18-09-2006, 05:19 PM | #11 |
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gut impaction
what is gut impaction i have my tort on calci sand am going to get some hemp, what the proper name of it again hemp something
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18-09-2006, 06:25 PM | #12 |
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Aubiose or Hemcore depending on your stockist.
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13-10-2006, 05:15 PM | #13 |
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13-10-2006, 05:20 PM | #14 |
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Hi Tracey
It's amazing that the fast growing one is a nice domed tort with little sign of pyramiding - nice looking tort. Is the little one supplemented daily? |
13-10-2006, 09:34 PM | #15 |
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Gosh I can't believe the difference in size
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13-10-2006, 09:36 PM | #16 |
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Sadly i can as my tortoise (worzel) was fed on these and fruit and veg all day everyday for 5 years and he is twice the size he should be x Nicky
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14-10-2006, 10:14 AM | #17 |
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Hi there Sue,
Lily gets her Calcium everyday and Nutrobol every other day as per her breeder Arlene. Tabitha's shell isnt as bad as I thought it was going to be when I got her, sadly the male who she previously lived with, who is 7, has a much worse shell. Regards, Tracey |
12-04-2007, 08:43 PM | #18 |
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I bought some of these tortoise pellets a while ago for my giant land snail. It won't touch them. Since then I was given a Russian Tortoise for my birthday, Digger. I have read such bad reports about them they just sit on the shelf untouched. I wouldn't dream of giving him any. Besides he loves his weeds, pansies, water cress and rocket. Think he would wonder what was going on if I gave him mushy pellets.
I was shocked to find a garden centre in Hull feeding the tortoises they were selling on some awful looking red pellets the other week when I went in. Not a fresh leaf of any descrition in sight. Makes me wonder what they advise customers to feed these tortoises on. I really think it is time they started tightening up on pet trade, particularly reptiles etc. I am sure that more often than not people are totally unaware of the huge committment they are taking on to care for these animals properly. Pam |
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I saw those pellets in a newly opened large pet store over here, I suppose we are not allowed to name it, but I do like keeping my pets at home I asked for the manager and informed her of the danger of tortoise keepers feeding these to their tortoises and exolained why, she did say she would look into it, when I returned a week later I still see them on the shelf and did notice her heading into the store to avoid me, I wonder why
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05-06-2007, 12:42 AM | #20 |
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Keep going in Beverley, maybe she will stay in the store room then and not order any more of them tortoise pellets.
Goes to show the ignorance and mentality of these pet shops and stores that have profits in mind before animal welfare. Ade
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