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WebIt is usually supplied as a powder or in tablet form to be disolved in water. A fresh solution should be made up every five days. It may be used to soak items or applied as a spray. …

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WebThe optimum range for the hibernation of terrestrial tortoises is in the range 4-6 degrees Celsius. As temperatures rise towards 10 degrees Celsius, the animal’s metabolic rate …

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WebMost healthy adult tortoises lose about l% of their body weight each month in hibernation. This is very easy to calculate. A l600 g tortoise put into hibernation in October will lose …

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WebYou can print out these caresheets, posters and notices on most laser and color inkjet printers. You can then hand them to people who need them, or display them in vets, …

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WebThe ideal temperature for hibernation is circa 5oC. DURATION of hibernation. Tortoises in the wild typically hibernate for between 8-12 weeks. If you hibernate your tortoise for …

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WebWe feed our own captive-bred hatchlings exclusively on a 'wild flower' diet of hand-picked 'weeds'. The difference this makes to overall health is simply remarkable. The droppings …

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WebVITAMIN-C. Vitamin-C has many functions, but as it is present in almost all fruits and green vegetables, deficiencies are extremely unlikely in tortoises. VITAMIN-E. Many plants …

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Treating Chronic RNS in G. pardalis, the Leopard Tortoise

WebTreating Chronic RNS in G. pardalis, the Leopard Tortoise. Early this summer (2000), I decided to expand my collection to include Geochelone pardalis, the Leopard tortoise. G. …

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WebIt is always worth trying the simple ‘soak’ method to encourage voluntary drinking first. Place the tortoise in washing-up sized plastic bowl with tepid water up to about chin height. …

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Baby Tortoise Caresheet

WebYou keep tortoises—and now you find that the eggs they laid have hatched! What do you do next? This brief care sheet will answermost of the questions

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WebPractical care & breeding of the Horsfield's or Russian tortoise in captivity. A C Highfield & Jill Martin. Trade in the Horsfield's or Russian tortoise has unfortunately greatly …

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WebSymptoms: Acute - gaping, stretching neck and respiratory difficulty, often mucous in nostrils and mouth, leg weakness and poor retraction, dehydration, depression, open mouth …

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Tortoise Trust Web Outdoor Habitats

WebAn excellent outdoor pen for Desert tortoises. This pen provides all the elements required for a long, healthy and happy life. There is enough space, it is well planted, the substrate is …

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WebOutdoor (Natural) Hibernation. Outdoor or natural hibernation consists of allowing the tortoise to excavate its own burrow instead of hibernating it in a box under controlled …

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WebMost Red-Eared sliders destined for the pet trade are doomed to die a premature death from the day they hatch. The vast majority are sold to unknowledgeable dealers who in turn …

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WebDiet must be very high in coarse, fibrous plants and especially grasses. Similar habitat preferences to G. pardalis, but prefers looser, sandy substrates. Extremely susceptible to …

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WebThe Tortoise Trust rehoming system ensures that these long-lived animals will be placed with keepers that will ensure their future welfare. These animals are not sold, but are re …

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WebUNDERSTANDING REPTILE LIGHTING SYSTEMS. A C Highfield. Above: Metabolic bone disease is revealed by the spinal region depression visible on this Geochelone sulcata …

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Indian Star tortoises

WebMeat products should never be given to Star tortoises, nor should high protein vegetables such as beans feature regularly in the diet. This invariably leads to excessive growth, …

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WebThere are over 1,000 identified species of nematode that are known to affect reptiles. They vary in size from a few millimeters to over 30 cm. Most occur in the intestinal tract, …

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