quickcluck Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Does yours live outside??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Hughie is still running around the house, as I found out yesterday on Skype to the family We've not hibernated him before and don't plan to this year - I read up about it last year but our vet and the reptile shop recommended not doing so, especially as he's not used for breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 How old is he Lewis?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Kevin is very much a free range sort of fella! He lives outside until the weather gets cold. We then bring him in before he buries himself in the garden. Rather glad we do after having seen a weasel/stoat in the garden last week He then gets slower and slower until he stops.We then pop him behind the heavy curtains in the living room and around Easter he wakes up and comes to find my walking boots! He rather likes them He hates being indoors though and wanders the house looking for a way out when he has the energy This is him at the weekend, looking grumpy. Someone asked me how I can tell if he looks grumpy = I know my tortoise, he is grumpy in this photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Lol. He looks a force to be reckoned with. hiw do you cope with pee and poop indoors?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I try and keep him from the carpeted floors! By the time he comes in he has stopped eating and so there are only usually 2-3. He did however sit and poo all over some really important files last week! He was feigning sleep so I forgot to shut the door to restrict him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Enzo sounds very similar to Kevin. Free ranges round our secure garden (all brick walls) all summer, comes in at night this time of year. He stomps around the house rearranging furniture until he runs down. Poop is not pleasant, but also not frequent, and not too bad on tiled floors (unless you happen to step in it). He knows better than we do when the time comes, but you can bet he won't vary by more than a few days year to year when it comes to bedtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Yes Kevin and Enzo sound just the same We leave Kev to it. Even though he is still very active, I am sure that he will go to sleep within a few days on his usual date. Nowt like stepping in a cold tortoise poo barefoot first thing in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Would love a tortoise think they are so cute. Also like the idea that they live so long so my son and daughter could have it forever. They love the 5 chickens we have, not sure we're you would by one from these day though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 i'd love to let mine roam about but dont think the doggies would be too happy about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Bloss is in his posh new everything proof box, (steel mesh ex parrot cage, reworked, so no danger of him getting rodent damage) he's going down into his deep sleep, at last, in the stone shed! See him next March, lucky devil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 Enzo finally stalled a couple of days ago, so has been popped into his hibernation box today. Checked his weight (which we do quite frequently) and - at 2.077 kg - he's the heaviest he's even been at hibernation. See you in the spring, Enzo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Hi guys... just wondering how everyone's torts are doing now it's spring. Are they all out of hibenation??? I've started to put mine out on sunny days... they tend to dig themselves a hole around 5pm time... then I bring them in again. Not sure when they can go into their eglu and live outside tho..... They have both really grown Tilly is most definately incharge tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Kevin is awake and thankfully aways eats without any issue. We sadly lost a young Russian tortoise who didn't survive a semi hibernation. She had suffered several dog attacks and whilst her wounds contracted and healed quite well she didn't make it despite stomach tubing On the brighter side though Kev is in good shape but he is digging himself in in the early evening and so we are bringing him in at night. We give him a couple of hours under the heat lamp and a good feed in the morning before he goes out again. Despite the recent sun the wind has been cold so I think they need a bit of support at the moment. Kev hates being indoors and did a massive dirty protest this morning before being let out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Enzo has been up for just over a week, enjoying the good weather. Just bringing him in at night if it's looking a bit chilly. Took a few days before he ate anything, but the dandelions have come into flower at just the right time for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 So sorry about your loss CM, that couldn't have been nice finding her that way.... Please the torts are getting up and about. Mine have been indoors today as it's been raining all day... never really sure what to do in this weather as tilly just digs a hole if it's chilly so don't know whether she's better being kept indoors... any thoughts???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 So sorry about your loss CM, that couldn't have been nice finding her that way....? Thanks. We had taken her in as a rescue as she was so badly injured. Gutted she didn't make it. I would be tempted bring yours in at night and give them some food and heat before they go out for the day. I don't think it is warm enough at the moment to warm them up enough to get them out of their overnight dig ins and keep them eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thanks. Think I will keep doing that until it stays warm.... that could be September at this rate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 One of the things we did for Enzo originally was set up an anglepoise lamp with a reflector bulb in, on the floor in the kitchen. He soon figured out that sitting under it was good for recharging. Outdoors, we made him a small house, which is more like a cold frame, with a clear plastic top and solid sides. That heats up the ground and he can wander in and out as he wants, he knows it's always dry there. Last year though, he took to sleeping under the conifer at the top of the garden. Couldn't figure it out until we realised that it's the first spot in the garden to get the sun in the morning. Torts are smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Someone at the weekend suggested solar panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Digressing slightly, how about owning one of these? http://www.boredpanda.com/elderly-man-walking-pet-african-spurred-tortoise-sulcata-tokyo-japan/ Just hope he doesn't get tired and need carrying home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Man I hope mine don't get that big..... they'll never fit in the tortoise table Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Another tortoise story. Sadly, this is a good reason not to hibernate outdoors or in insecure accommodation, but at least the outcome was reasonably positive. http://www.boredpanda.com/90-year-old-tortoise-wheels-twice-as-fast-jude-ryder-wales/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Oh what a shame. I thought people had more sense than to let tortoises hibernate outdoors these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eve Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Would love to own a tortoise anybody know were i could buy one from for my children xx thank you im in derby midlands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
