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Old 26-02-2008, 05:58 PM
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Guys.. this lady is well respected in Tortoise care, and knows her stuff. The tortoises are/were wrapped in towels, and the stuff in there was just a prop to make the pic more interesting to non tortoise keepers.

I am sure by the interviews end, perhaps during it, they were wrapped up and put back, and the props taken out again.

Anyway.. I keep dead mice in the freezer...
The article did say that she had removed their covers for photographic purposes.
I wondered if she'd be prepared to exchange the contents of her fridge for mine.....mouldy yoghurt and cheese with a green fur coat.
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Old 26-02-2008, 06:21 PM
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jason my two are in the same fridge our food is in, purely due to lack of space in the house. They're in the salad tray. No meat in the fridge mainly veg, and in the freezer i have dead rats,mice and chicks..some say i'm a little strange but meh
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Old 26-02-2008, 06:24 PM
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jason my two are in the same fridge our food is in, purely due to lack of space in the house. They're in the salad tray. No meat in the fridge mainly veg, and in the freezer i have dead rats,mice and chicks..some say i'm a little strange but meh
I can understand that but it did look a little over crowded, and one tort had a pepper behind him.

I guess it's just for the photo though.
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I can understand that but it did look a little over crowded, and one tort had a pepper behind him.
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Old 26-02-2008, 06:47 PM
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My worries...the impressions people will get.
I have never hibernated in a fridge...so I really thought they were sat there like that...even though later when I read it it would indicate otherwise.
Also I thought it was mean on the torts....I have a 11th commandment...never speak to the press...you will get grief/screwed over one way or another.
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Old 27-02-2008, 11:33 PM
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There not in hibernation boxes...

Shes's got food in there too!

They look like they are different species also!
I think the mixing thing is sometimes over exaggerated. I would never keep different species TOGETHER but in a fridge I can hardly see it being a problem especially if the animals have been together a long time.
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I think the mixing thing is sometimes over exaggerated. I would never keep different species TOGETHER but in a fridge I can hardly see it being a problem especially if the animals have been together a long time.
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If a tort has parasites before it's hibernated what happens to the parasites while it's hibernating? Do they carry on multiplying? If torts not normally kept together were hibernated with parasites could they still pass them on during hibernation?

It's something I've not seen discussed anywhere.
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