Mavis & Shellie

[shelliemavis]

Thanks.

I was getting worried!

Judith

judith

this diagram might help

but has been said by danny no need to worry

http://www.asianturtlenetwork.org/li...ce_diagram.pdf

the link is a bit slow to load

[piglet]

Hi Judith
Can I ask were you got your babies from

Darren

[shelliemavis]

Darren,

Thanks for sorting the activation out.

We got out torts from a local farm shop which was converted a while ago into an aquarium shop but recently started selling torts aswell. The shop is immaculate and the animals are all in very good condition but unfortunately like other pet shops advised us to buy a vivarium. They did advise us with the food to feed - the crispy mixed lettuce and cucumber so it wasn't the worst advise I've heard from other posts but still wasn't correct. They gave us the nutrobal and basking and uv lamps.

The torts are imported from Slovenia though.

Judith

[shelliemavis]

Linda,

Thanks for the link. Great!

Judith

[Eire_Ade]

Thanks Dan for answering my question.

Darren thats great to know that I was right saying THB because the sub-sub species are not recognised in the UK.

But for breeding purposes would it be advisable that similar coloured animals be bred just in case in the future these sub-sub species become recognised, for future pure breeds surely this is very important.

Ade

[piglet]

Ade in general
Yes breed type to type but color variation is graet in THB mainly locality diffrerences but this isn't always the case

Darren

[shelliemavis]

Originally Posted by egyptiandan64

Your welcome Judith Yes the digging behavior seems to be one of the things hercegovinensis does and not boettgeri very much. All my hercegovinensis dig down at night, where my boettgeri don't.

Danny

Originally Posted by piglet

All my hermans thb dig down at night both indoors and out to the extent they are not visable or just the carapace is ,

Darren

Darren & Dan,

Over time I have notice Shellie has started digging down more and more and deeper late afternoon/evening.

I thought it had been mentioned in a thread I'd done quite a while ago when id'd my torts both THB - Dan & Darren. Its since we've been putting them outside for a little while that its got to the stage today where when Shellie has come back into the house in their tort table she has gone into her hideaway and dug right down that she is now completely covered! Mavis never digs down.

Does the fresh air knock them out if they're not used to it?

Judith