Paignton zoo pics

tortsncatsrule · 09-04-2007, 02:48 PM

We went to Paignton Zoo last Friday, and, as promised, here's a link to some pics. Sorry the quality so bad, i currently dont have a digital camera, only my phone camera.

. Planning to get a decent camera soon!

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...aignton%20zoo/

We had a nice day, the weather was lovely, and we saw lots of different tortoises, ranging from hingebacks to giant tortoises. Some looked better than others; the torts in the tropical house, ie the hingebacks, didnt look very well, and were behind glass, which i think was stressing them, but it also meant i couldnt get any decent pics. The giant torts looked happy munching on their cabbages (thought torts werent meant to have these?). One of them had a large hole on his shell, which looked like it had been filled? Is this what happens with a damaged shell? The babies in the nursery looked happy, but there were several species being kept together. Are babies ok to be mixed like this?

We didnt get to see the new baby rhino, Zuri, was mum was blocking any view, but here's a link to her progress;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/rhino/

There's some lovely pics there.

Fallen Angel · 09-04-2007, 03:04 PM

Im so glad you had a good day the pics are lovely.

No, no tortoise old or young should be mixed with any other species of tortoise or sub species

Nicky xxx

09-04-2007, 03:05 PM

Nice pics x

niamherrity · 09-04-2007, 03:27 PM

Great pics must be the season for the zoo we went yesterday

piglet · 09-04-2007, 04:28 PM

Well can you believe they are mixng tortoises these days still such a shame as Paighton has such a good reputation as well

D

tortsncatsrule · 09-04-2007, 04:56 PM

I must admit, i was very shocked to see pancakes, leopards and TGs in together. They looked healthy enough though, and happy. I was more concerned about the hingebacks being behind glass.

They looked very sad.

KearasNana · 09-04-2007, 06:17 PM

Great pictures, glad you had a fun day

Its a shame to hear that they are mixing speices and feeding them cabbage?!

HarryHermioneRonGinny · 09-04-2007, 07:55 PM

ooooo....... lots of torts at Paignton Zoo we are planning on going there when we go on holiday.... cannot wait now

Henry-flash · 09-04-2007, 07:58 PM

Such a shame that the husbandary isn't up to date

09-04-2007, 08:06 PM

Bex

thank you for sharing your pictures

09-04-2007, 02:48 PM	#1
tortsncatsrule Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 190	Paignton zoo pics We went to Paignton Zoo last Friday, and, as promised, here's a link to some pics. Sorry the quality so bad, i currently dont have a digital camera, only my phone camera. . Planning to get a decent camera soon! http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...aignton%20zoo/ We had a nice day, the weather was lovely, and we saw lots of different tortoises, ranging from hingebacks to giant tortoises. Some looked better than others; the torts in the tropical house, ie the hingebacks, didnt look very well, and were behind glass, which i think was stressing them, but it also meant i couldnt get any decent pics. The giant torts looked happy munching on their cabbages (thought torts werent meant to have these?). One of them had a large hole on his shell, which looked like it had been filled? Is this what happens with a damaged shell? The babies in the nursery looked happy, but there were several species being kept together. Are babies ok to be mixed like this? We didnt get to see the new baby rhino, Zuri, was mum was blocking any view, but here's a link to her progress; http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/rhino/ There's some lovely pics there. __________________ Bex xxx 1.2.0 TGI AND-3 moggy cats! 2 daughters!

09-04-2007, 03:04 PM	#2
Fallen Angel Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1,645	Im so glad you had a good day the pics are lovely. No, no tortoise old or young should be mixed with any other species of tortoise or sub species Nicky xxx __________________ 1.3.0 ibera 1.1.0 hingebacks

09-04-2007, 04:28 PM	#5
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Well can you believe they are mixng tortoises these days still such a shame as Paighton has such a good reputation as well D __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

09-04-2007, 04:56 PM	#6
tortsncatsrule Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Devon Posts: 190	I must admit, i was very shocked to see pancakes, leopards and TGs in together. They looked healthy enough though, and happy. I was more concerned about the hingebacks being behind glass. They looked very sad. __________________ Bex xxx 1.2.0 TGI AND-3 moggy cats! 2 daughters!

09-04-2007, 06:17 PM	#7
KearasNana Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 1,795	Great pictures, glad you had a fun day Its a shame to hear that they are mixing speices and feeding them cabbage?! __________________

09-04-2007, 03:27 PM	#4
niamherrity Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: klidare/ireland Posts: 2,827	Great pics must be the season for the zoo we went yesterday

09-04-2007, 07:55 PM	#8
HarryHermioneRonGinny Member Hatched Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 307	ooooo....... lots of torts at Paignton Zoo we are planning on going there when we go on holiday.... cannot wait now __________________ Charlotte 0.4.0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri (Hercegovinensis)

09-04-2007, 07:58 PM	#9
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Such a shame that the husbandary isn't up to date __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

09-04-2007, 08:06 PM	#10
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	Bex thank you for sharing your pictures

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