Goodnight tortoise, see you in the Springtime
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paintman said:
I think it's disgraceful. 70 year old tortoise going after a 15 year old. Not right!Ours had a pre bedtime check at the vets yesterday . A vet who does it , has a 'going to bed party' in Andover and checks Charlie over , gives him some gumption , that clears any parasitic things in his guts. Takes about a week to clear out , this temperature. He usually goes down a week or so before the clocks change. He has been digging in the garden, so now stays in his pen. He's put 60 grammes on this year , which the vet was happy with . Just need to bath him a few times , in the warmth of the house to increase his hydration.
Justin S said:
Ours had a pre bedtime check at the vets yesterday . A vet who does it , has a 'going to bed party' in Andover and checks Charlie over , gives him some gumption , that clears any parasitic things in his guts. Takes about a week to clear out , this temperature. He usually goes down a week or so before the clocks change. He has been digging in the garden, so now stays in his pen. He's put 60 grammes on this year , which the vet was happy with . Just need to bath him a few times , in the warmth of the house to increase his hydration.
Ours is six years old now, has a warm bath every day but in reality like your own, it's more to ensure water uptake. He hasn't been eating for about. week now, always a sign of hibernation, right now his in his double cardboard box and screwed up paper fast asleep in the garagepaintman said:
All that way only to miss out on sex and instead being picked up and transferred to a sanctuary. Damn that must be one pissed off tortoise.We got Charlie at 3yrs old and kept him in a vivarium indoors until he was 5. He was free to roam the house in the evenings. He started to tell us , by banging the glass it was time to go out, so I made a run in the garden and he had a house to be in. During the time we were home, he would have the freedom of the garden. Now, he is 11 and had the freedom of the garden from morning to night. Now , at this time of year, he is in his run, as he tries to bury himself. But its too mild for him to sleep and usually needs a few cold nights to click into sleep. His hibernation box is ready, but its 20 plus deg tomorrow. He does roam his run and then goes back to bed in his house. Its unusually warm at the moment and unless we put him in the fridge, he is quite alright as he is.
I must admit to being worried about hibernation at a small size, but the vet seemed to think it was natural to do, but the first year he went to sleep, I had a thermometer in his box and would check him daily. Now, I check him weekly , as not quite such a worried parent !
I must admit to being worried about hibernation at a small size, but the vet seemed to think it was natural to do, but the first year he went to sleep, I had a thermometer in his box and would check him daily. Now, I check him weekly , as not quite such a worried parent !
Our male is called Tortilicus Reptilicus Uglicus!
He's been in the family for over 30 years and he is an awkward old sod!
He always hibernates for four months, November, December, January and February.
Last year was the first time in the fridge and it was dead easy. It's the beer fridge so it is opened every day to let a beer out and some air in.
Keep it at 5 degrees because you don't want to freeze the liquid in his eyes which will happen if it gets too low and will send him blind.
I prefer my ducks and rabbits but they don't hibernate!
He's been in the family for over 30 years and he is an awkward old sod!
He always hibernates for four months, November, December, January and February.
Last year was the first time in the fridge and it was dead easy. It's the beer fridge so it is opened every day to let a beer out and some air in.
Keep it at 5 degrees because you don't want to freeze the liquid in his eyes which will happen if it gets too low and will send him blind.
I prefer my ducks and rabbits but they don't hibernate!
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