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30-09-2009, 10:33 AM | #1 |
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'P...... at H......' selling torts, geckos and dragons in Nov
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Was in my local ............ store and got chatting to one of the girls in there and she has a 60 year old tort at home .. she then went on to inform me that as of November all stores shall be selling torts, geckos and dragons. Some stores already trial this but its being rolled out across all. Without me even asking she said that her manager (also a tort keeper) is enquiring as to what they are supplying the torts with i.e. Not a Vivarium. She mentioned about tort tables - Hopefully they have some sense! Not sure what 'accessories' they will be selling but my guess is bulbs etc... Fingers crossed they roll it out properly and not exploit the little things in a cheap selling/profit way.
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yeah they've had them in Hartlepool one now for a few weeks. The girl there was really helpful too, and suprisingly well informed in the bits and bobs.
i was after one of those ornamental sign posts like you get in fish tanks that say 'gone fishing' or whathaveyou. But naively hoping on the off chance they'd have tortoise related ones, like 'Warning - Tortoise'. But to no avail.
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Paulo_peach.... If you go on ebay they have a great one that says beware of the tortoise.. They did have it anyways.. .
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30-09-2009, 11:51 AM | #4 |
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mint. i'll keep my glazzies out for them.
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Ed I have had rehomed torts that are burnt but heat mats!!! If used properly I am sure that they can be fine, but if no info is given they are flipin awful things. I don't use them and never would but I know some people use them well.
Pets at home in my area are giving misleading and unhelpful advice, they certainly did to me when I posed as prospective customer the other day. I do not believe a tortoise can sit on a heat mat all day and get what it needs, but was told this by an assisatant. Thier info sheet is great, talks about the right kind of diet being low in sugars and protein etc, but they were feeding strawberries, beans and kale with low quality pellets to boot!! We had words about this though!!! They also told out and out lies, which eventually I had to challenge them on. They were telling me they were UKCB and I knew they weren't as the company as a whole has admitted they are imports. I think the shop assisstants honestly belived the lies they had been spun too! When we finally got to the Article 10 I pointed to the Country of Originl: Slovenia section and the game was up!!!! LOL
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I've probably seen more tortoises cooked by the sun or burned by heat lamps so I kinda fail to see the point... but... this whole exchange has brought to light a very important point which I have not seen addressed... Voltage. The UK uses twice the voltage we have here in the US. Given the the constant resistance per square inch of most heat mats... That means double the power = heat.
So far all the kits I've seen recommend the use of a rheostat for the very reason that was mentioned. Again... I've seen some points being thrown around this particular thread that doesn't have much merrit outside of one persons personal opinion.
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I saw they were doing that aswell, their pamplet gives newbie tort owners a list of things to buy for your tort and it includes a heat mat
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What is wrong with any of the items mentioned in this thread... nothing.
I'll chalk it up to inexperience and misinformation.
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