10/09/2012 19:42
Hi all, yesterday I cleared the boys and girls pens of old plants and moved a bamboo plant to the other side of the pen. Well, this morning the girls came out to bask underneath it and it wasn't there!! Gertie walked around the area 3 times whilst the others waited for the verdict!!...
10/09/2012 19:24
Hi everyone,I have tried lots of plants in my tortie pens over the years and here are some that work really well. Bamboo, large and the smaller version, good for shade and sturdy so the tortie won't flatten them. You can also cut the height to suit you. Hebes are pretty and hardy ,...
08/09/2012 20:23
Hi everyone, I have put a wonderful picture of the full moon we had just recently because apart from being amazing I wanted to show you how good the night vision cameras are !! Have a look ....
08/09/2012 19:59
Hi everyone, today my torties got brand new swimming pools, much larger than the old ones. I have been thinking for ages what could I use when the idea suddenly came to me!! " LARGE PLASTIC DOG BEDS"!! (The ones without holes in the bottom ) I found some for a great price in a shop...
07/09/2012 20:39
I was asked the other day whether or not a tortoise could hear.. Well yes they can, very well actually. If you look on the side of the tortoises head you will see little indents; these are the ears. If you call your tortoise by its name after a while it will come to know it and one day like mine...
07/09/2012 19:59
Hi everyone, I have talked about food before but I wanted to go into more detail about growing your own as some of you have said you don't have a lot of room to grow veg etc. If you have fences which most of us do you can hang plastic hanging baskets from hooks or brackets on the panels. If...
05/09/2012 19:59
Feeding hatchlings is just the same as feeding an older tortoise except you have to cut it extremely small. They will eat almost all green foods and it is a must to give them a varied diet from day one so as not to end up with a fussy eater ! You can feed, greens, cabbage, spring...
05/09/2012 19:48
Hi all, after much thought I have finally remembered what the hard little point on the upper jaw is called....... EGG TOOTH !!!!!! Also known as Caruncle... As I have already written earlier this is what they use to open the egg and let the air in.... So, there you are all...
04/09/2012 19:17
Today, I thought I would talk about the new hatchling. I have been asked about the little pointy bit that sticks out on their beaks. It is there to pierce the egg for hatching. Once they have grown to the size of the egg and there is no room left the little point pierces the egg and lets...
04/09/2012 19:05
Hi everyone, I am soo pleased the new forum is being used .Don't forget to go on and post a question if you have one......It will be a great way for all of us Tortoise nutters !! to keep in touch with anything tortoise related.... ........
