23/08/2012 15:02
You may think your tortoise does not drink and doesn't need water as it gets all the fluid it needs from its food. Well, years ago that is what was said but over time it has been observed they do indeed drink from time to time. My boys and girls outside ike a nice rain shower as explained in a...
23/08/2012 14:03
Naming your baby tortoise is as important as naming your child and over the years my children have helped me name mine and if I get a new one i will look at it for days sometimes before i decide what to call him or her. So, when you get your new Tortoise have some names written...
22/08/2012 19:56
I have been asked many times over the last few days how do I let the babies go ? Well, it is hard especially after I watch my girls lay the eggs then I incubate them very carefully and then I look after them once they have hatched. I love every single one of them and only let them go to the...
22/08/2012 19:52
Hi everyone, just to update you on Lilly; she ate really well today so I am sure the sight in her one eye is good. She also had her first poo !! so tiny you could almost miss it ! More updates soon. look at the photo gallery I have put a photo of her on there ...
22/08/2012 09:44
Let's talk baby books!! Over the years I have always said to tortoise owners especially the ones who buy hatchlings from me to keep a record of weight etc etc. Well , I came up with an idea a few years ago and it has gone mad!! I said why not buy a baby book because then you can add the...
21/08/2012 22:38
I thought I would talk about outdoor housing today. Firstly whilst you have a baby tortoise, it will live indoors in an open top tortoise table or I reccomend an indoor rabbit hutch which is light ; made of plastic so it is very easy to clean and has a metal mesh clip on...
21/08/2012 15:41
More hatchlings arrived today, it is looking quite busy in the nursery!! They are all fine and will be off to new homes very soon. It's amazing, just a few hours after hatching they are off. In the wild they would have to go forage for food and water pretty quickly because of the intense heat....
20/08/2012 20:33
I have put a picture in the photo gallery of a hatchling emerging !! have a look if you look at a 50p piece it is smaller than that !!
20/08/2012 20:26
Hi , if you go to the picture gallery you will see a picture of little lilly aka who only has one eye. she seems to be doing well, has eaten today so I am keeping my fingers crossed .
20/08/2012 20:05
I thought today I would tell you about Gertrude; well actually Gertrude and Ermintrude ! They were given to me in the 1970s by an elderly friend of my aunts who was going into a home. She was 97!! and Gertie and Ermintrude were aquired by her parents before she was born . Now,I...
