOKED AGAIN , I AM VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SO MANY TORTOISE LOVERS  WHO COME BACK TO ME EVERY YEAR. I...

SPRING !!

23/03/2015 10:38
HI EVERYONE, WELL LETS HOPE SPRING IS FINALLY HERE.SOME OF MY GIRLS AND BOYS HAVE WOKEN UP BUT HAVE NOT EATEN YET WHICH IS NORMAL.GERTIE IS AWAKE AND HAS HAD SOME LETTUCE!! I AM SO PROUD OF HER I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO FEEDING HER LOTS OF BANANAS !!LOLA HAS DONE REALLY WELL OVER THE WINTER AND NOW...

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