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[KayMarie]

Ello everyone, my name is Kayleigh, I am a student nurse, live in E. Yorkshire and i'm a new owner of my 2 year old, Horsfield Tort - Oscar :D

I will put pictures up of him a kitte bit later :D

I have been having a mooch about the site and its bloody brilliant! I hope to learn lots more things and good ides for Oscar :D

[nina]

Hi Kayleigh and welcome to SW! This is a great forum and you'll find lots of friendly people here. Can't wait to see a picture of Oscar.

[yam yam]

hello and welcome to this really helpfull and friendly site :D :D

[KayMarie]

Thanks for the welcomes, i have posted in the who are you thread, in general discussion! Can't wait to get stuck in :D

[tamsintd]

Hello, and welcome..the ppl here are soooo lovely, but u'll find that out soon enough! :lol:

[Becks]

hello and welcome :D

[veebee]

Hi, cant wait to hear more about Oscar!

Vivienne

[aprillinda]

hi kayleigh :D hi oscar :D

a big warm welcome from me :D :D

[ChristyJade]

Hello to the two of you!! Enjoy the forum....it is brilliant. Everyone is so helpful :)

[KayMarie]

Well this is Oscar! He's two years old and i've only had him a week...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/number2301/DSC00103.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/number2301/DSC00092.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/number2301/DSC00091.jpg

I am worrying after looking round the site at peoples pictubecause Oscar seems alot bumpier then then other torts... :?

[sarah]

Hello and welcome. Yes he is a bit bumpy but with a correct diet the new growth will be smooth. Where did you get him from and what substrate are you using?

The thing to remember with horsfields is that in the wild they are only awake for 3 months of the year and are programmed to eat eat eat while awake. So this is what has caused the pyramiding. You are aiming for a slow growth of 2-4g a month no more else the pyramiding will get worse.

[KayMarie]

I got him from a pet shop near where i live, i have realised now that they wern't the best people to buy from but i am making the best of a bad situation. I have him on a hemp substrate, in the form of pellets but they break down with time...

I feed him spinach leaves, romaine lettuce, carrot tops, cress, grass and odd bits of cucumber...and i'm looking in the weeds section for new ideas and some seeds i can plant :D

Do you think is serious? Its got me worried now :cry:

[sarah]

Pyramiding is not serious at all just had a bad start in life as long as it does not carry on thats fine, i have seem much much worse. The diet you have him on at the moment is wrong except the romaine lettuce. You need to feed him weeds weeds and more weeds. No Fruit. Stay away from cabbage that takes calcium away from the body.
What vitamins and calcium are you using?

You need vitmains sprinkled on food every 3-4 times a week- nutrobal- you can overdose on this so dont use everyday
Calcium every day- limestone flour- cannot overdose and is vital to smooth growth.

[KayMarie]

I have nutrobol which i sprinkle on twice a week, as i thought he could overdose on anymore... I have also just ordered some TNT from another website which has been highly reccomended to me -

http://www.carolinapetsupply.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=180

He has a cuttle bone too...

[KayMarie]

P.S - I have put up a thread in health and vets to get some advice if we want to continue in there :D I need all the advice i can get...

[ChristyJade]

He is gorgeous! I love the pic of him in the water hehe spread eagle!!

[Eire_Ade]

Hello and welcome Kayleigh, you have come to a great forum for friendly advice.

Ade :wink:

[KayMarie]

I forgot to say, thankyou for all the welcomes 8)