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Forum: General Discussion 02-02-2014, 10:26 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 554
Posted By kayleigh270888
I hatched a clutch of 5 in 2007, they were all...

I hatched a clutch of 5 in 2007, they were all boys so I had to re-home them bar one who has a health issue.
It was incredibly hard and I have never incubated an egg since.

I think you should...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 26-12-2013, 01:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By kayleigh270888
Thanks Danny. They are all covered with cardboard...

Thanks Danny. They are all covered with cardboard or newspaper sheets- doesn't deter him though! Touch wood... he's now settled.
Appreciate the response.
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 25-12-2013, 01:56 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By kayleigh270888
I've adjusted the shelves to get his box to 6C. ...

I've adjusted the shelves to get his box to 6C.
He's sticking his legs over the box and trying to get out.
Why won't he sleep?
He had a 4 week starvation/ wind down.
Is he just going to be one...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 25-12-2013, 01:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 321
Posted By kayleigh270888
Unhappy Hermans pooped in the fridge- help?

Hi all,
13 yr old male Herman has just pooped in the fridge. What should I do?
He has generally been unsettled the whole 18 days he's been in their so far. There's no urine and he's only lost a...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 17-11-2013, 10:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,167
Posted By kayleigh270888
Hi, I would be cautious here. I keep my male...

Hi,
I would be cautious here. I keep my male separate from my girls but hibernated them in a fridge together. Even at 6C he climbed onto the female he was sharing a shelf with.
He only managed 5...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 17-09-2013, 09:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 624
Posted By kayleigh270888
Thanks Andy, have update....... my bad

Thanks Andy, have update....... my bad
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 17-09-2013, 07:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 624
Posted By kayleigh270888
How big will my Hermans get?

Hi all,

Does anyone have any Hermans over 20 years old that can give me an indication of size?
Also an average life span?
I have the THB (Eastern) Herman's and I keep finding wildly different...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 24-08-2013, 02:27 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,468
Posted By kayleigh270888
My 14 yr Male Herman does this, none of my...

My 14 yr Male Herman does this, none of my females do.

What's his interaction with people? Does he get excited to see you all? I think my boy gets lonely so just paces around when were not...
Forum: Pictures 19-08-2013, 07:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,103
Posted By kayleigh270888
Looks like she has a nice solid/ hard shell :)

Looks like she has a nice solid/ hard shell :)
Forum: Breeding and Incubation 08-08-2013, 10:28 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,876
Posted By kayleigh270888
Thanks all, Not a lot has happened since then,...

Thanks all,
Not a lot has happened since then, they don't seem interested. They have however managed to break the bottom panels of our shed - cheeky madams!
Forum: Breeding and Incubation 27-07-2013, 03:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,876
Posted By kayleigh270888
how to encourage egg laying?

Hi all,
My 4 ladies didn't lay last year but tried digging on the odd day here and there. Unfortunately I think it was just too cold and wet everytime they attempted.
I'm trying to get them to...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 19-03-2013, 10:18 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 805
Posted By kayleigh270888
My male Hermans does this, he is so sensitive to...

My male Hermans does this, he is so sensitive to touch on the back of his shell- he goes a little bit crazy and walks round in circles trying to find it the cause!
I always assumed it was just a...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 22-01-2013, 10:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 905
Posted By kayleigh270888
Much much longer can I safely keep them in the fridge?

Hi All,

I've got my 4 x 12yr old female hermans in the fridge, they are approaching the 8 week mark and I was originally planning to get them up about this time.

However I am thinking of...
Forum: Housing 19-01-2013, 01:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 719
Posted By kayleigh270888
Thanks for the replies. Will look into a 12.0

Thanks for the replies.

Will look into a 12.0
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 19-01-2013, 01:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 632
Posted By kayleigh270888
Hi Ben, if you have a look at a few posts...

Hi Ben,
if you have a look at a few posts previous to yours you will see that I posted the exact same thing.
Two weeks on and she is still in the fridge and hardly lost a thing since.
Forum: Housing 19-01-2013, 11:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 719
Posted By kayleigh270888
Which rRpti Glo tube for hermans?

Hi all,
I want to replace all my UV lamps before my Hermans come out from the fridge, I have the Repti Glo long tubes.

I'm pretty sure its the 10.0 for Hermans - Can anyone confirm this for me?
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 02-01-2013, 07:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 263
Posted By kayleigh270888
Thanks all, much appreciated! Will leave her...

Thanks all, much appreciated!
Will leave her be.
Kayleigh
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 01-01-2013, 07:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 263
Posted By kayleigh270888
weekly fridge weigh in, discovered tort has pooped?

Hi all,
I put my 5 torts all 12yrs old in the fridge on the 1st of dec. I have been checking them weekly to weigh them. I just discovered poo passed by one of the females, not sure what to do?? She...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 09-12-2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 305
Posted By kayleigh270888
Weighing while in the fridge?

Howdy all,
My 5 torts have been in the fridge for 8 days now and this is my first try at hibernating them.
Just wondering how often I should be weighing them whilst in the fridge? I read they...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 28-11-2012, 09:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,899
Posted By kayleigh270888
Thanks for replies everyone. I am not going...

Thanks for replies everyone.

I am not going to but my 6 year old in now.
He's 11cm and now 265g but was 300g three weeks ago.

Thanks.
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 24-11-2012, 05:01 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,899
Posted By kayleigh270888
Losing weight in the hibernation wind down period?

Hi all,

Attempting hibernation for the first time with my 6 Herman's this year.
I have a big chiller fridge and the Torts have been the vet, been wormed, and had their weights plotted on the...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 20-10-2011, 10:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,851
Posted By kayleigh270888
Thank-you so much everyone! I don't want to do...

Thank-you so much everyone!
I don't want to do it this year, just felt a bit pressure to do so.
Appreciate all your advice :)
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 19-10-2011, 01:38 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,851
Posted By kayleigh270888
Unhappy Very scared about hibernation :(

1 x 11yr herman male
4 x 11yr herman females


Hi,
I have had my herman torts for about 10yrs now and have never hibernated them, mostly because we were told it wasn't necessary but now I know...
Forum: Rehoming 07-05-2011, 10:12 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,587
Posted By kayleigh270888
Ok after this post, in theory you can message me....

Ok after this post, in theory you can message me.
And chloe- I'm in Essex.
Thanks
Forum: Rehoming 07-05-2011, 10:10 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,587
Posted By kayleigh270888
Jemma- many thanks :)

Jemma- many thanks :)
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