19/08/2012 14:38
I just want to say a big thankyou to all those who have emailed me today and told me how great the new site is; I am so pleased it will be helpful to others and it will be a good place to go look for answers to questions about all things tortoise. Thankyou
19/08/2012 10:33
I thought I would let you know the easiest way to put a pool into your tortoises pen. Firstly get a large cat litter tray, the plastic ones. Dig a little hole and place the tray inside. Put stones or slate around the outside to about a foot around it. Then put...
19/08/2012 10:24
Wow ! what another hot day. I have just given the torties outside a lovely cooling rain shower, they love it. All you do is put your hose on the softest spray ( I have whats calles a soaker mode) then put it high above them and turn it on. They turn their heads up to the source and...
18/08/2012 20:34
I want to talk about what to feed your tortoise.You can,t always get hold of dandelions and other weeds so ask your neighbours to keep them for you.If you go for a walk check out the verges and always wash any you bring home with you. As for other food well, they love red so if you think your...
18/08/2012 19:54
Hi everyone, I want to tell you a vary sad story with a very happy ending about Winnie and Marge. A little while ago I had a call from a lovely family who had just purchased a pair of tortoises. They knew something was not right with them ; they had been dumped in the garage as the owner...
18/08/2012 09:07
Today I want to talk about the importance of calcium in your tortoises diet. In the countries where these tortoises originate from calcium cabonate also known as limestone flour is found naturally in the soil.In this country it is not so it is very important to add it to your...
18/08/2012 09:05
Hi everyone, I thought I would update you all on Little Lilly; she is absolutely fine and has had some dandelions this morning so I think she will be ok.
17/08/2012 19:32
The hatchlings have been coming daily and they are amazing.! One in particular hatched late last night .I put her in the open housing with the solar glo bulb on for a little while so that her umbilical area could seal .I don't handle them very much when they first hatch so I didn't really have a...
17/08/2012 18:48
Hi everyone,well, its been very hot today so I gave my torties a real treat. I defrosted some runner beans (It doesn't matter if they are whole or chopped) and made large piles of them in their pens.They run when they see them !! (Pardon the pun) and you can hear them squelching and sucking...
16/08/2012 17:03
Hi tortoise lovers,here is an amazing story told to me by a friend who has tortoises from me and some of her own.She has some of different ages and had them in the garden last year for a little sunshine.She went to put them back indoors into their tortoise table and the little one and I...
