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    Tortoise nails and foot scales worn off from pavement

    He have tape so he will be more visible, so i can find him quickly and get him home if it rains- he likes to dig himself in places and i do check on him few times a day. Dog ignores him totally, been this way 4 years not even smelling him. He knows wheres backdoor exit from garden and that was...
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    Tortoise nails and foot scales worn off from pavement

    Ok, plan is to make him little foot protectors/slippers similar to otehr bigger animals, will buy stuff from ebay and copy ones avialable on market with proper opening for his nails- planning to keep it attached by velcro straps just like dogs ot make sure its not too tight. Itll be basically...
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    Tortoise nails and foot scales worn off from pavement

    He lived in garden with concrete parts for last 6 years, and now he started getting issues i think other lady was right about him digging.
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    Tortoise nails and foot scales worn off from pavement

    Theres no predators really, except cows but luckily they try to stay away. But on serious note most of wild rodents stay away as house cat hunts them, so does dog. (they dont interact with tortoise). Havent seen fox here in years as many people in my area have dogs. Ive made sure some spots...
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    Tortoise nails and foot scales worn off from pavement

    Never had flood here in last 4 years, when it rains harder i take him home but never had flood here. Ive made sure he wont be able to escape, made him little trails in bushes and just cut around and made sure hell be good. Made few hides as well as one dry hide I cant remove cement as you see...
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    Tortoise nails and foot scales worn off from pavement

    Hello, ive looked at all other nail/scale threads but could not find help. Ive noticed today that my outside living tortoise lost part of his scale on feet due to walking on one of his feet- im sure its due to pavement as he lives in garden- he have dry hide as well if it rains i take him home...
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    Planning indoor enclosure with adult tortoise

    Haha i just found your answer here: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/ikea-bookshelf-enclosure.9740/ thats actually really good idea, problem is my room is quite small, just 8 foot of space with whcih i can work on (rest is covered by bed) . From my measuring in last hour and half ive managed...
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    Planning indoor enclosure with adult tortoise

    Hello! this year again im planning to make new indoor enclosure for my tort as ive realized previous one was too short for him. Im living in uk so indoor enclosure is a must on rainy days. Hes over 10 years old, Horsefiled (Russian) tortoise, 6,5 inch long. Ive planned to buy 4ft x 2 x 1...
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