Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
04-01-2011, 08:00 AM
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I don't see any reason why they shouldn't...
I don't see any reason why they shouldn't hibernate.
6 weeks post worming should be alright, though over here in Europe we advise 8 weeks "recovery" after the treatment. My animals had a worm...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-12-2010, 02:31 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-12-2010, 02:09 PM
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Ah.. I get it.
Yes.. true... there have been...
Ah.. I get it.
Yes.. true... there have been reports of this phenomenon over here in The Netherlands / Belgium as well.
My torts have been hibernating in a fridge though and are currently in a...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-12-2010, 01:42 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-12-2010, 12:50 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-12-2010, 10:45 AM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-12-2010, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 11
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My hibernation experience
Sept 15th.
Had decided to take my two Eastern Hermanns indoors. We had quite a few cloudy days and night-temperature dropped to 10 degrees C.
Weight: 248 and 123 grams.
Sept 21st
Although I...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
03-12-2010, 07:08 AM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
08-11-2010, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 50
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Jon,
I totally agree.
Allthough it is...
Jon,
I totally agree.
Allthough it is known that up to 25% of the animals weight consists of gut contents, it is not common that they lose that total amount during the winding down period.
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
08-11-2010, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 50
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Thanx again Kirkie,
Very interesting point...
Thanx again Kirkie,
Very interesting point of view.
I'm kind of confused about the direct result of urinating when hibernating though.
It all makes perfect sence, that when a hibernating...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
05-11-2010, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,052
Wow,
Now thats an explanation I was looking...
Wow,
Now thats an explanation I was looking for :-D
All makes perfect sence, except:
I understand this, but what if urates are secreted as well?
Then the concentration of stored urates...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
05-11-2010, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
05-11-2010, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,052
You mean that eating soil would be a plausible...
You mean that eating soil would be a plausible explanation of them gaining weight?
I don't think so.
It's a known fact that a tort stops eating and becomes inactive when temperature drops.
This...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
05-11-2010, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 50
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Jonathan said:
Interesting point of view....
Jonathan said:
Interesting point of view.
Over here (Netherlands / Belgium) we only wake them before the end of the planned hibernation, when the weightloss becomes critical.
What would be...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
05-11-2010, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,052
@ Jonathan,
About the 5% weightloss... ...
@ Jonathan,
About the 5% weightloss...
During summer, one weighs its tort to make sure if its able (healthy enough) to hibernate. For that we (European keepers) also use the Jackson ratio.
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
04-11-2010, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,052
I hope everything below makes sence; I used a...
I hope everything below makes sence; I used a translation tool, so the grammar could be messed up a bit..
Thanx for your concern Sky...
I however disagree on ending the hibernation because of a...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
04-11-2010, 10:46 AM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
01-11-2010, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 13
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I'm reading all kinds of (good) advice about a...
I'm reading all kinds of (good) advice about a winddown procedure, decreasing light / heat and food-supply.
What I don't read is a manure check by a vet.
Allways make sure the animal has a low...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
28-10-2010, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 50
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Cool,
I've noticed the exact same with my...
Cool,
I've noticed the exact same with my two boettgeri's.
They have been hibernating in the fridge for 5 weeks since last wednesday.
Temps in the fridge fluctuate between 3,2 and 4,8 degrees....
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Forum: Housing
16-10-2010, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 39
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Do I think you should hibernate it?
Well......
Do I think you should hibernate it?
Well... Based on the behavior despite of the "lowered lamp" I think it's pretty obvious the horsfieldii itself wants to sleep.
At first, It exhibited the...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-10-2010, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 13,285
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-10-2010, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 13,285
After the animal itself indicates it wants to...
After the animal itself indicates it wants to hibernate by becoming inactive and doesn't feed anymore?
To me that's called responding to the animals natural need to hibernate.
Let's turn this...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-10-2010, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,506
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-10-2010, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 13,285
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-10-2010, 07:26 PM
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