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Columbus View Profile |
hav had him for like 4 years, got him frm a friend, hav been giving him fruits n vegies n hav kept him in the balcony of my appartment, alls been well all this time but hes gotten really lazy now n i feel he mite b sick, hes been sleepin for like a month now, i thought they hibernate in the winters? its like 49 degrees out here! i thot mayb hes hot so got him in the house now, m keeping him in a cardboard box... think ill hav to change his name from columbus(cz he loved to explore) to sleeping beauty now!
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| 07/11/08 02:27am |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1790826 Identity crises
For starters, i need a photo of his tail to sex him. Second, scrap the fruits and veggies and feed the following: 1.Aloe Vera 2.Bamboo 3.Bedstraw (cleavers) 4.Bindweed 6.Roses (petals and leaves) 7.Bristly Ox Tongue 8.Buddleia 9.Cacti (some not all) 10.Calendula Marigold/Daisy marigold 11.Campanula 12.Carrot tops 13.Cats Ear 14.Clover 15.Cornflour 16.Cut Leaved Nettle 17.Dandelion 18.Evening Primrose 19.Forget Me Not 20.Gazania 21.Globe Thistle 22.Hawks Beard 23.Henbit Nettle 24.Hibiscus 25.Honeysuckle Flowers 26.Hostas 27.Knapweed 28.Lavatera 29.Lavender 30.Lemon Mint 31.Mallow 32.Milk Thistle 33.Mimulas 34.Nasturtium 35.Pansies 36.Plantains (all) 37.Pumpkin Flowers 38.Rape 39.Red Nettle 40.Ribwort Plantain 41.Sedum 42.Shepherds Purse 43.Slender Speedwell 44.Sow Thistle 45.Spotted Nettle 46.Stinging Nettle 47.Sunflower 48.Trefoils (all) 49.Verches 50.Violets 51.White Nettle 52.Yarrow 53. Dead nettle this list is edible for all tortoises around, and is the best diet for your tortoise. You can feed the occasionally fruit once a week, such as a strawberry dusted with supplements or an apple slice. And romain lettuce is also edible. During winter if not hibernating him, you should really put in indoors with a uv light and a heat light. During summer he should have a fixed outdoor pen with natural foods to munch on (given in list above) and natural sun and heat. Here are some links for you to look at: http://tortoisetrust.org/care/cgraeca.html http://chelonia.org/Articles/iberacare.htm http://www.hermann-tortoise.co.uk/care%20sheets/care_sheets.htm - there care is similar to hermanns. |
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| 07/11/08 06:06am |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1790871
clover ? is that the little black things? no thats clove.. then wats clover? cornflour? the powder? how do i giv it? or is it sumthing else? romain lettuce? is that the normal lettuce v eat? how are pulses or sprouts for him? n about the lettuce i used to give him that but a friend sed it has nothing useful in that so is not enuf as food for long.. is that true?sed it was only water... n grass.. hows grass? the normal type? i was told i only need to feed him once in a couple of days.. is that rite? i was thinking of taking him to a vet in a couple of days, is there anything special i need to know about him other that the stuff uve already told me? sumone sed his beak looks a bit overgrown so i need to giv him slate so he can bite it n wear off the beak.. slate as in chalk?do i jst leave it out for him? n about cuttlefish for calcium... is that the fish? i thot torts wer veg? i feel his nails are overgrown, do i need to clip them? n about keeping him outdoors, i take him out but he jst crawls back in into the store n goes to sleep under the heap there.. gave him lettuce today, seemd to enjoy it but went rite bac to sleep after leaving me a generous amount of white poo to clean... dude i kno thats too many questions, but i really need to kno, feel hav not been keeping him well n i want to meke up for that... ive got lots of pics of him but they dont fit in the limit, will try to get sum with a mobile... thanks again, |
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| 07/13/08 08:00am |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1793382 Identity crises
i was told he looks like an african leapard tort n one person sed he looked like a hermann.. the pet shop owner was definate hes male but the guys wer sure hes female... wats ur say? |
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| 07/13/08 08:07am |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1793382 Identity crises
Cornflour is a plant, a flower... and clover is a weed type plant. it looks similar to clove. it is green though. No, romain lettuce is an edible lettuce for tortoises, you can buy ti almost aywhere just ask for romaine lettuce at a grocery store. Your tortoise should be fed daily, once a day. Also, he needs a uv light, and a heat light. look at the links i gave you previously. you can feed his food on a slate peice or a shallow rock or pottery plant pot saucer, this helps keep the beak down. NO slate chalk. Cuttlefish bone is very good for calcium, some tortoises do not eat it, but will climb it which trims their claws too aswell as the beak. You should supplement their food once or twice a week with nutrobal, TNT, T-REX or similar reptile food supplements. Take your tortoise to a vet for claw clipping. Again, look at those links i gave previously they will tell you everything i promise. also looks like you got a female there. |
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| 07/13/08 10:33am |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1793429
gee i dunno if i shud b happy or sad .. dunno if it shud b columbia or tomb ’raider’ :P |
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| 07/15/08 09:54am |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1793429 Identity crises
i wrote to the ppl at tortoisetrust, n sent pics they were really quick to reply, u were right about the species, thanks but turns out i dont hav to rename him:D hes male they say.. yay!! i dunno y im so happy:P jst one question, u sure these ppl r really reliable? i can follow everything they say, rite? |
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| 07/15/08 11:05am |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1796098 Identity crises
Also, TORTOISE TRUST are very reliable, and they know their stuff. Believe and do every word they say. |
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| 07/15/08 01:10pm |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1796234
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| 07/16/08 07:38am |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1796234 Identity crises
its hot n humid here, any ideas? |
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| 07/17/08 11:04am |
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Dragongirl6 View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1799181 Identity crises
Quote: is there any tort food that can b grown at home in pots? like any weed or sumthing?
