ILoveTortoises

hello

at the moment ive been using a viv but after loads of people telling me to use a table im thinking about it. I currently have a table but the sides are very low and it just isn't correct to use. Please could you send me a set up of what i need for it. Currently i use a heat mat of a night but people are now telling me dont use that. Please can you help me with what i need. Every bit of equipment i need and if any one knows any places where i can buy already made high enough tortoise tables can you please let me know. I want the best life for my tortoises as possible. Also im looking into using sand&soil. Please explain how to use that like how to set it out.

Basically everything i neeed

including food , bedding , lights, sites where i can buy all this , & prices.

THANKS

PLEASE HELP

3 year old = 156 grams

2 year old = 97 grams

just under year old = 34 grams

is this ok?

are any of them overweight or underweight

how can i overcome this if they are?

thanks

the first one is about 3 years old and i think he/she is a girl but im not sure -

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3826263583_0df...

other one is bit younger - first of i thought i thought he/she was a girl but then i thought a boy. his/her tail keeps changing so im not sure and would like to no. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/3827062048_d25...

the next one is one year old and i think he/she may be a boy but not sure - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2513/3826263961_ff9...

sorry if the pictures arent very clear - please help though lol

& btw they are hemans

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Tomorrow im having a baby hermann tortoise delievered from the tortoise centre but im just abit worried thinking will he be ok and he wont get chucked around or anything. I would of picked him up but couldnt get any transport. Im sure he will be fine but im just a bit worried. x

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im 13 and im 4ft 9 and i weight like just under 6 stone. Am i under weight? Im just wondering because aloud of girls in my class weigh like 8 stone x

Im thinking about getting adult hermann tortoise, one that will hibernate of course. I didnt really want to leave him outside all the time in case something tried to attack him. If I brought him an outdoor enclosure and put something so if it rains he could go in a not get wet. Like when im not there he would have to make do with the shelter kennal kind of thing. But like if i was there I would bring him in. If it does rain is it ok to keep him in a large carboard box with food and water and bedding of course. And also that would be where he would be sleeping of a night. I live in the uk , in surrey so its getting warmer but would he be cold and die. I already have 2 baby hermanns which are housed indoors in a viv but theres no room for him and I would rather him outside. My baby hermanns dont go outside at the moment as its to cold for them but they will be when it gets abit warmer.

Please help.

Thanks

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I have 2 baby hermann tortoises and I weighed them today. When I got them they said they were just over a year old. I weighed them today and they are 40 grams each. I just wondered is this a good weight and a average. Also they both weight exactly the same but one of them seems heavier to me. One of them is really slim, has a short head and a tiny shell. The other one has a bigger shell and a much longer neck as well as head. Is this ok.

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My tortoises need their nails clipping as they are very long now. I just wondered how much it would cost me. They are only baby's and I will not trim them myself i want a qualified vet to do them. I have 2 and they both need it done so how much for 1 or how much for the pair.

Its also very handy as theres a vet round the corner for me.

Would they get cold if i was taking them round in a cat cage. I would put some blankets in there just to keep them warm. What should i put in there.

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I already have 2 baby hermans about 2 years old in a viv , but i really want a adult hermann. I just dont know what to keep it in. I dont want it outside at the moment as its freezing and has been snowing.

what do you keep them in inside. I dont have alot of room for a big tortoise table or something. Please Help- Thanks

i need a bit of information on box turtles. i want a land turtle and i need a bit of information. I already have 2 tortoises but i also want a turtle well 2 as my brother wants one as well. What do i keep them in. I want them inside and i will not have them outside as its cold. Can they be kept in a tortoise table? How much are they. could you please do a list of everything im gonna need and i live in england ; london.

Thank you . Lots of info would be great as Im confused.

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My brother is thinking about getting a adult herman tortoise and wants to keep it indoors. Would it need lights and heat lights. Or would it be fine , does that only work with baby tortoises. I have 2 baby hermans and they have lights and stuff but i wondered if a adult one would.

I didnt think they would because alot of people have them in the garden.

Please help

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i have 2 baby tortoises and its like half 10 at night at the moment and i put my tortoises to bed at 7:00. They have beoth been to sleep but 1 of them keeps getting up and walking round. I keep putting her back to bed and burying her but she just gets up again. I dont want to go to bed and leave her in case she gets to cold.

I only got her yesterday. Could she just be settling in?

Please help!

Is there any way i could get her to sleep

I just wondered if tortoises can eat parsnips and peas.

if they do eat peas. do they have to be cooked? Is it bad if they have salt on them? and do they have to be cooked a different way?

i would be very grateful if you could also write me a list of what i can feed my baby tortoises and how they have to be cooked?

thank you

please help!

3 months ago I brought a baby tortoise. Shes always happy. She comes out everyday for quite a while. She lives in a tank but i keep it on a steady tempeture so if she wants to move away she can. I Also have a tortoise table which i use for when im cleaning her tank and ect.

Shes very friendly , shes never gone to bite me or anything. But i wondered because its my birthday in a couple of days and i have decided and sure i would like another one to keep her company and happy. Would she like it or not? Loads of people have advised me to get another one.

and is there any toys or treats i can get her for baby tortoises ( shes a herman) and was born 2007 not sure when abouts but i think shes just turned one like last month or something.

Thanks x

This has only happened twice and it takes about 5 minutes for her to finely open her eyes. she sleeps under a cardboard house in her viv. she has all the lights and a heat mat for night. as it is cold should she be on the heat mat with her soft kinda wool on top but its not wool but its for baby tortoises. when she slept under the house in the corner she felt cold and wouldn't open her eyes but when shes on the heat mat shes fine. should i just put her on the heat mat of a night and cover her up as its very cold. i think its just because of the weather outside. Thank you please help ..

im sure its nothing but i just wanted to know why?

Its not often its only happened twice.

write as soon as you can

thank you

This has only happened twice and it takes about 5 minutes for her to finely open her eyes. she sleeps under a cardboard house in her viv. she has all the lights and a heat mat for night. as it is cold should she be on the heat mat with her soft kinda wool on top but its not wool but its for baby tortoises. when she slept under the house in the corner she felt cold and wouldn't open her eyes but when shes on the heat mat shes fine. should i just put her on the heat mat of a night and cover her up as its very cold. i think its just because of the weather outside. Thank you please help ..

im sure its nothing but i just wanted to know why?

Its not often its only happened twice.

write as soon as you can

thank you

What Can We Do?

What Can We Do?

I have a Herman tortoise which is about a year old. She is very healthy. I wash her every other day and I give her fresh food and water each day. She is kept in a viv and has a temperature form about 80 to 85. She has a uvb and a heat bulb for the day which is controlled by a thermostat. They go of at night and the heat mat goes on. She doesn't get burnt as she is under a house in the corner. Though the day she will eat in the mourning and after she will start to climb up. She stands on her back 2 legs and reaches. She slips but im afraid she will slip. She cant really see over but tries to. Im afraid she will tip over.

Do you know what is causing this.

Can I do anything to stop this.

She also scratches.

Please Help...?