Something came up and we couldn't go, I am still going to post pictures when the new home is done. My tortoise is only eating plants, (mostly sweet potato leaves) its diet is supposed to be mostly grass is it not? We have some hay and grass nearby, but it's not eating it. How should I react /...
No, I was talking about a cheap, thick, ugly blanket that one would usually put in a dogs kennel. I am not sure whether it's actually called a pig blanket, I apologize, I was merely using my intuition, assuming that's what a pig blanket was.
I read somewhere, I cant recall where, that the African Leopard tortoise only slows down and doesn't actually hibernate? I also read that if you provide enough heat they wont need to hibernate. Of course I don't know yet. Either way, I want to make it as large as possible,
it all depends on...
Yea, that's the plan. In an ideal world I would like to make the roof a hatch, so it can open and close, as well as have it big enough so the tortoise can move closer or further away from the heat source. I have no idea how much wood there is. I will post some pictures tomorrow or the day after...
Yea. With my UN-trained eye, and with what I read online, I judge it about 5 years old, from the lines on its carapace. Apparently, it's not really a reliable way of judging though, because good years and bad years, can produce more lines then one in a single year, or even none. What I am...
I will try putting it inside there every night. Closing it up just doesn't feel right to me. Also I think I will make a bigger, wooden pen. I can go by my father and see if he has some wood lying around, if he does, I can probably dish out and make it decent, by adding a heat source.
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Here's a picture of the burrow we made, and one of the amount of hay I put in there.
I put the tortoise in there, but she left it soon afterwards and went back to hide in the plants again.
We made allot of noise while making it, laughing and chasing off a over sized spider etc.
I'm...
Well the arum sillies are in a hard spot to reach, there are non poisonous food everywhere along the way, doubt it will go there to eat it. Also it doesn't move away from its corner yet, I keep checking, hoping it does.
Alright, thanks much. I don't think its eaten it, but my girl friend thought they liked to. Tortoises wont eat some thing poisonous if they have other food will they?
I'm not sure yet, but I think the garden can feed it? It has the grass, sweet potato leaves, cactus / cactus fruit, we have a olive tree if its feeling really brave haha.
a Fig tree, tomato bush, carrots, parsley and daisy lawn cover, (not sure if it can eat these two mentioned) we have some...
We don't have woods over here! If you go on the main road to leave town, to your left you will see the Atlantic ocean, to your right you will see miles and miles of dunes. Thus the bad weather.
We have (some) grass, palm trees, salt and sand!
Other than that, some shrubs in the dessert, and...
Hey the mound sounds like a really good idea, thanks. That combined with the hay I am fetching tomorrow should provide a much better shelter against the cold. I will post a picture of it after I make it tomorrow.
I have shade, sun and a water proof house. How is the natures protection better against the weather? Do you know what being humble means? Or is that why you gracefully bow out?
It's not what you say, but how you say it. I acknowledge your experience and knowledge, but, I don't argue 'with' your...
Thank you littlestella, I agree! :)
Tom, I respect the fact that you know allot, I even read some of your threads / guides. The African Leopard tortoise is not territorial or violent and should be fine living with a partner.
We have stables nearby, I will get some hay there thank you. How often...
Namibia, it's next to South Africa. (on top of) If by tether you mean chain, that's just cruel iMo. Excuse my bad English and grammar.
I have a new question. Our average temperature is about 20 degrees Celsius, that's 68 Fahrenheit. Problem I might be facing is that, the tree and roof, blocks...
I just said the same thing in the introduction post, haha! (about it looking like a drill hole) We did look for the owner though, could be a few blocks away. The tortoise was very lucky though, these streets are infested with dogs and no gates to keep them in theyr yards.
Thank you Yvonne. Yes I am from Africa. I doubt it was wild, it has a hole in the back of its shell, to me it looks like it was drilled to mark the tortoise? I don't know, could be wild and was attacked when it was younger. Still the hole looks man made to me.
Thank your Greg T. Yes I have seen it eat grass, sweet potato leaves and some other random leaves I don't know what it was, my girl friend saw it eating that time. Only 'mistakes' I know of so far is, my soaking session; it was only about 5 minutes. I just used a tooth brush to clean its shell...
I took two photos of the hole in its shell, also we caught it eating sweet potato leaves on photo as well. I am guessing its a girl from the U shape, but I am not certain.