05/03/2014 10:01
HI ALL, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST BLOG BUT WITH THE WINTER AND THE TORTOISES ASLEEP THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN MUCH TO SAY. I HAVE THOUGH RECEIVED ALOT OF EMAILS AND CALLS ABOUT OWNERS TORTOISES WAKING UP EARLY. I HAVE ALSO HAD 11 OF MINE WAKE UP DURING THE WARM DAYS WE HAD RECENTLY BUT...
05/01/2014 14:34
HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and lets hope 2014 will be a great year. On a sad note ; a few days ago a local family lost everything in a house fire including their beloved 2 dogs and a cat! But they also had 2 Hermann tortoises in a vivarium who were brought out barely alive with blackened shells and...
20/12/2013 17:54
Hi all. Well, it's been a while since my last blog as I have not been well and now have Pneumonia so it is going to be a quiet Xmas. Anyway, once again I must say a huge THANK YOU for all the wonderful cards and gifts I have received ,it is so kind. It is also lovely to receive the...
24/10/2013 13:52
HI ALL, WELL,I HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH CALLS AND EMAILS ABOUT HIBERNATION AND THE LACK OF!!!! THE WEATHER IS DOING IT AGAIN AND THE TORTIES DO NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE COMING OR GOING..BUT.....THEY DO KNOW WHAT TO DO AND EVEN IF THEY ARE EATING THEY WILL STILL EMPTY OUT THEIR STOMACHS WHEN THEY NEED...
19/10/2013 19:25
HI ALL, I HAVE BEEN SO EXCITED SINCE GERTIE'S EGGS HATCHED.THEY ARE BOTH DOING REALLY WELL AND I AM SO LUCKY BECAUSE I THINK THEY ARE A BOY AND A GIRL !! I HAVE NOT GIVEN THEM NAMES YET ;I THINK I AM STILL IN SHOCK. ANYWAY,I HAVE BEEN SORTING OUT THEIR HOUSING AND WAS GOING TO PUT...
19/10/2013 18:30
HI ALL, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HIBERNAION.I HAVE RECEIVED ALOT OF EMAILS AND CALLS ABOUT HOW AND WHAT TO DO AND MOST IMPORTANTLY AT WHAT AGE TO HIBERNATE YOUR TORTOISE. WELL, AS YOU KNOW I DON'T HIBERNATE MINE UNTIL YEAR 4/5..I HAVE BEEN ASKED IS IT OK TO DO IT FROM YEAR ONE ONWARDS ? YOU CAN...
01/10/2013 10:50
WELL, I THOUGHT I WOULD DO SOME REASEARCH ON GERTIE AND HER EGGS AND CAME ACROSS DIAPAUSE...I HAVE HEARD OF IT IN INSECTS BUT NOT MUCH ON TORTOISES BUT IT SEEMS GERTIES BABIES WERE IN "DIAPAUSE" MEANING THEY WERE IN A KIND OF SLEEP MODE UNTIL IT WAS THOUGHT READY TO LAY THEM AND THEN THE DIAPAUSE...
01/10/2013 08:13
MORNING ALL, I THOUGHT I WOULD TELL YOU ABOUT MY NEW HIBERNATION HOTEL FOR THE TORTIES..WONDERFUL HUBBY HAS INSULATED A 10/8 FOOT SHED,IT HAS ELECTRIC AND A NEW VERY SAFE DOOR ETC.HE FITTED IT OUT WITH SHELVES ALONG ONE SIDE AND NOW I HAVE DEEP BOXES WITH HAY READY FOR ANY THAT I DECIDE TO PUT IN...
25/09/2013 21:57
WELL, AS YOU MAY OR NOT KNOW MY GERTIE ,WHO IS NEARLY 140 !!!! LAID EGGS AGAIN THIS YEAR AND I NEARLY HAD KITTENS WATCHING HER BECAUSE I WAS SO WORRIED SHE WOULD HAVE A PROLAPSE. I INCUBATED THEM AND MOST WERE NO GOOD BUT 2 SEEMED OK SO I LEFT THEM IN THE INCUBATOR JUST IN...
25/09/2013 21:48
HI EVERYONE, WELL, ALL HATCHLINGS HAVE GONE TO THEIR NEW HOMES EXCEPT FOR A COUPLE GOING IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. THANK YOU TO THOSE OF YOU JUST STARTING YOUR JOURNEY WITH THESE WONDERFUL CREATURES AND TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ADDED TO YOUR CLAN ! I WISH YOU LOTS OF FUN WITH YOUR LITTLE...
