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Well,
We have now had the two 'ebay rescues' for a week. The good news is that both of them are now comfortable with us (which I measure by the fact that they come out of their shells when we pick them up). They have both lost the dry wheezy noise. They both romp all over the yard (when we let them) and they both eat like little pigs.
Now for the questions:
1) At their rear end the scutes from the 'upper' shell have been ground down (about half way) exposing their bottoms. Doesn't bother me any; but is it dangerous? If so what can I do about it?
2) I know I have to quarantine them from our other two (and we wash hands going from one to another etc) - but how long does this last for? And what are we actually looking for?
3) (And this is true for all our torts) We are now heading towards summer so their garage home is easily giving them the mid-eighties hot and sticky weather they like. But there is NO WAY we can get it down to seventies at night without A/C. So are 'warmer evenings' going to do real damage? If so - any ideas?
4) How do I actually post pictures or links on this forum???? I have all these in a picasa album!!!
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9ycwUNfKvGwBMpWAAprqNQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hmPIFlvBKkDMnPHpAjGFag?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dZ3R0ug1KzkcneSf5MYi3Q?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f6BftTEcoxBhNlTMloyFmQ?feat=directlink
We have now had the two 'ebay rescues' for a week. The good news is that both of them are now comfortable with us (which I measure by the fact that they come out of their shells when we pick them up). They have both lost the dry wheezy noise. They both romp all over the yard (when we let them) and they both eat like little pigs.
Now for the questions:
1) At their rear end the scutes from the 'upper' shell have been ground down (about half way) exposing their bottoms. Doesn't bother me any; but is it dangerous? If so what can I do about it?
2) I know I have to quarantine them from our other two (and we wash hands going from one to another etc) - but how long does this last for? And what are we actually looking for?
3) (And this is true for all our torts) We are now heading towards summer so their garage home is easily giving them the mid-eighties hot and sticky weather they like. But there is NO WAY we can get it down to seventies at night without A/C. So are 'warmer evenings' going to do real damage? If so - any ideas?
4) How do I actually post pictures or links on this forum???? I have all these in a picasa album!!!
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9ycwUNfKvGwBMpWAAprqNQ?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/hmPIFlvBKkDMnPHpAjGFag?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dZ3R0ug1KzkcneSf5MYi3Q?feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f6BftTEcoxBhNlTMloyFmQ?feat=directlink