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[QUOTE=vikki;659738]Thank you - she looks great. Here is a picture of Daisy - it doesn't show so much on the photos but she is quite "bobbly"! My main concern isn't cosmetic but the underlying problems that can occur
Vikki, honestly I can't see anything wrong with little Daisy, yes a little bobble, no different to Elenor and yes certainly some torts are smooth as chocolate when they are 80 odd, but I have others that aren't and it is definitely not to do with husbandry but the tortoise (I know it can be sometimes but there are usually indicators). Like humans things go wrong even on 3 square meals, 5 veg and proper hydration. Daisy is lovely ! CB
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Thanks - being fairly new to it all makes it all a bit scary sometimes when you want to make sure you are doing the best thing fot them:~)
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When you can see white lines around any of the scutes or rainbow type glistening over the scutes when wet, these are both signs of rapid growth. And your tortoise does have signs of rapid growth. But so far it's not too bad. I know this because like you, I was inexperienced with hatchlings, and didn't know how much to feed etc. And I had nobody to tell me differently, as this was 25ys ago. I wish I had known then what I know now, and my first ever hatching which I still have, would not have raised scutes. Getting things right is not easy, but can be done.
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25-10-2015, 01:24 PM | #16 |
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Thanks both - don't worry Sandy I don't take offence - it is just very difficult when there is sooo much conflicting advice out there to know what to do for the best sometimes
This is where forums like this are great as you can get lots of advice from experienced keepers which although may not always agree it gives a really good basis to help make decisions - so thanks all once again |
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