Mrs

[Raina]

Hi all,

 

Meet Pandora,

 

She's a Captive Bred 2006 Hermann's tortoise.I picked her up a couple of days ago

 

She will hopefully be living with Ishi once the 6 month Quarantine is over

 

anyway,Pictures.

 

Waiting for the train at Stone Station

 

The strange looking thing in the background is called Connor,He's my nephew

 

On the train in Stafford

 

 

Pandora's first bath in her new home

 

 

Thanks for looking

[Couperwife]

wow

 

she has been on a train too

 

how many tortoises do you have now??

 

cathy

x

[Chucky Mama]

What a cutie

[LisaP]

What a beautiful shell and such a sweet little face

 

Lisa P

[Raina]

Thank You

 

I've only got the 3, 2 Hermann's & a Leopard.

 

I'm hoping to get a few more Female Hermann's in the future so Ishi doesn't hassle Pandora too much

[Couperwife]

are you planning on breeding from them?

 

arent they really expensive? - you could make a fortune

 

cathy

x

[Raina]

Nope i don't think i'll hatch any eggs that i get from them,It'll cost quite a bit in extra tables,heat lamps,UV ect

 

and i don't think i'd want to sell any of them

[Seagazer]

Oh she's gorgeous, congratulations she has lovely markings

 

My friend down the road is incubating 7 tortoise eggs. If they hatch they will keep 2 and then give the rest back to a tortoise rescue lady that they know. I think YS is hoping to get one to keep Jeffrey company.

[SarahJo]

Thanks for sharing - a train riding tortoise . Are they always that small - given she is 4 yrs old . I know NOTHING about tortoises - but would love to keep one

[Raina]

Thanks

 

The size depends of how much/what they are fed and also what breed they are!

 

My Male Hermann's Ishi is 5 Years and is 6inches long but Pandora is only 4 inches and 4 years

[Snoxy]

Gorgeous

 

Brought back childhood memories for me...we had 3 tortoises...Tom, Dick and Harry...Harry was 75 years old so I was always led to believe

 

Lou

[craftyhunnypie]

I'd still love a tortoise - but I'm not sure where I'd keep a tortoise table & don't fancy a U.V light on all the time. It used to be bad enough with the red glow from the heat lamp - when I hatched chicks in my front room. Talk about Amsterdam! Thank heavens for electric hens!

Plus I wouldn't want it to be stuck in a table all the time. Are there any alternatives? Could I keep one or not?

 

Emma.x

[Seagazer]

We were told once they were about 5 and bigger they could go outside, then just bring in for winter.

[Raina]

You can keep them outdoors just as long as you have an heated shed & a predator/dig proof enclosure for them.

 

You don't need to keep the UV light on 24/7 only 12 hours a day (Same with the heat lamp)

 

You can also get a Combined UV & Heat lamp that lasts for about a year (they cost about £50)

 

a 4ft by 2-3ft indoor Rabbit cage would be good enough for a hatchling for a couple of years then 5ft plus once they are adult.

 

Here's a couple of good tortoise sites you could have a look at

 

http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/

http://www.tortoisetrust.org/

[ISCA]

She looks fantastic

 

Hope she likes her new home.

[Raina]

Thank You.

 

She came running over this morning to get picked up lol

 

I also gave her a big chunk of butternut squash the other day too (It's a natural wormer)

 

Some more pictures taken a few days ago

 

Sunbathing next to her 6 inch cuttle fish bone

 

Eating Some Dandelion Leaves

and again

 

Running over to her cuttle fish

Eating the cuttle fish

[joza2210]

Awww ... I love tortoises ... I have a 13 year old russian torroise ... He is lovely

[Beauty-Box]

Awww! I love Pandora! Your pictures are gorgeous, especially the one where she's stretching her neck for the dandelion leaves!