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19-09-2007, 07:00 PM
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Here is another amended list, thanks to the help of wizzermum and shot!
This might seem strange, all these re-writes but you can't edit the first post! Amended Check list for buying a healthy tortoise. Before I go through the check list, I just have to say when buying a tort U.K. bred is best, so please check out the breeders list on the TPG or T.T. Sites; 1) Eyes should be clear and bright. 2) Nose should be dry, their should be no signs of bubbling or sneezing and that there is No wheezing or breathing through the mouth. 3) Check the mouth, the tongue should be a healthy pink and again no signs of bubbling. 4) Shell should be firm, after the tort is a month old, should not feel soft or spongy, yet the Plastron can still have a little spring to it after a month old, I have to stress it is very bad for babies to be squeezed And should be done ever so carefully with very little pressure and only done the one time to check When buying the tort. The shell should also be smooth and still have lustre. 5) Make sure you see the tort eating and that the tort is being fed a healthy diet Of weeds and not pellets. 6) Reflexes, ever so gently tug on the back leg, to see if the torts pulls it back towards the shell. 7) Activity, make sure the tortoise is active. 8. Check that it is being kept in the right conditions not in a viv. 9) Certificates, check the place of origin on them, all certs are issued in the U.K. But that does not mean you have U.K torts, the place of origin tells you where their from. If place of orgin says Slovenian , please do not buy them. 10) With any good breeder you should be able to see the parents and that there is the right Amount of parents for the number of babies they are selling. 
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19-09-2007, 07:11 PM
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quite right Katie 
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Rob 
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