LOL. That was funny. Anyway, you can grow wheatgrass in pots You can buy cat wheatgrass at the pet store to grow it. Usually clover grows as a weed all over (at least it does here) so you shouldn’t have a hard time finding it. Also dandelion greens (the green leaves of the dandelions) grow all over. You can grow lettuces and mustard/collard greens in a garden, I don’t think a pot would have enough room though. Just make sure everything you feed him is well rinsed and that you’re positive no one has sprayed pesticides or anything like that on it. |
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| 07/17/08 06:15pm |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Dragongirl6 In reference to Message Id: 1799644 Identity crises
Heck, my tortoises food is. I have growing right now in (large, medium and even small pots): Large pots: Hebe, rosemary, mallow, buddleia, dead nettle and roses Medium pots: pansy, fuschia, dandelion, clover, sowthistle, milk thistle, global thistle, assorted aloe vera, small roses, sunflowers, grasses, and small hebe’s. small pots: seedlings i planted of weeds, vetch, water cress, salad cress, bitter cress, shepards purse, grass, lawn grass, clover, dandelion, thistles, and similar things. you can buy weed seeds from many places, just shop around online. EBAY SHOPS are very common now, and to buy from. Some will ship if your living in the usa. and it is still cheap. http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Cosy-Tortoises http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Shelled-Warriors |
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| 07/18/08 04:31pm |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: Dragongirl6 In reference to Message Id: 1799644 Identity crises
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| 07/24/08 12:19pm |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1800744 Identity crises
one question... the torts still asleep, do i wake him to feed him or do i let him sleep until hes hungry enough to come searching for food himself? |
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| 07/24/08 12:30pm |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1807305 Identity crises
Your tortoise will need a uvb reptile light when indoors. and a heat light too. When outdoors, they should be fine. If he sleeps all day and all night, try and wake him up regular and soak him once a day for 30 minutes in luke-warm shallow water. if it is hot where you live he may be to warm. |
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| 07/24/08 02:11pm |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1807396 Identity crises
i tried to give him lawn grass for the first time but he jst wont eat it, tried to give him with lettuce but hes not touching the lettuce either now:( now what? i put him in water but he ran out of it after 10 minutes... after soiling it, though... |
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| 07/26/08 11:19pm |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1810025 Identity crises
You should try and put a dish full of a mixture of edible foods. And a dish of cool water so he can chill for abit. He may be sick, or the HOT HOT heat may be dehydratnig him. Soak him in cool water every day! Also, try and pen him up in a well shaded area, so he isnt in the sun all day. |
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| 07/27/08 05:30am |
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Columbus View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1810226 Identity crises
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| 07/31/08 10:49am |
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Thaa-One-And-Onlii View Profile |
Message To: Columbus In reference to Message Id: 1814589 Identity crises
Girls Tails Are Short And Tend To Be Straight Boys Tails Are Long And Tend To Be Curved To The Side |
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| 08/03/08 06:16pm |
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Gottee guy View Profile |
Message To: Thaa-One-And-Onlii In reference to Message Id: 1818526 Identity crises
That Isn’t A Very Relieble Way To Sex It Anyway. It’s More Accurate To Get It Probed. |
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| 08/03/08 09:59pm |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Gottee guy In reference to Message Id: 1818807 Identity crises
Getting probed is not worth the money if i am personally asked. When the tortoise is more active, he or she will let you know its sex when its big and mature enough. Males tend to flash their penis every once in awhile, usually when they get soaked/bathed. Its a known fact, russians, greeks, hermanns and iberas are all easy to sex, and the usual reliable way is by seeing how long their tails are and their vent size. Also, usually greeks have a dent in their belly (plastron), and females have a more straight belly. |
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| 08/04/08 07:57am |
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Thaa-One-And-Onlii View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1790871 Identity crises
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| 08/05/08 06:32am |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Thaa-One-And-Onlii In reference to Message Id: 1820248 Identity crises
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| 08/05/08 01:44pm |
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