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Hi guys, a quick update. The weather got a bit colder and a lot wetter today, and so far shelley's just slept through the entire day under her bridge. I decided against disturbing her, but now i'm thinking if she still decides to sleep through most of the days then what should i do regarding...

Ah i see. Well i guess the difference is uk winters compared to californian winters lol, gets fairly cold here. As for enclosure, she has a tort table with a 60watt reflector bulb.

Hi. I've had shelley for a few months now and due to the uselessness of the person i bought her from i'm still unsure of whether she's a hibernator or not. I've googled for answers but as usual there's quite a bit of conflicting information on the net about it. i only found out she was...

Tell me about it - i've never been in so much discomfort before. At least Shelley doesn't have to share the misery too!

That's good to hear then, thanks. I wasn't worrying about her covered in red spots btw :p more-so the germs etc that comes with it

hi, stupid question i know but i woke up with what i presume is chicken pox. my question is is there any danger to handle my tortoise with chicken pox, seeing its a sunny day outside and i want my tortoise to have as much time in the sun as possible. thanks in advance

ok thanks for the replies, i'm glad to hear it. and old4x4, sweet looking tort in your display pic!

I posted photos of my tort in another thread and i was regretably informed that she has some pyramiding of her shell. I've only had her for a couple of weeks, and the only thing i know of from the previous owners is that she wouldn't have had much exercise, and a lack of uvb and regular...

i feared that. like i said, i dont know what conditions she was kept in before, or what she fed on. i just googled it to find out more about pyramiding and now i'm quite worried about it, is there anything i can do to prevent it more-so, other than calcium supplements/correct diet/sunlight? thanks

ok got a couple more photos. quality isn't great, second one was a bit tricky to take but hopefully they'll be of help

Thanks for the welcomes and the help so far. any other suggestions? seems no easy feat id-ing some of these little guys :p

thanks jenrell. i wondered about her diet too actually, seeing i don't know what the previous owners fed her. dandelion leaves are what she usually eats, and when i asked at a pet shop they suggested other leaves like basil and parsley. i also give her vitamin supplements regularly, and a bit of...

ok thanks, here's a few more.

hey everybody, first post. glad to be here. i recently acquired my tortoise from a friend of a relative, my first as a pet. i've attached a pic (if it works!) and would appreciate it if anybody can confirm the type; i'm thinking its a tunisian-spur thigh but opinions from people who know...