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Post by thales on Mar 15, 2007 8:50:02 GMT -1
the tortoises are awake ;D
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Post by Billy on Mar 15, 2007 9:25:02 GMT -1
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Post by Billy on Mar 15, 2007 9:31:51 GMT -1
Hey Eoin, I have just found a website where you can buy tortoises!!! I wanna get me one!
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Post by thales on Mar 15, 2007 12:18:23 GMT -1
Hey Eoin, I have just found a website where you can buy tortoises!!! I wanna get me one! and it is?
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Post by Billy on Mar 15, 2007 12:30:13 GMT -1
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Post by thales on Mar 15, 2007 14:33:03 GMT -1
some tips then BILLY, 1. NEVER EVER bring inside the house when hibernating or in a heated shed etc, will KILL THem. 2. Don't pick them up far i.e over an inch or 2, until get used to their claws digging back into your hands. if they fall could break shell and DIE. 3. they LOVE dandelions and the green weeds that look like nettles without the sting or height, every garden has them. also tomatoes.
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Post by Billy on Mar 15, 2007 14:45:03 GMT -1
Cool - thanks for the tips - I was going to ask you what else I needed to buy - like what does it live in? Can I get like a rabbit hutch for it? Does it need exercise? Can I not bring it in the house AT ALL? I don't understand that I can't pick them up either?
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Post by Neko Bazu on Mar 15, 2007 14:52:07 GMT -1
Cool - thanks for the tips - I was going to ask you what else I needed to buy - like what does it live in? Can I get like a rabbit hutch for it? Does it need exercise? Can I not bring it in the house AT ALL? I don't understand that I can't pick them up either? The picking up bit is just in case you drop it. Once it's learnt to dig its claws in, you can pick it up properly. I think the bringing into house bit is only during hibernation too; it'd mess the whole thing up.
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Post by Ninja Squirrel on Mar 15, 2007 14:56:48 GMT -1
Does it need excerisie?
Well I don't think taking it for a walk down to the pub and back would be a good idea unless you took a week off work!
Just let it pootle (tortises' pootle) around on its own
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Post by Billy on Mar 15, 2007 14:57:58 GMT -1
Cool - thanks for the tips - I was going to ask you what else I needed to buy - like what does it live in? Can I get like a rabbit hutch for it? Does it need exercise? Can I not bring it in the house AT ALL? I don't understand that I can't pick them up either? The picking up bit is just in case you drop it. Once it's learnt to dig its claws in, you can pick it up properly. I think the bringing into house bit is only during hibernation too; it'd mess the whole thing up. But I thought they hibernated indoors
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Post by Billy on Mar 15, 2007 14:58:43 GMT -1
Does it need excerisie? Well I don't think taking it for a walk down to the pub and back would be a good idea unless you took a week off work! Just let it pootle (tortises' pootle) around on its own Would it be ok to let it loose in the garden though? What happens if it gets attacked by a cat or if it escapes?
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Post by Ninja Squirrel on Mar 15, 2007 15:01:07 GMT -1
Does it need excerisie? Well I don't think taking it for a walk down to the pub and back would be a good idea unless you took a week off work! Just let it pootle (tortises' pootle) around on its own Would it be ok to let it loose in the garden though? What happens if it gets attacked by a cat or if it escapes? Well it should be okay pootlin about I don't think they are master escape artists they tend to look for food sleep and appear in the opening credits of One foot in the grave, as to the cats I think it would be alright depending how big it is and how tough the shell is.
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Post by jh1980 on Mar 15, 2007 15:02:42 GMT -1
Would it be ok to let it loose in the garden though? What happens if it gets attacked by a cat or if it escapes? If a cat attacked it would retreat into its shell, and most cats would struggle to break through that. If you're worried though you should build a large pen for it like you would for a rabbit or whatever. It wouldn't escape very quickly, now would it?
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Post by thales on Mar 15, 2007 15:03:52 GMT -1
The picking up bit is just in case you drop it. Once it's learnt to dig its claws in, you can pick it up properly. I think the bringing into house bit is only during hibernation too; it'd mess the whole thing up. But I thought they hibernated indoors NO NEVER! presume you have a garden, they will dig into the ground to hibernate, keep ours in a pen in the garden, with a steel box, openside to ground with hay! once they have a place to walk around in they'll be ok, but need to be let roam free in garden now and again to relieve the boredom. when hibernating put in a box of hay and then in a shed, dog kennel, garage etc, but no heat. heat keeps them awake, use up their fat reserves... also feed them lettuce, a head every 2 days for 1 toroise is enough, more in sept/oct.
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Post by Ninja Squirrel on Mar 15, 2007 15:05:01 GMT -1
Would it be ok to let it loose in the garden though? What happens if it gets attacked by a cat or if it escapes? If a cat attacked it would retreat into its shell, and most cats would struggle to break through that. If you're worried though you should build a large pen for it like you would for a rabbit or whatever. It wouldn't escape very quickly, now would it? It depends the whole moving slowly thing could be a rouse they could be the fasted animal/reptile creature thingy in the world!
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Post by thales on Mar 15, 2007 15:06:00 GMT -1
Does it need excerisie? Well I don't think taking it for a walk down to the pub and back would be a good idea unless you took a week off work! Just let it pootle (tortises' pootle) around on its own Would it be ok to let it loose in the garden though? What happens if it gets attacked by a cat or if it escapes? if garden is walled. that would be fine, cat wont get it, as it withdraws into shell. if cat presists, kill the cat!
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Post by jh1980 on Mar 15, 2007 15:07:02 GMT -1
It depends the whole moving slowly thing could be a rouse they could be the fasted animal/reptile creature thingy in the world! Bless them but I can't imagine that they are such cunning creatures as that...
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Post by Neko Bazu on Mar 15, 2007 15:07:08 GMT -1
It wouldn't escape very quickly, now would it? You'd be surprised, actually... Billy, I believe the correct hibernation technique is to provide a box for them in the shed or something like that, though I could well be wrong - I'm far from an expert. The whole point of hibernation is that they sleep through the cold, so bringing them indoors would disrupt the whole thing since they wouldn't be cold any more!
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Post by thales on Mar 15, 2007 15:08:20 GMT -1
If a cat attacked it would retreat into its shell, and most cats would struggle to break through that. If you're worried though you should build a large pen for it like you would for a rabbit or whatever. It wouldn't escape very quickly, now would it? It depends the whole moving slowly thing could be a rouse they could be the fasted animal/reptile creature thingy in the world! they're little bastards for trying to escape, tend to go straight for hedges as see it as more food, and they move quiet fast when they want!
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Post by jh1980 on Mar 15, 2007 15:09:40 GMT -1
they're little bastards for trying to escape, tend to go straight for hedges as see it as more food, and they move quiet fast when they want! Okay. I know nothing. I'm tired and I wanna go home! *sulks*
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