Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
14-07-2020, 10:24 AM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-07-2020, 09:54 PM
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Thanks for the reply :)
It's definately not...
Thanks for the reply :)
It's definately not bladder stones, his last x-ray was 4 months ago and he had no signs of building one up again.
It was dehydration and poor care from the previous...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-07-2020, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 6
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Soil stuck in tortoises.... "intimates"
Hi All,
My tortoise, Irwin , has reached maturity recently and sometimes displays himself (when urinating or for 'fun') the only issue is, I keep him on a mix of coco coir and loam and he ends...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
24-05-2018, 05:21 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
20-05-2018, 03:31 PM
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Tomato feed?
Hi all,
I have been adding tomato feed to the soil around some of my plants (tomato, courgette, strawberries and carrot) and whilst I wouldn't feed these plants to my tortoise, the weeds I grow...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
02-04-2018, 10:35 PM
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Picture this.
Like most people I've been growing specific weeds and flowers for my Irwin, but there are also some cool tort friendly plants I encounter on my walk to and from work along the river, but I'm always a...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
23-12-2017, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 2
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Hibiscus tea.
Hi all,
Just thought i'd share a little story.
I brought some dried flowers tortoise mix to suppliment Irwins diet over winter.
The only problem is, she wont actually eat it dry and I have...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
29-10-2017, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 16
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I do regularly weigh her to keep track and am...
I do regularly weigh her to keep track and am quite happy that the 'new' growth since ive had her is far smoother than the growth she came to me with. :).
I was told by the vet that at this stage...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
29-10-2017, 03:40 PM
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Replies: 16
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Thanks sandy, i think i got so so worried for...
Thanks sandy, i think i got so so worried for that week were her appetite just disapeared that i might have been gving her big portions to make up with it and that combined with the reduced...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
29-10-2017, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 16
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Thanks that puts my mind at ease that its just...
Thanks that puts my mind at ease that its just growth.
I cant hibernate her this year, i only got her on the 1st of jan and she was seriously ill. Her shell is not yet 100% hardened and she is...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
29-10-2017, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 16
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I took...
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I took Irwin to the vets who did some fecal tests etc just to rule anything bad out and Irwin was fine so she agreed it was probably just the weather.
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
01-10-2017, 03:51 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
16-09-2017, 05:37 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
16-09-2017, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 16
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Autumn wind down...or poorly?
Hi all,
Hopefully the following post will make sense, and you all have been so helpful during summer!
I rescued my tort on 1st Jan (in the middle of winter) so she was slow and sleepy. But she...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
07-09-2017, 12:34 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
27-06-2017, 08:54 AM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
22-06-2017, 01:11 PM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
22-06-2017, 09:27 AM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
22-06-2017, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,602
Thanks Guys, i is still a little worrying...
Thanks Guys, i is still a little worrying watching her chow down on so much mud because she reeeeally has a taste for it! but yesterday I put her in the garden and she seems no worse for ware
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
20-06-2017, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,602
Does eating dirt not pose a risk of impaction...
Does eating dirt not pose a risk of impaction then? I'm confused because everything i've read says that eating substrate of any kind in large quantities is dangerous, I assumed this would include...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
19-06-2017, 01:45 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,602
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
19-06-2017, 11:45 AM
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
19-06-2017, 10:58 AM
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UK Heat Wave
Is anyone else in the UK struggling to keep the ambient temps in their indoor enclosures within range?
Yesterday it was so hot that the room temp in my house was between 28-30oC so i had to turn...
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Forum: Where to Buy and Bargains
14-06-2017, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 2
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Arcadia D3 UV Basking Lamp
Hi All,
Arcadia bulbs are currently on sale on the Swell Reptiles website, and you can add a further 10% off using code APR10
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
13-06-2017, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,747
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