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  1. Moi Hutton

    Old Greek waking up from brumation-first time for me!

    Hi everyone, Our Greek tortoise seems to be waking from brumation, he’s currently in the fridge but I can see he has been moving around and heard him rustling about. I live in the South West UK and was thinking of taking him out on Saturday as the temperature should consistently be above...
  2. Moi Hutton

    Call out to UK based tort owners about hibernation!

    Good morning all! I was wondering how other UK based tort owners are managing with this very cold spell? My old Greek is brumating at the moment in our insulated shed. Went to check his temp this morning and he was 0 so I brought him inside in a panic. He’s still alive after giving him a gentle...
  3. Moi Hutton

    Old Greek wear and tear on shell...

    Hi everyone, Since having our adopted Greek he has been happily roaming the garden and climbing and squeezing through very odd places! He has quite a few scrapes on his shell now which aren’t deep but I’m still a bit worried if he’s ok! He loves climbing through two terra-cotta plant pots that...
  4. Moi Hutton

    Not seen any poo for a week or so...

    Hi everyone, I’ve had our adopted old Greek tortoise for a month or so now and he seems really happy grazing in the garden and soaking up the sun (when it’s out-I’m in the UK). However, I noticed when he first came with us that he was pooing most days - however I haven’t seen (or stood) in any...
  5. Moi Hutton

    Flakey skin on my spur thighs eye...

    Hello! I have recently adopted an old spur thigh from grandparents. We live in the uk and have him in an outdoor enclosure but he can roam around our garden during the day. This morning I noticed some flakey skin on his eye and have started to panic...is this normal? It was very humid and wet...
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    Help! Noticed flakey skin near my spur thighs eye

    Hello! We have very recently adopted an old spur thigh from grandparents and I’ve noticed this bit of flakey skin near his eye this morning. It was quite rainy last night (he has sufficient cover) but as a new tortoise mother I am worrying...will you guys have a look at the pic and tell me if...
  7. Moi Hutton

    Adopted an 80 year old Spur Thigh

    Hello everyone! We have been very fortunate to adopt a lovely old guy from grandparents. We have been told that he’s around 80years old and we’ve had him for three days now. We’ve built an outdoor enclosure for him which he was exploring around in. It has lots of shady bits and part with a...
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