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Russian Tortoise
JG, I gave my kids and myself a pair of female Russian Tortoise for the Holidays.
They are so cool, awesome.
I've set them up with a great habitat and when I get into a home, they will become outdoor/backyard dwellers.
It's unreal how they have "personalities."
I really like them as pets and I'll let you know how I feel about them after 30 more years...
adam
They are so cool, awesome.
I've set them up with a great habitat and when I get into a home, they will become outdoor/backyard dwellers.
It's unreal how they have "personalities."
I really like them as pets and I'll let you know how I feel about them after 30 more years...
adam
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It's been awhile, how are the turtles doing?
Do they have any funny habits?
Do they have any funny habits?
One good turn deserves another
john gilmour
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i am living together with my turtle for more than 8 years - its a greece version and she is getting biger and bigger - around two kg in the moement and in top shape - i think i know my pet pretty good and our baby got personality for shure - let me know if you want more or details
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Yeah, the shit in their feed bowl if they like what I am feeding them, sort of funny.
Both are females, the kids named them "Tina and Geoffry" and each one has it's own distinct personality.
They are getting excellent care, a shower/bath once a week with a toothbrush scrubbin and their litter is changed regularly. I really really can't wait until we get them into an outdoor pen, that will be cool for them.
Great pets.
John, any comments on yours???
Sven? I would enjoy hearing more.
Thanks,
adam
Both are females, the kids named them "Tina and Geoffry" and each one has it's own distinct personality.
They are getting excellent care, a shower/bath once a week with a toothbrush scrubbin and their litter is changed regularly. I really really can't wait until we get them into an outdoor pen, that will be cool for them.
Great pets.
John, any comments on yours???
Sven? I would enjoy hearing more.
Thanks,
adam
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more facts
hey adam,
my english is not the best, but i give my best. some more facts, she is female and her name is "hertha" (its an old german female name). she is ten years old and weighs around 2,2 kg`s. we had a removal to another appartment 3 weeks ago so our baby needs now a little bit time to get comfortable with the new appartment. perfect is, that we are living now in front of a beautfull park, so that we can take her out in summer for some outdoor activities over sthe street.
she loves to "run" under the bushes, eating fresh grass and flowers and hanging around in the sun.
one of her habits is the following - its a kind of procedure when we feed her (she only gets the best and freshes stuff with vitamin ingediences to stay in good shape and condition) : ok when we put the footbowl on the ground, she comes fast, starts to cover the footbowl with her body, pulls her neck out and starts kind of roaring at us. we interpret it like "this is my food and i have to defeat it now" this takes about two minutes before she starts eating. pretty nice girl !!!!!!
thats so far from berlin and some other facts next time
cheers sven
my english is not the best, but i give my best. some more facts, she is female and her name is "hertha" (its an old german female name). she is ten years old and weighs around 2,2 kg`s. we had a removal to another appartment 3 weeks ago so our baby needs now a little bit time to get comfortable with the new appartment. perfect is, that we are living now in front of a beautfull park, so that we can take her out in summer for some outdoor activities over sthe street.
she loves to "run" under the bushes, eating fresh grass and flowers and hanging around in the sun.
one of her habits is the following - its a kind of procedure when we feed her (she only gets the best and freshes stuff with vitamin ingediences to stay in good shape and condition) : ok when we put the footbowl on the ground, she comes fast, starts to cover the footbowl with her body, pulls her neck out and starts kind of roaring at us. we interpret it like "this is my food and i have to defeat it now" this takes about two minutes before she starts eating. pretty nice girl !!!!!!
thats so far from berlin and some other facts next time
cheers sven
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Mine could run at a good clip on a hot day- much faster than you would expect a turtle to run- about the speed of a slow jog.
Mine also had funny rituls and dances that they would do when posturing with one another- and strangely enough at times they would mimic human movements- freaked out my girlfriend when they did this.
Mine also had funny rituls and dances that they would do when posturing with one another- and strangely enough at times they would mimic human movements- freaked out my girlfriend when they did this.
One good turn deserves another
john gilmour
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After reading these new spur of posts, I am contemplating adopting a tortoise into our family.
I did some research on the web and it`s ashaming what you find out there...
People getting tortoises that grow large and before long outgrow thier living space so folks just turn `em loose in the wild. And these are non native species that could drastically alter an exsisting ecosystem.
There`s also a respiratory virus that they may have and can unleash unto the native species.
Also I found a site about taking care of a native species THAT IS ON THE ENDANGERED LIST. Man the gall of them.
This is a big deal with taking one into your home. It`s a long comitment as they live long lives
I did some research on the web and it`s ashaming what you find out there...
People getting tortoises that grow large and before long outgrow thier living space so folks just turn `em loose in the wild. And these are non native species that could drastically alter an exsisting ecosystem.
There`s also a respiratory virus that they may have and can unleash unto the native species.
Also I found a site about taking care of a native species THAT IS ON THE ENDANGERED LIST. Man the gall of them.
This is a big deal with taking one into your home. It`s a long comitment as they live long lives
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its not that easy to get a turtle for a fair price cause they are officially on the list of endangered species. we got our baby from a private person who is bringing up turtles. that guy had a really really big garden and there where about 30 turtles living.
he had to seperate my baby from the others, cause she always got into fights with two men. that was luck for us - we had basic knowledge of their lifestyle - the guy gave us additional informations and up from that time she is a part of our family.
he had to seperate my baby from the others, cause she always got into fights with two men. that was luck for us - we had basic knowledge of their lifestyle - the guy gave us additional informations and up from that time she is a part of our family.