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Old 15-08-2007, 04:49 PM
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hiya, i've been reading all your comments on hear and i'm starting to get worryed if my keeping my tortiose right. i'm afraid i got my from a pet shop well a reptile shop. at first i kept him in a viv put hes in a toroise table now. i got some seeds and started to grow some food for him but because of all this rain they died. so i've had to buy bagged stuff but i do get loads of different things so he won't get bored. i'm so worryed now if i'm going the right things so i've seen some of the shocking pic on here.

jack is 4 years old and is a herman

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Old 15-08-2007, 05:14 PM
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What do you mean bagged stuff? I manage to feed 25 tortoises on weeds still, go for a walk to your local park or find some waste land. I have to find a huge carrier bag full every day.
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Old 15-08-2007, 05:26 PM
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like salad stuff, i was worryed about picking weeds as of chemicals being on them
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if ur worried about chemicals then grow your own. get like a plastic greenhouse from argos can pick em up for fifteen quid n get a selection of weed seeds from somewhere like these eBay UK Shop - TORTS-N-ALLSORTS: MIXED WILD FLOWER PLANT SEED, RED CLOVER, CHICORY
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please try to avoid things like lettuce,cucumber,tomato as they really are no good to tortoises.. you can't beat weeds
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i've been feeding him rocket,watercress, kale,romain,savory tomato as a treat. are these okay?
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avoid tomato as it's actually a fruit n they shouldn't eat fruit as it can cause gastric disturbances(well hermans shouldn't)..also try to avoid the over use of Kale as it's relatively high in Oxhalic acid.


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Old 16-08-2007, 02:21 PM
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Nope none of them please go for a walk find some waste grown, i feed 25 tortoises on weeds every day. I have to find a carrier bag full every day.
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