Moray Firth.. - Page 2

bruce75 · 24-08-2012, 07:37 PM

hi i live in caithness.i keep my tortoises oot all summer up here with a heated greenhouse.i breed both of the eastern hermann.if you are intrested?
they wont be readyfor a bit as they have not long hatched

cogsred · 25-08-2012, 10:35 AM

Bruce75! Thankyou for the response. i checked Caithness on googlemaps and its about 180 miles from here (only 50 miles 'as the crow flies'!) - so its just about do-able. i've not yet been up to the far north (we have only been here on the Moray for six years), but i have wanted to, so coming for a tort would be an additional incentive.

i wonder if you could tell me about the specifics, ie which hermans and what size could they achieve with decent care etc? price? When would they be available? pm me if you prefer.

Its my daughter (13) who is pushing me to get some hatchlings, and naturally she is really excited at the prospect of getting them fairly soon. But the truth is that i'm just as enthusiastic as she, which is just as well because i will be responsible for their general husbandary.

Anyway, i very much appreciate you getting in touch.

cogsred · 25-08-2012, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by amph55

Apparently in summer you have more daylight hours anyway. I think the quality of the light matters a lot to tortoises anyway. .

Yes amph55, when we first moved up here from England one of the things i noticed was the relative length of the days in summer. And light quality seems to be of a different order, which may relate to us being coastal, although i'm not sure. Thankyou for the welcome - it seems a friendly forum.

bruce75 · 25-08-2012, 12:28 PM

where about do you stay?i deliver once i get a few in the same area.
if you look at highland hermann's on fb you can see the hatchlings and the adults.its a page i made up for them

cogsred · 25-08-2012, 02:08 PM

i looked at your site bruce75. my daughter is all "aw" "ooh".. i'm all "cor blimey" etc etc. Got some ideas for an outside arrangement (tort run for warm weather) as well. We are in Banff BTW.

bruce75 · 25-08-2012, 02:18 PM

ha ha i can see the banff coast from my old house in wick!
hatchlings wont be ready for a nother six weeks.i have a few booked for inverness area at that time.could need you there?

cogsred · 25-08-2012, 02:29 PM

Meeting would not be a prob bruce. Six weeks is ages.. cant you give em some steroid impregnated pellets and weight training to accelerate their maturing process? Only joking

yuna1971 · 26-08-2012, 09:43 AM

Well hello there... You lurked in the right place, welcome!

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SeeShell · 02-09-2012, 06:17 PM

Hi and welcome. I live in Inverness

cogsred · 02-09-2012, 09:07 PM

Hi SeeShell. Just had a look at some of your torts - magnifique! Ta for the welcome.

25-08-2012, 10:35 AM	#12
cogsred Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: on the Moray Firth Posts: 53	Bruce75! Thankyou for the response. i checked Caithness on googlemaps and its about 180 miles from here (only 50 miles 'as the crow flies'!) - so its just about do-able. i've not yet been up to the far north (we have only been here on the Moray for six years), but i have wanted to, so coming for a tort would be an additional incentive. i wonder if you could tell me about the specifics, ie which hermans and what size could they achieve with decent care etc? price? When would they be available? pm me if you prefer. Its my daughter (13) who is pushing me to get some hatchlings, and naturally she is really excited at the prospect of getting them fairly soon. But the truth is that i'm just as enthusiastic as she, which is just as well because i will be responsible for their general husbandary. Anyway, i very much appreciate you getting in touch. Last edited by cogsred; 25-08-2012 at 10:53 AM.

26-08-2012, 09:43 AM	#18
yuna1971 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bristol Posts: 7,157	Well hello there... You lurked in the right place, welcome! xx __________________ Rach Lily's Movie. http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=68025

02-09-2012, 06:17 PM	#19
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	Hi and welcome. I live in Inverness __________________ SS

24-08-2012, 07:37 PM	#11
bruce75 Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: caithness Posts: 169	hi i live in caithness.i keep my tortoises oot all summer up here with a heated greenhouse.i breed both of the eastern hermann.if you are intrested? they wont be readyfor a bit as they have not long hatched

25-08-2012, 12:28 PM	#14
bruce75 Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: caithness Posts: 169	where about do you stay?i deliver once i get a few in the same area. if you look at highland hermann's on fb you can see the hatchlings and the adults.its a page i made up for them

25-08-2012, 02:08 PM	#15
cogsred Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: on the Moray Firth Posts: 53	i looked at your site bruce75. my daughter is all "aw" "ooh".. i'm all "cor blimey" etc etc. Got some ideas for an outside arrangement (tort run for warm weather) as well. We are in Banff BTW.

25-08-2012, 02:18 PM	#16
bruce75 Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: caithness Posts: 169	ha ha i can see the banff coast from my old house in wick! hatchlings wont be ready for a nother six weeks.i have a few booked for inverness area at that time.could need you there?

25-08-2012, 02:29 PM	#17
cogsred Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: on the Moray Firth Posts: 53	Meeting would not be a prob bruce. Six weeks is ages.. cant you give em some steroid impregnated pellets and weight training to accelerate their maturing process? Only joking

02-09-2012, 09:07 PM	#20
cogsred Member Egg Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: on the Moray Firth Posts: 53	Hi SeeShell. Just had a look at some of your torts - magnifique! Ta for the welcome.

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