Meet Ninian :-)

Ajay · 12-04-2009, 04:38 PM

This is Ninian (he was Toto, but..well yeah). A woman bought him for her 4yo granddaughter who has lost interest after five weeks. She came over to meet Darwin (my blue collie) when we were talking to fundraisers at the pet shop and started chatting.. Anyway, we went to see him and couldn't leave him.

He's had five weeks of this lovely woman following the pet shop assistant's advice to the letter.. Wrong bulbs in (now melted!) wrong holders, fresh fruit and veg with his dandelions, no water and a centimetre of woodchippings in his pine table... (he's still in the table in the picture - though with soil instead of wood, but has been moved into a more suitable house now - was waiting for it to dry out!)

He has long nails, flaking skin, a very waggy tail (is this a Horsfield thing or is he just happy to have a clean tail again??) and a worn down beak (despite having had nothing to chew on, even his food was cut up.. So not sure if it has always looked like that?)

Anyway, I'll take more piccies when he's settled in a bit more. Any Horsfield hints appreciated!! I'm off to read up.. Dissertation (2:1 thankyouverymuch

and thank you all for your help!) was a looooong time ago!

anna m · 12-04-2009, 05:06 PM

Lovely tortoise

linda · 12-04-2009, 05:37 PM

congratulations on your new addition he is lovely

**16 shells** · 12-04-2009, 06:25 PM

Ninian is in good hands now, i would say flakey skin on head is a normal shedding in reptiles, good luck.
Paul

lindso3000 · 12-04-2009, 06:51 PM

Awwww he's lovely!

cazzykins · 12-04-2009, 11:57 PM

He looks lovely

My horsfield is quite flakey, I thought this was quite normal though..
Good luck with him!

Lolly8 · 13-04-2009, 12:33 AM

Lovely horsfield!

Flakey skin is normal.The waggy tail is also normal,they do this usually when going to toilet or I've noticed mine is doing this sometimes just like that...

Ajay · 15-04-2009, 09:22 AM

lol good good. Thanks guys.

My hermanns shed like this too but he definately looks more scruffy :-/

The wagging is soo cute, he does it whenever he fancies I think. Bless him!

Jazzotang · 16-04-2009, 09:34 PM

awww bless him, Lucky you he is a real sweetie and lucky him as he has now got a wonderfull new home

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12-04-2009, 04:38 PM	#1
Ajay Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 1,000	Meet Ninian :-) This is Ninian (he was Toto, but..well yeah). A woman bought him for her 4yo granddaughter who has lost interest after five weeks. She came over to meet Darwin (my blue collie) when we were talking to fundraisers at the pet shop and started chatting.. Anyway, we went to see him and couldn't leave him. He's had five weeks of this lovely woman following the pet shop assistant's advice to the letter.. Wrong bulbs in (now melted!) wrong holders, fresh fruit and veg with his dandelions, no water and a centimetre of woodchippings in his pine table... (he's still in the table in the picture - though with soil instead of wood, but has been moved into a more suitable house now - was waiting for it to dry out!) He has long nails, flaking skin, a very waggy tail (is this a Horsfield thing or is he just happy to have a clean tail again??) and a worn down beak (despite having had nothing to chew on, even his food was cut up.. So not sure if it has always looked like that?) Anyway, I'll take more piccies when he's settled in a bit more. Any Horsfield hints appreciated!! I'm off to read up.. Dissertation (2:1 thankyouverymuch and thank you all for your help!) was a looooong time ago! __________________ Ajay xxx 0.0.2 Testudo hermanni boettgeri 0.0.2 Geochelone carbonaria 0.0.1 Testudo horsfieldii 1.0.0 Eublepharis macularius 1.0.0 Canis familiaris I am no longer a student; AT LAST!!

12-04-2009, 06:25 PM	#4
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	Ninian is in good hands now, i would say flakey skin on head is a normal shedding in reptiles, good luck. Paul __________________ Paul.

12-04-2009, 06:51 PM	#5
lindso3000 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2,675	Awwww he's lovely! __________________ Keeper of horsfields, redfoots, Hermans, bearded dragon and 2 rats

13-04-2009, 12:33 AM	#7
Lolly8 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 5,276	Lovely horsfield!Flakey skin is normal.The waggy tail is also normal,they do this usually when going to toilet or I've noticed mine is doing this sometimes just like that... __________________

15-04-2009, 09:22 AM	#8
Ajay Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 1,000	lol good good. Thanks guys. My hermanns shed like this too but he definately looks more scruffy :-/ The wagging is soo cute, he does it whenever he fancies I think. Bless him! __________________ Ajay xxx 0.0.2 Testudo hermanni boettgeri 0.0.2 Geochelone carbonaria 0.0.1 Testudo horsfieldii 1.0.0 Eublepharis macularius 1.0.0 Canis familiaris I am no longer a student; AT LAST!!

12-04-2009, 05:06 PM	#2
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	Lovely tortoise

12-04-2009, 05:37 PM	#3
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	congratulations on your new addition he is lovely

12-04-2009, 11:57 PM	#6
cazzykins Member Hatched Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 474	He looks lovely My horsfield is quite flakey, I thought this was quite normal though.. Good luck with him!

16-04-2009, 09:34 PM	#9
Jazzotang Member Hatchling Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: near Canterbury Kent Posts: 610	awww bless him, Lucky you he is a real sweetie and lucky him as he has now got a wonderfull new home. __________________ Jazz Panzer and Shermans personal assistant!

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