Forum: General Discussion
25-05-2011, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 862
If you read the article it explains that the...
If you read the article it explains that the tortoises are wrapped up normally, and the wrappings were removed (and the food added) for the photographs.
I fridge hibernate mine, if you want to see...
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Forum: Caresheets/Links/Books
10-05-2011, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,268
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Forum: Housing
08-05-2011, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 863
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Forum: General Discussion
07-05-2011, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 1,899
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Forum: General Discussion
03-05-2011, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 713
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Forum: General Discussion
27-04-2011, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,267
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
25-04-2011, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 3,756
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
24-04-2011, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
24-04-2011, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
24-04-2011, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
Fair enough. I suppose what I object to is the...
Fair enough. I suppose what I object to is the absolutism in some of your posts, that manufactured diets *are complete and therefor the safest/simplest way* to go for particularly new keepers....
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
24-04-2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
EJ, I completely respect your experience as a...
EJ, I completely respect your experience as a tortoise keeper, and hear what you are saying about positive outcomes of having fed a manufactured diet for several years. And that is fair anecdotal...
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
24-04-2011, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
Alan, the fact that different brands contain...
Alan, the fact that different brands contain different amounts of nutrients and give different feeding instructions is another clue that too little is known about the nutritional requirements of...
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
23-04-2011, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
I never implied that you could deduct anything...
I never implied that you could deduct anything about tortoise nutritional requirements from other animals like mammals.
I simply pointed out that all living organisms have complicated nutritional...
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
23-04-2011, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
My point about protein was indeed that people...
My point about protein was indeed that people have strong opinions, but that references to what constitutes 'excess' are extremely difficult to find (at least I can't find any).
My last statement...
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Forum: Edible Weeds, Diet & Suppliments
23-04-2011, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 453
Views: 23,247
OK, I'm lucky enough to have ' a well planted...
OK, I'm lucky enough to have ' a well planted garden to which the tortoises have access', to quote EJ.
I do however have a reservation against pellets (or any formulated diet), that no one seems to...
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
23-03-2011, 06:11 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,121
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
22-03-2011, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 6,121
End of hibernation
My boys came out of hibernation yesterday after almost exactly 5 months.
They have lost *no* weight. They ate within hours of coming out of the fridge.
Slightly against my better judgement (as it...
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
08-03-2011, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 975
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Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions
21-02-2011, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,357
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Forum: Tortoise Health and Vets
08-02-2011, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 256
Views: 14,999
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Forum: Other Animals
30-01-2011, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,033
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Forum: Other Animals
30-01-2011, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,033
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Forum: General Discussion
27-01-2011, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,808
I think you answer many of your own questions...
I think you answer many of your own questions here :smile:
You are not only paying for the vets and the nurses salaries. You are also paying for the overheads on the buildings and on equipment. Xray...
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Forum: General Discussion
26-01-2011, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,808
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Forum: General Discussion
23-01-2011, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,239
Thanks again Bindi, Clare, Joanna, Laura, Lolly8,...
Thanks again Bindi, Clare, Joanna, Laura, Lolly8, Anna and JustMeandMyTortoise.
We had a nice evening out yesterday, and some more people around for lunch today. Stuck to just 1 candle on the cake...
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