i have always wanted one!

jimbo_28_02 · #1 (**permalink**) 15-08-2011, 03:33 PM

ive always wanted a tortoise but at the moment do not have the money or time for one. have any of you got any good experiences with them?

shaz179 · #2 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 09:58 AM

there great little pets. More interesting than people think. You do need to know what ur doing with them thou. How to care for them and food to give them. The wrong housing or wrong food can cause them a number of problems. Growth rate, bad shells, and all sorts of health problems

jimbo_28_02 · #3 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 06:11 PM

yer ive been doing a lot of reading up on them, they seem so cool! but so expensive ha

shaz179 · #4 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 09:41 PM

Once you have them the only cost then is the lightening bill. Food u can grow yourself. They eat weeds so that one less thing to pay for.
Do need money put to one side thou incase you need a vet, but then thats the same with any pet.

natty01 · #5 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 09:43 PM

mine drive me nuts .

WelshYorkieLover · #6 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 09:51 PM

We have a tortoise in the family. My Grandparents have had Pepi for the last 45 years. He's an heirloom and will be passed down to my Mum and then down to me and then probably down to my children. He's lovely. He loves me as I always used to feed him yummy stuff like spagetti hoops and sausages ha ha. He'll eat off a spoon too.

We don't hibernate him anymore, we haven't for a good few years now as for the last couple of years that we hibernated him he woke up jaundiced and on the brink of death. So the vet said just don't bother hibernating him so he just stays indoors in cold weather.

He's a clever little thing though as if he doesn't know you're around he'll eat by himself no problem but if he sees you he'll pretend he cant eat by himself so you'll feed him ha ha.

He's a hardcore oldskool tortoise as he doesn't need a tank or heat lamps or anything though he does love to lie on the fire hearth when its on. I dont think you can get them like him anymore. He's actually still eating atm even though it's October!!

If someone can tell me how to put photo's on here I'll post a pic of him. He's 50+ years old!

natty01 · #7 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 09:54 PM

use the manage attachments bit at the bottom of the page when you write a post . you can add an image thats downloaded onto your computer.

WelshYorkieLover · #8 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 10:23 PM

This is Pepi (aka The Fossil)! He's 50+ years old.

natty01 · #9 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by WelshYorkieLover

This is Pepi (aka The Fossil)! He's 50+ years old.

aww bless hes beautifull!

WelshYorkieLover · #10 (**permalink**) 18-10-2011, 10:48 PM

Thank you! We love him to bits!! He's a big boy. Weighs around 5pounds!

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