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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 14-07-2020, 11:24 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,329
Posted By Rambotron
Thanks guys I'll remove the Loam (sand &soil mix)...

Thanks guys I'll remove the Loam (sand &soil mix) and switch just to top soil.

And I'll try the 'jet wash' that's a good idea! I'm glad I'm not the only one who has encountered this issue
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 13-07-2020, 10:54 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,329
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 13-07-2020, 06:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,329
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 24-05-2018, 06:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,410
Posted By Rambotron
Thanks guys I will hold off on using anymore on...

Thanks guys I will hold off on using anymore on the plants around Irwin weeds just in case
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 20-05-2018, 04:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,410
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 02-04-2018, 11:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,408
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 23-12-2017, 05:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,495
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 29-10-2017, 08:55 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,552
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 29-10-2017, 04:40 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,552
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 29-10-2017, 01:56 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,552
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 29-10-2017, 11:10 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,552
Posted By Rambotron
http://i66.tinypic.com/1z6tydu.jpg I took...

http://i66.tinypic.com/1z6tydu.jpg

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.
...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 01-10-2017, 04:51 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,552
Posted By Rambotron
Okay so ive stopped worrying so much about her...

Okay so ive stopped worrying so much about her not eating quite as much, and feeding after a soak has certainly helped.

However...Now she is reeeeallly trying to hibernate im sure of it.
...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 16-09-2017, 06:37 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,552
Posted By Rambotron
Thanks Sandy, just to clarify I have no plans to...

Thanks Sandy, just to clarify I have no plans to hibernate Irwin exactly for that reason :).

I will try the daily baths, she definately eats more once shes warm from a soak! Thats a good idea...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 16-09-2017, 04:52 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,552
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 07-09-2017, 01:34 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,904
Posted By Rambotron
I don't know if this helps at all, by my Iriwn...

I don't know if this helps at all, by my Iriwn once tried to nip my toes...when I was wearing red nail polish.

She probably thought they were fruits or flowers.

Maybe if your visitors had...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 27-06-2017, 09:54 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
Maybe! I know I mentioned shes recovering from...

Maybe! I know I mentioned shes recovering from MBD so its entirely possible shes munching dirt for the extra minerals, even though she is still being given daily 0.1mg Zolcal-D.

She had a...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 22-06-2017, 02:11 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
I do feel like i ask a HELL of a LOT of questions...

I do feel like i ask a HELL of a LOT of questions lol
:cry: but thankyou all so much for the advice and support!
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 22-06-2017, 10:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 22-06-2017, 10:27 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
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
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 20-06-2017, 11:10 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 19-06-2017, 02:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
Unfortunately not! I built a temporary enclosure...

Unfortunately not! I built a temporary enclosure outside for her so she can plod around while i'm out there gardening etc, but she got a taste for eating mouthfulls of dirt! I had to fight a clump...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 19-06-2017, 12:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
Thanks Alan, that certainly makes me feel a bit...

Thanks Alan, that certainly makes me feel a bit better about leaving her light off!

Shes on a greens rather than pellets (Weeds & Salad with the occasional bit of prickly pear cactus) but I give...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 19-06-2017, 11:58 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,513
Posted By Rambotron
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...
Forum: Where to Buy and Bargains 14-06-2017, 02:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,734
Posted By Rambotron
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
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 13-06-2017, 04:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,734
Posted By Rambotron
How does everyone feel about sand in an indoor...

How does everyone feel about sand in an indoor enclosure like a tort table?

I've been using the tortoise substrate stuff which is a loam/sand mix because Irwin tends to eat the coco stuff.

I...
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