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TurtleBites View Profile |
New tort
right now shes just in a tub with 50/50 sand/soil mix till i know what all she needs.
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| 07/15/08 02:57pm |
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The captain View Profile |
Message To: TurtleBites In reference to Message Id: 1796391 New tort
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| 07/15/08 03:47pm |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: TurtleBites In reference to Message Id: 1796391 New tort
Firstly, it looks like a hermanns, but could you get a plastron (belly) shot for us Turtlebites? would be better to tell by that. Also, she looks absolutely beautiful. Keep that type of enclosure and bedding, its best for her. And the diet is basically weeds, greens, and flowers. A list can be found at ~ http://thbs.webs.com/Diet.htm What a beauty! how big is she? |
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| 07/15/08 05:05pm |
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TurtleBites View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1796561 New tort
and no shes not in with my sullys. shes got her own tub. i do need to get a bigger one for her. most likely this weekend after pay day. i wasn’t sure if i wanted to keep her so she was just in a temp tub with some dirt in it. |
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| 07/15/08 09:40pm |
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TurtleBites View Profile |
Message To: TurtleBites In reference to Message Id: 1797013 New tort
iv make her enclosure a little warmer to see if that helps. if i dont see any improvement in the nest few days shes going to the torty vet. poor thing. im thinking respiratory infection. anything else you guys can think of doing before i make a vet trip? im a bit worried because i have my baby due any day now so ill be in the hospital for a few days im sure. im stressin about this darn tort now and not being here to make sure shes alright. i put her in a separate room away from my other torts in case its something that’s contagious. i think its because she was kept ina shoes box for a few days while the person that owned her before made the trip from tx to nv. maybe stress related? |
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| 07/21/08 10:57pm |
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Dinkanber View Profile |
Message To: TurtleBites In reference to Message Id: 1804631 New tort
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| 07/22/08 07:57am |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: Dinkanber In reference to Message Id: 1804823 New tort
humidity stress incorrect husbandry incorrect dietary it is just pot luck in getting him or her better. (also sexing a hermanns if real easy, if the tail is long with a large "hook" shape on the end its a boy. if it is short and stubby its a girl). I would advise vet appointment asap. |
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| 07/22/08 10:09am |
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TurtleBites View Profile |
Message To: RepticTay In reference to Message Id: 1804897 New tort
its been eating and soaking daily so i think that’s a good sign. haven’t seen any bubbles today so im hopeful it will clear up. i believe she went a while with no heat before i got her. i keep calling it a girl. i just got a book on them ijust haven’t read that far into it yet. its got an indent under the belly and does seem to have a curled shell. i was thinking male just because i remember other male species having the same indent when i was a kid and kept larger torts. anyways. im doing my best to get him or her back on track. |
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| 07/22/08 09:26pm |
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RepticTay View Profile |
Message To: TurtleBites In reference to Message Id: 1805641 New tort
At least the cutie is eating and soaking. That is a good sign. my looi had bubbles when i first got he/she, but after a few days of heat, weeds and flowers and uv! the lil fella picked up and no more bubbles! but a second opinion from an expert vet is always best. Good Luck! |
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| 07/23/08 06:09am |
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