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    Am I Murdering my Tortoise

    What are rollies / rolly pollys ? BTW that has been a nightmare to type as autocorrect does not like it, at all!
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    Help we are going on a long 9 hr drive

    We are allowed out for essentials only, medicines, shopping of necessities, exercise outside from your house, etc. Limited numbers in shops, so queues outside most. Driving only to work if unable to work from home. 2metre social distancing, Infections are slowing, deaths still too high. So no...
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    Help we are going on a long 9 hr drive

    Am I allowed to ask.... are you guys not still in lockdown? In the UK, this would not be allowed at the moment, with or without torts. I’m loving spending this extra time with mine.
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    Lost tortoise

    It was pretty cold in the shade yesterday here in East Sussex, and my Herman’s burrowed in their house for the afternoon, after some sunshine and breakfast. Really turned chilly. Maybe it will be warm enough today and he will suddenly appear for food. I do hope he turns up, keep us updated. ?
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    2 of my Hermanns up early from hibernation

    My youngest Hermann, Bubbles, is only 3 and a half yrs old, so I only hibernated her for 3 months. When I woke her, I weighed my other 3 - the boys were fine, but Lady Barbara had lost just over 10 percent of her body weight, so I decided to keep her up. They are in a tortoise table, until the...
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    Why not to keep 2 tortoises together - a lesson learned the hard way

    Noted. My eyes will be open come new year.
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    Why not to keep 2 tortoises together - a lesson learned the hard way

    Thank you for this. I took on 4 Herman’s in April this year, 2 males, 2 females, 1 pair are actual brother and sister. They actually seem to get on well, and tend to sleep / huddle together, otherwise wander happily on their own. Maybe I am a lucky one, but once they are back outside after...
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    Hi from the UK

    Hehehe, that would probably mean another cloud coming over, where’s your brolly!
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    Hi from the UK

    Thank you, I note all of your locations, many of you have much better weather for longer than we do!
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    Hi from the UK

    What great conversations you have going here, I’m going to do a lot of reading, and learning! I am the proud mum of 3 daughters, and 4 Herman’s. I am lucky enough to have a personal guru helping me, as he has been rescuing torts for years, and now I am helping ease his load a bit. I love my 2...
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    Mother of 4 (Herman’s)!

    Mother of 4 (Herman’s)!
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