Recent content by Colin =D

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    Butting the wall

    Hi guys thanks for getting back to me, there enclosure is 4foot by 2foot and has 4 inches deep topsoil terrain, there out regularly and were currently working on an extension of sorts (modified rabbit hutch) the tempeture is 23-24 degrees, so she's 5.5 inches and he's 4 inches both around the...
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    Butting the wall

    Hi guys I have 2 spur thighs ( m and f) the female keeps butting the wall always on the same side and we can't stop her she might do it 3 times a day for 5 minutes each bout. tried covering that area with ornaments but she moves them and gets back to work. anybody know why and how to stop it...
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    skin tag ?

    Hi guys. So couldn't get a picture of the missing spur because she keeps covering with her tail, But from what I have seen she's back to normal swelling gone down looks fine. Not sensitive anymore, i'm guessing that it was caused by my frisky male tortoise trying to get some special attention...
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    skin tag ?

    Hey guys, bit of help needed. I'v noticed that my female tortoise has a skin tag like thing where her spur should be, It doesn't seem to bother her but I have to manually clean around it and it does seem tender when touched causing her to squirm a bit and thats unlike her. She's a Spur...
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    tortoise biology books

    Guys thanks very much, i'm still searching around for this book list of the gods. One book i have here is 'Turtles and Tortoises' calling it's self a complete pet owners manual...... its kind of a rag..... Published in 1996 by Barron's its nothing special. Got it for 50 cent so not a problem...
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    tortoise biology books

    Hey i'm trying to find books on tortoise biology, i drop into car boot sales often but i still want more. :D So... can people post book titles and writer names with the year ? Thanks :tort: Colin =D
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    1 DAY NEW ALREADY UNIQUE

    Beautiful pictures, I'v only seen one with the split, hermans tortoise so it was but the split was second last on its back ridge. very interesting !
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    My new enclosure

    Thanks guys I'm so glad you all like it, and it was 1 week and 1 day from start to finnish in the build waiting for some materials and a shared screw gun. They seem to be loving the ramble around my room as well when my cats not about =D Thanks again. Yours, Colin
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    My new enclosure

    Rite so. All finished now and heres the fruit of my hard work. I present to you, my very own hand made indoor tortoise enclosure. still gotta put in some hides and another light but thats nothing to fret about =D hope ya's like it =D
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    My new enclosure

    Day 1: Wood bought, cut to size all marking done- looking good. Will finnish construction tomorrow, then i'v just to get door, waterproof in-lay instal lights and substrate and finally, add tortoises !
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    Omg im going insane

    Ooh that sounds cooool :) might try a patch! She isn't trying to eat the stone anymore, I think the novelty wore off lol but I fancy giving them a lawn too hehe Glad to hear stone fear is over and yay, I love sharing ideas. Also, can you post a Photo her enclosure ?
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    Omg im going insane

    What about a mini garden terrain by using a sod of grass or two, looks nice, they'd enjoy walking on it and they can eat it =D
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    My new enclosure

    Hiya =D, There both around 4-4 and a half years old. Thank you I value your feedback, also when i'm building there will be stage by stage pictures to look forward to. Colin =D
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    My new enclosure

    this so far will be a 4 foot x 2 foot enclosure for my Greek Spur-Thighs, I say so far, because i have already begun thinking bigger before i have started construction. It will be made of melamine, with plexiglass on the inside bottom and 5 inches up the walls to protect the wood from...
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    Substrates

    I Plan to put a sod of grass into my new enclosure, would that be acceptable ???
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