24-08-2006, 11:06 AM | #1 |
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just saying hi!
i thought i would introduce myself,
my name is ang, i am a house slave with 4 horrible kids! i also have 4 seahorses and for my birthday (tomorrow) i want a tortoise... when i was little as most of the uk, i had a tortoise called george! any help and advice would be very welcomed...there will be lots of q's im afraid... starting with what tortoise to get? any way sorry to ramble.. ang |
24-08-2006, 11:37 AM | #2 |
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Hi ang welcome to the forum I would love to see picstures of your seahorses
Firstly let me say please buy your torotise from a breeder and not a petshop. A good first Tortoise would be a hermanns, a horsfields or a spur thighed. I see you are in kent well you will have no problem finding a breder there Check out the breeders list at www.shelledwarriors.co.uk
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24-08-2006, 06:54 PM | #3 |
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hi ang
welcome to this great forum happy birthday for friday get the seahorse pics up research the different torts and their different needs and ask away linda |
24-08-2006, 07:32 PM | #4 |
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hi,
i am going for the hermanns i think.. i brought a big indoor rabbit cage today to stop the kids seeing if it can swim! i also got a reptile 8watt light and a heat lamp, and thermometer thingy to stick on the side so i think all i need now is some sort of substrate, feed bowl rocks and a hidy hole (not sure what to use for this yet! does this sound right... ang |
24-08-2006, 08:23 PM | #5 |
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Is the 8 watt light UV? For substrate you can use a mixture of playsand and topsoil (50/50) or Hemp. A ceramic bowl such as those used as trays for plants work well for water. For a hides I use the flexible log rolls you can buy for small animals.
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25-08-2006, 12:11 AM | #6 |
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Hello n welcome
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25-08-2006, 12:12 PM | #7 |
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Hi Ang and welcome
Sharon |
25-08-2006, 12:18 PM | #8 |
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hello and welcome
luv becks xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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