Clearly concerning that it was on the loose and hope it finds a proper home, but some great tortoise gags in this news story. Thought I'd share with you all.
(The A24 is a fairly major dual carriageway)...
So it seems Shirley won't eat the vegetation that I grow her, but she is happy to tuck into a snail that she has found in her enclosure. (Note that immediately after taking the photo I took the snail off her, but she had already eaten quite a bit, including the shell).
Who knows how many she...
I was discussing tortoises at work with a colleague the other day, and she mentioned how expensive she thought it was to own a tortoise. She told me about a recent article she had read...
I've had Shirley about 18 months (she is three and a hermann), and last summer I wasn't really geared up to growing her food so she was predominantly fed from bought bags of salad from the super market (florette crispy, as I've seen recommended on this website) and the odd dandelion that I...
http://m.courier.co.uk/Tiny-turtle-dumped-bin-rescued-Sussex-vets/story-28198200-detail/story.html
Hopefully it will have a good chance now it's been found. I'm hoping this was somehow an accident, but can't come up with a plausible reason. At least she was found.
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A couple of times recently I've heard Shirley fall over and end up upside down. This is normally due to her trying to escape/other hijinks.
I'm never sure whether it's better to:
A) turn her back immediately to keep her stress levels low.
B) leave her a few minutes to see if she can...
I'm considering buying a bigger house to accommodate Shirley, as I think she'll outgrow her enclosure in a couple of years (certainly her indoor one) and I haven't room for a bigger one in my current house. Is this extreme behaviour?
I've raised the issue of moving with the wife, although...
If I'm out all day at work but the weather forecast is for rain showers on and off all day, is it better to:
A) leave Shirley outside, she can always get out of the rain in the undercover part of her outdoor enclosure and the benefit of natural sunlight for part of the day will outweigh the...
Given the recent nice weather here in the UK, Shirley has been spending most of her time in her outside enclosure, including a few nights where temperatures have not been forecast to drop too much.
It seems to get on her nerves a bit to keep moving her between her outdoor and indoor...
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I found Shirley eating her own poo this morning.
Is this likely to cause her a problem (i.e do I need to call the vet)?
Also, is this normal tortoise behaviour?
Minging.
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I'm interested in tracking how much my 2 year old hermann weighs as part of keeping an eye on her health, but my kitchen scales are nowhere near sensitive enough to use for this. Does anyone know where drug dealers buy their scales or have any recommendations of type to buy? I'm guessing...
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It's a lovely Easter Monday here on the south coast of England, so I've given Shirley a first run out in her outdoor enclosure.
It's still early spring, so not much growing in there, but in a month or so most of the bare soil on show will hopefully have tort friendly weeds and flowers...
Couple of pictures of Shirley's indoor pad. She has pansies, salad cress and pot marigolds growing but hasn't actually shown any sign of eating any of them (she's not a particularly big eater). Loves being buried though - I'm not sure she would bother getting up if I didn't dig her up.
Her...
Is the stuff on the rock in the foreground urates?
I've tried reading loads of posts and articles before posting and I'm pretty sure it is urates, however given this is the first time I've seen it I wouldn't mind an expert confirming my suspicions. Thanks!
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I need to go away over the weekend and I'm wondering the best way to leave Shirley. I'll be away for roughly 48 hours. Obviously I'll make sure she has enough water and a couple of days worth of food, but should I leave her light on or off whilst I'm away? She's inside in a table and has...
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I'm Gareth, proud new owner of Shirley the Hermann tortoise, and I live in the UK. Shirley is eighteen months old.
I've had her a week in a tortoise table inside while I work on her outdoor run (still a bit cold to put her outside for another month so I have a bit of time). I bought the...