10-05-2007, 01:32 PM | #11 | |
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he is a really beautiful tort, try feeding him on a piece of slate, and leave chunks of cuttlefish bone in his enclosure to allow him to bite on and keep his beak trimmed, he will also be gaining calcium from this so its very good for him. what kind of enclosure do you keep him in? would love to see pics of it and also more pics of the tort itself. i never get tired of looking at tort pics, could look at these critters all day. |
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10-05-2007, 02:16 PM | #12 |
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Yes thats right they totaly close at the back, which can make sexing difficult. They are amazing, if they close it as you have hold of them you can feel the hinge close. They tend to be pretty shy, but once they develop confidence in their surroundings they come out of their shell a little and are amazing to watch, but dont make the best pets like hermanns or spurs as you see little of them if they have the correct set up
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10-05-2007, 03:09 PM | #13 |
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Hi he is lovely
Can i ask whats wrong with his shell His beck is very overgrown |
10-05-2007, 06:50 PM | #14 |
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his shell?!? nothings wrong with it as far as i know? why do you ask can you see something up?!?
i got him in a glass enclosure at the moment, but spends a lot of the days outside in his run, when its warm, but he also loves the rain! will get some piccys sorted over the weekend and will be sure to post some more! xx |
10-05-2007, 07:42 PM | #15 |
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The second pic it looks like his shell is damaged It may not be
Good for you getting his housing sorted out he needs to be out of it as soon as possible |
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i thought u might have been on about the secone piccys, does look like its damaged but its not, think he might have slighty rubbed against the fence in the garden or something, a wash down got rid of it, lol!
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10-05-2007, 08:35 PM | #17 |
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that's amazing! I've never seen a hinge back before! so they can close up the whole back of thier shells?!
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it does move a tiny bit to, well it used to when he was little, hes a bit bigger now, so not sure if it does it anymore, its funny how people havent seen many hingebacks, thought they were one of the more common torty.... guess i was wrong!
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hi i feed my hatchlings on a concrete slab im sure concrete is more abrasive than slate bacause i have never had a problem .i have to say i dont do this with my adults but they have free access to graze and spend a lot of time just eating.
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