URGENT!!! Rescued RSPCA Tortoise - What is it!?

mollymurphy · 17-08-2007, 04:27 PM

Hi guys - need your help asap please! Just been to the rspca to take a kitten that we'd been hand-rearing for them. We mentioned that she'd been playing with all our animals, including climbing on our leopard tortoises. The RSPCA managers ears pricked up and she said "Oooh, do you know much about tortoises?!" She brought this tortoise out and said is had been wondering around on wasteland in the Manchester area. She asked if we wanted it, or maybe just look after it for a while. So we've brought her home. However, we're quite new to tortoises ourselves - only had leopards for nearly a year.

Any help with this one would be greatly appreciated. She's about 2kg. We were told she was a Yellow Footed tortoise - is she?

How different are her needs to Leopards?

Many thanks.

Lou. x

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Becks · 17-08-2007, 04:28 PM

redfoot

visit my website in my sig for more info bless her poor thing

**sarah** · 17-08-2007, 04:33 PM

Becks web site is brill lost of info. She is a tropical tortoise that will need humdity and will grow quite large.
My reds:

There outside enclosure:

sandy · 17-08-2007, 04:33 PM

A lumpy red foot<g>.

**sarah** · 17-08-2007, 04:37 PM

Yes some of my rehomers are like that but with a proper diet new growth will be smooth, probably been kept on cat foot, too much fruit and fed too much.

midi-mania · 17-08-2007, 04:40 PM

she looks liek a cross to me but meh i know nothing

mollymurphy · 17-08-2007, 04:42 PM

Thanks guys! I shall get down to some reading!!! Pain in the bum that they need humidity, because Leopards dont, so we wont be able to keep her. If anyone knows anyone who wants to rehome her, let me know! We'll keep her in the meantime.

Thank you!

Lou. x

**sarah** · 17-08-2007, 04:45 PM

You dont need air humidty you need ground humdity, damp substrate and a spray of water now and again.

mollymurphy · 17-08-2007, 04:47 PM

So is it possible to keep them with Leopards? In a 8' X 6' shed. And an outdoor enclosure obviouly.

niamherrity · 17-08-2007, 04:47 PM

What a shame you can't keep her

i'm amazed she has survied out on her own, a special tortoise who deserves a lovely new home

17-08-2007, 04:27 PM	#1
mollymurphy Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, UK Posts: 24	URGENT!!! Rescued RSPCA Tortoise - What is it!? Hi guys - need your help asap please! Just been to the rspca to take a kitten that we'd been hand-rearing for them. We mentioned that she'd been playing with all our animals, including climbing on our leopard tortoises. The RSPCA managers ears pricked up and she said "Oooh, do you know much about tortoises?!" She brought this tortoise out and said is had been wondering around on wasteland in the Manchester area. She asked if we wanted it, or maybe just look after it for a while. So we've brought her home. However, we're quite new to tortoises ourselves - only had leopards for nearly a year. Any help with this one would be greatly appreciated. She's about 2kg. We were told she was a Yellow Footed tortoise - is she? How different are her needs to Leopards? Many thanks. Lou. x [/b]

17-08-2007, 04:28 PM	#2
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	redfoot visit my website in my sig for more info bless her poor thing __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

17-08-2007, 04:33 PM	#3
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Becks web site is brill lost of info. She is a tropical tortoise that will need humdity and will grow quite large. My reds: There outside enclosure: __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

17-08-2007, 04:33 PM	#4
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	A lumpy red foot<g>. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

17-08-2007, 04:37 PM	#5
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Yes some of my rehomers are like that but with a proper diet new growth will be smooth, probably been kept on cat foot, too much fruit and fed too much. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

17-08-2007, 04:40 PM	#6
midi-mania Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: mersyside Posts: 1,058	she looks liek a cross to me but meh i know nothing __________________ Gav

17-08-2007, 04:42 PM	#7
mollymurphy Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, UK Posts: 24	Thanks guys! I shall get down to some reading!!! Pain in the bum that they need humidity, because Leopards dont, so we wont be able to keep her. If anyone knows anyone who wants to rehome her, let me know! We'll keep her in the meantime. Thank you! Lou. x

17-08-2007, 04:45 PM	#8
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	You dont need air humidty you need ground humdity, damp substrate and a spray of water now and again. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

17-08-2007, 04:47 PM	#9
mollymurphy Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, UK Posts: 24	So is it possible to keep them with Leopards? In a 8' X 6' shed. And an outdoor enclosure obviouly.

17-08-2007, 04:47 PM	#10
niamherrity Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: klidare/ireland Posts: 2,827	What a shame you can't keep her i'm amazed she has survied out on her own, a special tortoise who deserves a lovely new home

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