Forum: Identification/Sexing.
17-11-2018, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,093
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
16-11-2018, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,093
Thanks very much for the replies
Apologies for...
Thanks very much for the replies
Apologies for the ads, I’m a bit of a technophobe I’m afraid
I’m certain myself of the male, but unsure of the other one
I’ll try for better photos when I bathe...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
16-11-2018, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 15,093
THB Sex?
Would anyone like to tell the sex of my 2 THB?
Many thanks in advance
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
05-07-2018, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,928
Thank you so much for your replies. I’m no...
Thank you so much for your replies. I’m no further forward working out what’s happened. Neither of my local vets offer a post mortem service and the city one wants £260 for a “basic” one,...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
03-07-2018, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,928
Two deaths
Please, please be kind as I’m distraught, but looking for opinions /answers.
Yesterday I found one of my Ibera dead (8 years old) and just now I’ve found a hermanni dead (5 years old)
They’ve been...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
25-02-2017, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,272
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Forum: Breeding and Incubation
25-02-2017, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,393
Thanks Sandy, they were huge when I got them at...
Thanks Sandy, they were huge when I got them at two years old, they'd been fed exclusively on cabbage and Kale and kept in a viv, I've got them on the correct diet and husbandry now and it's slowed...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
25-02-2017, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,272
How long to hibernate?
Hi everyone,
All my torts are between 6 and 15 years old, I have in recent years always hibernated for 14 weeks, I've just checked them all and they are all ok, no wees, no dramatic weight loss, I...
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Forum: Breeding and Incubation
25-02-2017, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,393
Size for ibera to lay eggs
Hi, I have 3 ibera, 2 female, 1 male, they are only 6 years old, but are quite large, approx 16 cm carapace length. The male showed the girls a lot of attention last year upon wake up from...
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Forum: Other Animals
06-01-2016, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,504
Any tort weeds suitable for Guinea pigs
Hello everyone
I grow all the usual weeds for torts (dandelion, mallow, vetch, lavatera, sow thistle etc.) and was just wondering if any are suitable for our newly acquired Guinea pigs. I know...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
23-08-2015, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,724
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
23-08-2015, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,724
Male?
Hi, could anyone please confirm this is a male please?
Many thanks
Maddy
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Forum: Aquatic, Semi-Aquatic, and Terrestrial Turtles
19-08-2015, 07:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,811
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Forum: Aquatic, Semi-Aquatic, and Terrestrial Turtles
19-08-2015, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,811
Eggs laid
Hello folks,
Besides my tortoises I have 2 turtles, one common musk, one razor back, I've had them for approx 6 years, they've always been very happy together and today 3 eggs have appeared, quite...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
23-06-2015, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,847
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
23-06-2015, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 4,847
Latest Microchipping info
Hi there,
I just wondered if anyone could give me the latest info on Microchipping law.
I don't breed or sell my tortoises and as I don't agree with them being microchipped I've not had them done....
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Forum: Breeding and Incubation
29-04-2015, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,042
Mating
Hi there, I've just found two of my iberas mating.
He's about 13cm and she's 11cm , this is measuring the underneath of the shell..
I presume she will be too small to produce eggs?
I'll have to...
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
01-04-2015, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,016
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
30-03-2015, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,016
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Forum: Identification/Sexing.
30-03-2015, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,016
horsfield sexes please
Hi there, I'm enclosing photos of my 4 horsfields, any guesses please?
Many thanks
Maddy
http://s1341.photobucket.com/user/chevin65/media/image.jpg1_zpsafwahyiv.jpg.html...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
09-10-2014, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,200
She's 6 and has always been fridge hibernated...
She's 6 and has always been fridge hibernated with proper wind down, 14 weeks asleep the previous year. My worry if I dug her up now and put her inside with the others would be if I messed up her...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
09-10-2014, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,200
Horsfield hibernation question
hi everyone
I'd like advice and opinions on my following dilemma.
Last year my smallest horsfield disappeared in September, I honestly thought she'd escaped, been taken by a bird or stolen, we...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
26-09-2014, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,046
Hi all, it was the worst possible outcome I'm...
Hi all, it was the worst possible outcome I'm afraid. The vet operated for over 2 hours, the colon had prolapsed but there was internal damage to the uretha, bladder and ovary ducts. He had no choice...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
22-09-2014, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,046
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
22-09-2014, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,046
Prolapse
Hi there, I have a 6 year old Ibera with a nasty prolapse, I have a vets appointment in the morning. I've got her inside, nice and warm, am bathing her in sugar water and have her on clean paper. Is...
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