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Forum: Housing 26-06-2013, 10:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,230
Posted By CarapaceGrace
I have been really impressed with the coco coir,...

I have been really impressed with the coco coir, and my little norman loves digging it it.

Also found some little plants growing in Dorothy's table, no idea what they are! I have rescued them and...
Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets 22-06-2013, 10:53 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 410
Posted By CarapaceGrace
oh good, i can stop worrying now :D Thankyou...

oh good, i can stop worrying now :D Thankyou everyone!

One of the reasons we chose norman was because of her mini-scute at the back, and it is creating a distinctive pattern in the scutes at the...
Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets 21-06-2013, 10:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 410
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Norman growing correctly?

Been looking closely at Normans shell over the last few days and i am now thinking that a couple of her scutes are not growing evenly all the way round.

Her nuchal scute is growing at an angle...
Forum: Identification/Sexing. 19-06-2013, 06:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,026
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Aww i thought he was, better get used to calling...

Aww i thought he was, better get used to calling him 'her' now!

I guess i better get another female if i want them to live together in the future then :D good excuse to get another one!

Thanks...
Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments 19-06-2013, 06:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 533
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Its good to be back! Moved house so have a whole...

Its good to be back! Moved house so have a whole new garden to sort out :D
Dorothy absolutely loves the little violets, eaten them all on the patio already greedy boy.

Just feeding them the tall...
Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments 18-06-2013, 06:56 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 533
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Weed ID please

Any ideas on this one? I think it looks like a really big nipplewort but not seen them get this big! Its as tall as me!
http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m502/ga233/IMG_0458.jpg

This is a...
Forum: Identification/Sexing. 18-06-2013, 06:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,026
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Is Norman a lady?

So I already have a male THB called dorothy, and now I am thinking that my little 3 year old THB is a little girl, even though we have been calling 'him' norman for the last two years :S He was...
Forum: Housing 03-06-2013, 12:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 744
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Oh dear I didn't even think of a fire alarm! Will...

Oh dear I didn't even think of a fire alarm! Will get one when we go shopping next :) haha I'm only 24 so I think it would be impossible for me to have a grandchild :D unless I had a child when I was...
Forum: Housing 02-06-2013, 10:23 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 744
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Die Decking, Die!!

Hello everyone, been ages since I was last on here, but I
have a good excuse, I moved house! and the tortoises have been through alot of changes too...

New indoor setup under the stairs...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 28-06-2011, 09:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,129
Posted By CarapaceGrace
I've been told its pretty normal for them to have...

I've been told its pretty normal for them to have odd claws. Dorothy has an extra claw(5) on his left front leg, only 4 on the right. norman has two extra little claws on both front legs, so has 5 on...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 31-05-2011, 07:45 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,211
Posted By CarapaceGrace
I have noticed Dorothy go for white things too,...

I have noticed Dorothy go for white things too, in the wild they apparently eat old snail shells (which are bleached white by the sun).

Dorothy tries to eat the fridge door when he is in the...
Forum: Housing 26-05-2011, 09:42 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,164
Posted By CarapaceGrace
I put Dorothys (top) table on supports from ikea,...

I put Dorothys (top) table on supports from ikea, which i think are about just under 80cm tall. Normans little table on the bottom of the picture is on rubber doormats on the floor. This gives plenty...
Forum: General Discussion 22-05-2011, 12:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,084
Posted By CarapaceGrace
yer really slow for me too, glad to know its not...

yer really slow for me too, glad to know its not my mac:D
Forum: General Discussion 22-05-2011, 12:19 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,223
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Thank you Nick, your support is very very much...

Thank you Nick, your support is very very much appreciated!

I really hope our team does make a good time, we want to beat the all male team that did it last year in 25 hours :D

If we don't...
Forum: General Discussion 20-05-2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,223
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Trailwalking madwoman

http://i1129.photobucket.com/albums/m502/ga233/Trailwalker.jpg

In July I will be walking the Trailwalker, it is a 100km (60Mile) walk over the south downs, which you have to complete in 30 hours...
Forum: Pictures 20-05-2011, 09:08 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,854
Posted By CarapaceGrace
oh she is very pretty:D I like old people...

oh she is very pretty:D

I like old people names for tortoises too!
Forum: Pictures 17-05-2011, 01:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,241
Posted By CarapaceGrace
awww bless her, she looks like she has a lovely...

awww bless her, she looks like she has a lovely face to make up for it :) makes me wonder where her lungs are...

I guess she cant see her own shell to know she is different :) has she ever fallen...
Forum: Pictures 16-05-2011, 12:21 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,319
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Why is heidi flat? How did she get flat? :( poor...

Why is heidi flat? How did she get flat? :( poor girl. You must have a massive garden!! :D
Forum: Pictures 16-05-2011, 12:00 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,018
Posted By CarapaceGrace
They will always have little bumps in the middle,...

They will always have little bumps in the middle, even if you manage to make the growth smoother now...

Dorothy, when I first got him, was a little bumpy (i think because he is greedy and will...
Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments 15-05-2011, 11:11 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,229
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Dorothy and Norman love it! its on of their...

Dorothy and Norman love it! its on of their favourites :D
Forum: Housing 14-05-2011, 08:21 PM
Replies: 315
Views: 137,728
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Do you keep all your tortoises together outside?...

Do you keep all your tortoises together outside? Im hoping when norman is older he (if he is a he) can be kept with dorothy (definate male), depending on dorothy not attacking him...
Forum: Caresheets/Links/Books 13-05-2011, 10:50 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 18,694
Posted By CarapaceGrace
I live near ports-down hill, which is basically...

I live near ports-down hill, which is basically pure chalk, so the soil round here is full of chalk.

Therefore I think all tortoise keepers should come live near me! :D

This article just made...
Forum: Feedback/Suggestions/Problems 07-05-2011, 11:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,574
Posted By CarapaceGrace
I have tried to create an album in my profile...

I have tried to create an album in my profile space but the pictures never upload :( tried loads of times and don't know what I am doing wrong.
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 05-05-2011, 11:08 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,944
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Yes, I will do. Might make a folder full of all...

Yes, I will do. Might make a folder full of all the info I find... I like organising:grin:
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 05-05-2011, 09:42 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,944
Posted By CarapaceGrace
Thanks guys that would be brilliant! I will take...

Thanks guys that would be brilliant! I will take all the help people can give. I always told myself I would try it when Dorothy was fully grown, and he is nearly there now so I really have no excuses...
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