15-02-2009, 02:07 PM | #1 |
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Flashing tortoise worry
I've recently been told i have a male Hermann, today he has decided to confirm that to me.
I'm sorry if this sounds silly but i have a concern. I have two tortoises and they have a mix of top soil and sand and substrate in their enclosure. At the moment he is flashing when he encounters slate or the cuttlefish within the enclosure. Could this not hurt him if it gets the sand/top soil on him when flashing? Sorry, but i read another post some time ago about how they could cut themselves with the gritty bits of sand when doing this. Help! Annecaroline |
15-02-2009, 02:10 PM | #2 |
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well they must flash in the wild
is your sand playsand that has been screened what percentage of sand with soil are you using |
15-02-2009, 02:22 PM | #3 |
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Well now you know you have a boy. Wait till they flash then decide to trail food and other items around all day. Oh the joy of lads
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oh i cant wait for one of mine to do this How old do they have to be to flash??
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15-02-2009, 03:13 PM | #5 |
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The top soil/sand mix is one which is sold already mixed for tortoises in the reptile shop.
Fleur is three and a half. I was quite shocked when he did it, mainly because i was concerned about him scratching himself. Don't laugh, i'm not some innocent but it just seemed weird that a little tortoise could have something that size! Annecaroline |
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starting to worry about you Jackie. lol
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lol,knowing me it will never happen,I expect i have girlies,who are more polite
You should worry about me as I now get excited by bargains in garden centres,and when i saw a cheap greenhouse today,I always thought they were for old people
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I'll have a look tomorrow at the packet tomorrow. I think it is called tortoise substrate, no that's not right - and will post it.
Too right about being well endowed. Scared the life out of me! It was almost as big as the tortoise. Sorry, too much information now |
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OOOOh i too want my tort to "flash" at me! I cant wait!!! Hee hee heeeeeee
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