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Forum: Housing 18-01-2024, 09:59 PM
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Posted By Kirkie
Should have said, the one I’ve got can be used...

Should have said, the one I’ve got can be used vertically or horizontally. So its 150 long by 75 wide and 75 high the way I have it set up. 75x75x150 high would be better for geckos!
Forum: Housing 18-01-2024, 09:43 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 533
Posted By Kirkie
Grow tent housing

Im experimenting again.

Ive brought myself an indoor grow tent to house some young hermanns tortoises I’m overwintering.

They’re thick canvas tents on a frame, with a silver interior to...
Forum: Pictures 17-08-2023, 11:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 492
Posted By Kirkie
Caught them on the blink camera this morning,...

Caught them on the blink camera this morning, this is the land section built into that 6x3.

https://i.postimg.cc/5jjR8BcB/IMG-0116.png (https://postimg.cc/5jjR8BcB)
Forum: Pictures 15-08-2023, 12:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 492
Posted By Kirkie
https://i.postimg.cc/75vpVgNv/IMG-0115.jpg...

https://i.postimg.cc/75vpVgNv/IMG-0115.jpg (https://postimg.cc/75vpVgNv)

This is the adults pond. Its a 6ft x 3ft raised bed with a liner. The mesh is more to keep cats out than turtles in. In the...
Forum: Pictures 15-08-2023, 12:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 492
Posted By Kirkie
https://i.postimg.cc/8FNVmhmK/IMG-0112.jpg...

https://i.postimg.cc/8FNVmhmK/IMG-0112.jpg (https://postimg.cc/8FNVmhmK)

I know a few people keeping these. Mine live in an outdoor pond year round, they're very cold tolerant and do well like...
Forum: Pictures 14-08-2023, 07:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 492
Posted By Kirkie
Spottie

https://i.postimg.cc/1nPgvZbp/IMG-0109.jpg (https://postimg.cc/1nPgvZbp)

Spotted turtle on the way out.
Forum: Pictures 06-06-2023, 01:26 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 936
Posted By Kirkie
So like the parents, sitting under a rock all...

So like the parents, sitting under a rock all day.

https://i.postimg.cc/ct00XxPw/IMG-0021.jpg (https://postimg.cc/ct00XxPw)
Forum: Pictures 05-06-2023, 05:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 936
Posted By Kirkie
Thanks all. Very pleased. Yes, I read every...

Thanks all. Very pleased.

Yes, I read every scrap of information on the diapause and how to break it. Ended up not really following any particular method, did a few weeks at 25C then bumped it up...
Forum: Pictures 05-06-2023, 10:50 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 936
Posted By Kirkie
New hatchling

First time for me, only got my adult pancake tortoises in the autumn. Found this dude in the incubator last night after 138 days.

https://i.postimg.cc/SXvNWKMR/IMG-0016.jpg...
Forum: General Discussion 23-03-2023, 01:06 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,005
Posted By Kirkie
Im still visiting, forum has a bunch of useful...

Im still visiting, forum has a bunch of useful threads I still refer back to. Same situation with hibernation, all up, most in my conservatory at the moment. Seriously considering getting some...
Forum: General Discussion 16-11-2022, 01:28 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,104
Posted By Kirkie
I was very lucky to be given a group of Testudo...

I was very lucky to be given a group of Testudo Kleinmanni earlier in the year and more recently I was given a group of Malacochersus tornieri.

Egyptian tortoises and Pancake tortoises, two very...
Forum: General Discussion 15-11-2022, 11:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,104
Posted By Kirkie
I’ve had a couple of box turtles out and about...

I’ve had a couple of box turtles out and about in the garden still in the last week, they have a big, glazed tortoise shed but these were out in the open. My Hermanns tortoises have finally dug in...
Forum: Housing 15-07-2022, 10:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,050
Posted By Kirkie
Hot weather shade

Hi, not been on in a long time but the upcoming weather forecast (38c lol) prompted me to share this. I’ve started using camouflage netting over my outdoor enclosures when its seriously hot. Its...
Forum: Pictures 25-06-2020, 08:01 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,253
Posted By Kirkie
Second one popped out yesterday. ...

Second one popped out yesterday.

https://i.imgur.com/avQvvEH.jpg
Forum: Pictures 24-06-2020, 04:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,253
Posted By Kirkie
Its been so long since I bothered incubating...

Its been so long since I bothered incubating anything I forgot I havent got any scales so no idea on the weight (Ive ordered some scales). Looking a bit more tortoise shaped today, nice keyhole...
Forum: Pictures 24-06-2020, 10:07 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,253
Posted By Kirkie
Thankyou both. Its been weird, I’ve had eggs...

Thankyou both. Its been weird, I’ve had eggs most years. Either infertile or failed to develop beyond the first couple of weeks. Ive let the male run around with my male Easterns to get a bit of...
Forum: Pictures 24-06-2020, 12:26 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,253
Posted By Kirkie
New arrival

I’ve been trying for 8 years and I’ve finally done it. Hatched a Western Herman’s tortoise.

https://imgur.com/a/QXfiGSY

Finally got 2 clutches from my female totalling 9 eggs with 6...
Forum: Caresheets/Links/Books 28-01-2020, 09:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 9,849
Posted By Kirkie
Hi, I have the new book. It’s very good but...

Hi,

I have the new book. It’s very good but I would say that if you have the “Naturalistic keeping...” book this one maybe isn’t essential. It expands on the topics covered in the first book and...
Forum: Off Topic Classifieds 11-04-2018, 11:14 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,770
Posted By Kirkie
Sorry for the delay. The panels are 4x2.

Sorry for the delay. The panels are 4x2.
Forum: Off Topic Classifieds 28-03-2018, 02:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,770
Posted By Kirkie
This is the greenhouse ...

This is the greenhouse

https://www.greenhousestores.co.uk/6x4-Green-Grow-Master-Greenhouse.htm
Forum: Off Topic Classifieds 28-03-2018, 02:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,770
Posted By Kirkie
Yep , there are a few 6 foot sections of frame....

Yep , there are a few 6 foot sections of frame. The polycarb sheets are smaller, largest about 4 feet.
Forum: Off Topic Classifieds 28-03-2018, 11:23 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,770
Posted By Kirkie
Hello, It’s already taken down, ready to go....

Hello,

It’s already taken down, ready to go.

I’ve also got some spare 8 foot railway sleepers (which I can cut down to size) that need to go. Make great walls for tortoise enclosures.
Forum: Off Topic Classifieds 27-03-2018, 04:25 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,770
Posted By Kirkie
Greenhouse and glass Viv

Due to a house move I have a 6x4 polycarbonate greenhouse, only a year old available free to a good home. Previously used for Hermanns tortoises.

I also have a 24”x18”x18” all glass viv to...
Forum: For Sale 15-07-2017, 03:37 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,542
Posted By Kirkie
Three Striped Mud Turtles

I have a number of Three Striped Mud Turtles, Kinosternon Baurii available. Ideal little Turtles with adults only growing to around 10-12cms. Care is similar to common musks.

I have animals...
Forum: Aquatic, Semi-Aquatic, and Terrestrial Turtles 08-07-2017, 12:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,245
Posted By Kirkie
Hello there, Turtle eye problems can be...

Hello there,

Turtle eye problems can be caused by many things. The main causes are water quality or dietary. Dietary is usually down to a vitamin A deficiency, poor water quality can cause...
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