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  1. Melissa101

    Would this be appropriate for a tortoise?

    Hello everyone! I’m looking at building an outdoor enclosure for my tortoise. I was initially thinking of a shed, but saw some people who have converted dog kennels for the purpose. I was hoping someone could look at the picture below & let me know if they think this would work? Important...
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    Looking for help identifying Harry

    Hi everyone, I was given my tortoise when I was 15, so when I was told he was ‘A Greek Spur Thighed’ tort, that was enough for me! I’m now 31, and have recently seen some other Spur Thighed who look quite different. Basically Harry was smaller despite being older, and his shell just seemed more...
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    Keeping a tortoise outside in the UK

    Hi everyone, I have a 15 year old Spur Thighed tortoise called Harry. We live in the South of England. At this time of year - now that he has woken up from hibernation - he lives indoors in a tortoise table. Then in the summer he spends his days outside and nights indoors. My plan is to move...
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    Tortoise nibbled a crayon!

    Hi all, my spur thighed tortoise is kept on a tortoise table, sitting on a dining table, so that he’s away from my dog and my toddler. Or so I thought! Turns out that while my 21 month old can’t reach into the enclosure, he can toss things in! At some point today or yesterday he’s tossed a...
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    I have a different type of tortoise than I thought!

    Hi everyone, I’m hoping for some advice, as i feel like such an idiot! I’ll try to keep this as short as i can. When i was a teenager my parents bought me a pair of tortoises because i was obsessed with the creatures! Cut to 15 years later, i have a male and female, and have since read a lot...
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    Swollen cloaca

    Hi all, I’ll try to keep this as short as poss, but also include as much relevant info as I can! I have a 15yr old pair of tortoises. They were bought for me when I was around 14, and my parents thought they were doing the right thing by trusting the breeder who told us that tortoises need...
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    You guys are amazing!

    Some of you might have seen/responded to a thread I made about my male spur thighed tort and his regular penis prolapses. I took him to a reptile vet who said it was due to a birth defect. I mentioned that on here, and loads of you said it was more likely to be a parasite, so I decided to see...
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    Unluckiest tortoise in the world?

    My Harry (who, some of you may remember, was picked up and subsequently dropped by a seagull several months ago), is now dealing with a brand new problem. A prolapsing penis. I have an update for those who are interested: I took Harry to the vet today, for the second time in less than a week...
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    Recurring penile prolapse

    My Harry is a rather unlucky tortoise, first he had a runny nose, which was treated by the vet, then he got picked up by a seagull (was missing for a day, then found his way home!), and now he has penile prolapse. I noticed what looked like a penis (but not a healthy looking one) had been 'out'...
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    Question about tongues!

    Hi guys, I noticed today that both George and Harry have red patches on their tongues. Normally they are always a pale pink colour, so this stood out to me. I haven't got any pics at the moment, they're just reddish/brown patches, they almost look like dirt or staining from food? But I wanted...
  11. Melissa101

    We found him!!

    I cannot believe it, one day after being picked up by a seagull and carried out of the garden, I come home from putting up missing pet posters to find Harry on my garden path! Witnesses literally saw him get picked up, my husband and I saw the bird carrying him, we turned the garden upside down...
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    A seagull picked up my tortoise

    As the title says... My two babies were in the garden, and I went inside for a moment. I come out and Harry is gone. My husband comes out to help me look, and we see a seagull fly over us with something very large in his beak. I'm absolutely heartbroken. Please don't tell me it's my fault for...
  13. Melissa101

    Sorry, a question about number 2's!

    Hi guys, I have been soaking my tortoises more frequently (around every other day), as they were looking a little dry. (I'm still learning, so if I should do it even more than this please tell me!) I've noticed that one of my tortoises, Harry, has been pooping way more since all the baths, and...
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    Should I separate my tortoises?

    I've had my two spur thighed tortoises for over ten years, and they've always been kept together. Today I noticed the male mounting and biting the female (I've posted a few questions in the breeding section of the forums about this). Should I separate them? Is the male likely to pester the...
  15. Melissa101

    Hello from England!

    Hi my name is Melissa, mum to two Spur Thighed tortoises, George and Harry (when I bought them over 10 years ago I had to pick unisex names!). Here they are in the garden, being watched over by Oliver the Shih Tzu (if I can work out how to upload pics from my phone!) Looking forward to meeting...
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    Spur thighed breeding for the first time!

    Hello all, I'm new, and hoping this is the right place to post! I've had a pair of spur thighed tortoises (George and Harry) for over 10 years, and only recently discovered that they're almost certainly a male and female (after having different opinions from different vets!). They've lived...
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