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  1. Ellen & Toby

    pelleted feed?

    So we finally tried the mazuri pellets and Toby wolfed them down! @ZEROPILOT that's another Redfoot likes the L.S. ;) Going going gone :D
  2. Ellen & Toby

    Thin, sharp edges on tortoise shell

    I agree normal healthy growth nothing to worry about :)
  3. Ellen & Toby

    How many tortoises/turtles do we have on TFO ? Let`s count !

    1,060 from Imara6mara + (being conservative) 60 from Scorey + 1 from Sarges mom gets me to 1121. 1121 + 1 Redfoot + 1 YBS = 1123 ;)
  4. Ellen & Toby

    Jacques, the Eastern Mud Turtle

    Time for an update, how is Jacques getting on? Any more food items we can add to the likes to eat list?
  5. Ellen & Toby

    Winter food!

    Hi @abyrhianl, Welcome to the Forum! I literally live down the road from you, I am in Crewe. You could try looking on Northampton Reptile Centre, they grow organic live plants for feeding that are available all year round, I have a couple that I grow on my windowsill, Dandelion and ribwort...
  6. Ellen & Toby

    Tortoise 1:Toughened safety glass 0

    @Reptilony I must admit I hadn't considered that... I don't think there is anything that could concentrate the light, I have no glass ornaments that could concentrate the light and the window is out to the back of the house which looks out over the garden and backs on to a main road so its not...
  7. Ellen & Toby

    Tortoise 1:Toughened safety glass 0

    @Yvonne G the hide is plastic and I had thought it wasn't strong enough to be able to break the glass or I wouldn't have put it there. There are no sharp edges on it but Toby does rub her/his shell (sorry I am still not 100% sure on gender) in the doorway so I suppose it could have been that. I...
  8. Ellen & Toby

    Tortoise 1:Toughened safety glass 0

    Thanks @Gillian Moore I'm just so glad I was home. Toby is curious and would have eventually gone to investigate and could easily have fallen off! I have always intended to upgrade Toby to a bigger enclosure as s/he gets bigger but this table has been perfect until now while Toby is growing.
  9. Ellen & Toby

    Tortoise 1:Toughened safety glass 0

    @Yvonne G I have no idea! I have been told that the only way to break safety glass is to hit it with a sharp object or if there is a sudden drastic change in temperature then it could shatter. The latter is impossible as the room is kept at a controlled temperature for Toby and there is nothing...
  10. Ellen & Toby

    Tortoise 1:Toughened safety glass 0

    I have been debating whether to post this or not because I feel so upset and stupid but decided its better to warn others about it. I have kept Toby on a vivexotic tortoise table (plus extension as she grew with a homemade cover to hold humidity) for the last 4 years without a problem. A couple...
  11. Ellen & Toby

    Shock of my life

    Oh my goodness! They are so tiny and sweet :<3: 17 babies and another 8 to hatch... what will you do with them all? :D Very funny that they just keep popping up out of the ground, it's as if the females are saying "you let 4 of the babies go so we will breed like crazy to make up for it" hahaha!
  12. Ellen & Toby

    So in love

    Beautiful babies!
  13. Ellen & Toby

    Pyramiding – Solving the Mystery

    Just curious, if humidity and external hydration is key to smooth shell growth, how does this work for desert species? How have they adapted to find enough moisture to keep them from pyramiding?
  14. Ellen & Toby

    Yellow Belly Sliders HELP!

    Hi and welcome to the forum, unfortunately I am still fairly new to turtle keeping myself so can't offer a lot of advice. I can offer a couple of bits of advice, the first being that yellow bellied slider need to eat in the water so please only feed them in their water and not out of a feeding...
  15. Ellen & Toby

    Gender confirmation

    Thanks @Anyfoot that's good to know. Toby is refusing to show me his/her tail, I've been trying to get a picture for days after his/her soak... is there a way I can coax him/her to stick it out without hurting him/her?
  16. Ellen & Toby

    Gender confirmation

    @Anyfoot you say that the scl is throwing you and I have seen many other posts where at this size sex can be determined, do you think Toby is growing abnormally? As I said, I have had Toby for 4 years and he/she was about 3.5 inches SCL when I got him/her and approx. 1 year old (only approximate...
  17. Ellen & Toby

    Meet Bonsai my rescue Red Foot!

    So good of you to give him a home, he is stunning. Congratulations and I hope he learns to trust you and relax into his new home soon :)
  18. Ellen & Toby

    Is a redfoot ever “fully grown”? How do sex-specific characteristics develop, exactly?

    That is a really good question, will watch this thread with interest
  19. Ellen & Toby

    Soaking for more than 3 hours.

    https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/pearlys-tips-to-feed-picky-eater.139381/ found it :)
  20. Ellen & Toby

    Soaking for more than 3 hours.

    @Pearly did a really good post on fussy eaters, I wonder if she can send you the link?
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