Hi,
I've had a hibernation disaster and need your advice.
First the terrible news. yesterday I woke my tortoises from their fridge based hubernations (all 21 of them 10 Ibera Greeks, 11 eastern hermann's) the hermann's are perfect. But I've lost 5 of my Iberas 4 appeared the not come out of...
Hi,
I'm looking for one or two female Ibera Greeks to increase my breeding colony.
Please pm me with any information you have age/size/proven etc.
Thanks
Ian
Hi all,
just picked up a new male hermann's tortoise. He came as a T. h. b. but I think he is pretty atypical the best fit based on the great figures on here are T h herg, but again he's not completely typical of them either so i'd appreciate you thoughts on what he is.
Thanks in advance...
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I have a captive born 3 year old Eastern Hermann female. I've had her 2 months or so and she is in quarantine for another 4 month.
Recently (over the last three days or so) she has started some odd behavior she wiggles from side to side carving out furrows in her bedding (shredded...
Hi All,
quick question MY greeks 3 females and a male are up and active after their truncated hibernation this winter.
Today I notice some odd behavior, my largest female has started ramming the other two females (just like a male does before mating).
I've not seen this before, but is...
Hi all,
there comes a time when I could do with a second opinion on the sexes of my red foots here they are in all their glory.
I think I know what they are but.....
If this has worked you should get the ventral surface on the left hand side and the dorsal surface on the...
Hi,
We put our four adult Greeks (Ibera) into hibernation on 7th November we use a small fridge for hibernation (we're is Maine so uncontrolled hibernation is out) and keep them around 45^of. On the 24th we found that one of our female Greeks has awoken from hibernation and pushed the door...
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i have a red footed tortoise circa 300g, (around 1.5 years old) no weight loss and she vomited earlier today (her last meal; tomato) now drinking well, but refusing to feed, still active if a little lethargic. Slight clicking noise coming from her throat.
She lives (with 4 other...
Hi,
My wife and I have just returned to tortoise keeping after a 30 year lay off for me (these are my wife's first tortoises). Of course the recent change in Maine state law's allowing some tortoises to be kept here has helped.
We currently have 9 tortoises; 4 juvenile red foots one...