Hi all, I could use some advice on whether or not I should try to hibernate Om this year. He's 14 months old now and still lives indoors, though he gets a couple of hours outside every other day. I kept him awake last winter as I was too scared to try it with such a youngster.
I live in NZ so it...
So. We haven't been able to build an outdoor enclosure for my 1-yo Greek spur thigh yet, for a number of reasons, but as it is summer here I have been putting him/her in a secure run outdoors for a couple of hours every afternoon so s/he can get lots of sun. A couple of weeks ago Om managed to...
So a bag of Mazuri Zoo Foods Exotic Leaf Eater pellets arrived today for Om, my baby Greek spur thigh. I got them off eBay UK because the seller ships internationally and I couldn't find anyone selling the standard Mazuri who does.
Here's the datasheet for standard Mazuri...
Possibly aimed @Tom
here is where I am ordering it from http://www.tuckersorchidnursery.co.nz/accessories/orchid-bark/
I'm not sure whether to go for the #2 or the 3FB, what do you think? The 3FB sounds almost more like coir but I don't think there is a photo of it.
I think I finally tracked down the only reptile MVB available in NZ. It looks like they come in 2 sizes:
http://www.hollywoodfishfarm.co.nz/product/page/reptile-light-tubes/m/1237/start/30
So which size do I get for a Greek tort baby? Or is that dependent on the type of enclosure I have?
INTRODUCTION:
It's January.
3 months roughly till I get my baby Greek spur thigh tortoise (Testudo graeca) from the breeder. I've started this thread to document my process of getting ready for his/her arrival, and what comes after that. I hope it will be of interest to prospective new owners...
1) At what ages does a hatchling become a juvenile and a juvenile become an adult?
2)Is it possible to attach things to a tortoise's shell without causing them any discomfort? I'm thinking about those "I just turned my back for a minute and the tortoise had disappeared" stories and it made me...
Whatever type of indoor enclosure I end up building I intend to use orchid bark as the substrate for the baby spur thigh I'll be getting. And as it happens I also have a bit of a collection of orchids, mostly moth orchids (Phalaenopsis.) they would of course grow well in the bark and don't...
Hi all!
Tortoises are EXTREMELY rare (and expensive) in New Zealand and I never thought I would get the chance to own one. I think there are only 2 or 3 breeders in the country. However one of the breeders is expecting Greek spur thigh hatchlings at the end of January (midsummer here) and all...