hi robyn! yeah its my first, and inching my way there, 2 weeks til my due date! yay!
its so lovely to set stan free in the air in his pen. little bugger slipped out of the enclosure the other day (my fault, i put the corner of the pen overlapping a bit of low ground and he squeezed out- after...
LOL i just 'had' to have a typical grumpy old mans name, i think the humphrey part sets it off :D the esquire and sir were added for a more 'refined' effect...you can just imagine him smoking a pipe in a smoking jacket! ;)
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and PS, the name serves him well, stan is the...
apparently its something they do to measure chances of danger. their neck bobs up and down. i have no idea what the science is but thats what i heard!
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thats a good idea Ozric, to get him in some sort of containery pen thingy thats not so enclosed or draghty....i will have a thinky about what i can whack together. and ill definatley check out ebay!
ohhh i cant wait to be able to leave him outside all day long i know he is so much happier out...
Hi guys! thanks for all your responses.
according to the vet, stan needs warm temperatures constantly for the time being. his body temperature needs to be kept warm constantly in order for his body to heal and for him to be better. he is doing much better but still has some way off for a full...
hi robyn!
yup the lady i saw was a torty specialist. maybe she was just more concerned at his infection and thought that the claws/beak could wait. ah well. he is happier today. less climbing, and ate pretty much a whole pansy which he has never eaten before.
a good day from yesterday...
thanks yvonne, its kinda split, but one side of the split sticks out like a millimetre further than the other which is what makes it look like a chuck is missing. it definatly looks as though the problem is over grown beak. im kinda mad at the vet for not telling me how bad it was. i know that i...
these are the clearest pics i could get....he was at the vets 3-4 weeks ago, she didnt seem to be too concerned at his beak length, and until 2 days ago he was eating with ease, and drinking too so its not posing a problem to that.....let me know what you think!
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awww thanks robyn, he has his moments!!! its def something i will look into having done. he had his back claws trimmed as they were curling up by a fella in the nearby reptile shop. unfortunately that particular man doesnt work there anymore and im not so keen on the other fella...so ill get...
Hi guys!
my toroise is recovering from a respitory infection (doing well so far!)
but today i noticed his beak looks split on both sides, one more so than the other.
i have been feeding him leafy greens daily, but the last 2 days his eating has slowed a little. his appetite has always...
hey micki!! i intend to set him free again as soon as im sure he has made a complete recovery, the vet said this could take months until he is 100% he hates being in there but if i set him free again i risk his infection flaring up again.
he is alot happier out of the viv but right now his...
hi guys! thanks so much for your responses!!
he used to climb the glass in his old viv which was a 3 footer, but now seems to be more interested in the back of the viv which is beyond me- its just a bland corner. he also climbs his shelter alot. thats right he is 9 yrs old and i love him to...
think i just posted this in the wrong place, oops!
anyways hope you guys can help :)
Hi guys, my name is Jel and i am from london UK
I am not a big forum user so not great at this kinda thing, please bear with me!!
I have a hermanns called Stan who is 9 and recently had a respitory...
Hi guys, my name is Jel and i am from london UK
I am not a big forum user so not great at this kinda thing, please bear with me!!
I have a hermanns called Stan who is 9 and recently had a respitory infection.
Now he is back in his viv and feeling much better he will not stop climbing! mainly...