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Posted by Giovanni on May 15, 2000 at 08:19:41:
In Reply to: Re: Question on keeping a forest hingeback.... posted by L on May 14, 2000 at 15:35:34:
: Well 1st I would get
: it checked for worms and flatulates at the vet.
: .......FLATULATES !!!!!!........surely you mean flagellates, unless your tortoise is a real farty pants !!!!
:
: : : I recently purchased a forest hingeback..
: : (captive bred) What is the best diet or food
: : for them and what temp ought they be kept at
: : Hey good for you a cb Homeana. Well 1st I would get
: : it checked for worms ans flatulates at the vet. My
: : 2 adults were loaded when I got them, and considering
: : chances are the parents were WC, they are know to
: : pass them on. I would say they do best in about 70
: : to 80 degrees, don't be too concerned about basking
: : it cause chances are you'll never see it until your
: : going to find it. They like dark damp places, and
: : once they find one , they generally stay there. I
: : feed mine carrots , banana's, lettuce, cat food,
: : turkey, romaine, endive and turnip greens. You should
: : also suppliment with calcium D3, and maybe Reptovit
: : for stress. The diet should be omnivorous.
: : ....
: : should they be soaked? Can they live in a group
: : exibit, (like an aviary set up with small birds
: : and herps of the same reigon of africa?)
: : You say it's captive bred but you don't say if it's
: : a hatchling or not. If it's a baby I would soak it
: : at least 2x a week to keep an eye on it. Always make
: : sure there is plenty of water around in it's habitat.
: : They only thing I can say about mixing reptiles is
: : it's really not a good thing to do for lots of reasons
: : I won't even go into, mainly the spread of disease
: : between species.
: : I know there a secretive tortoise and require high
: : humidity....(The aviary has a mister and a
: : waterfall)I have many other herps but this is my
: : first tortoise....(I have had Turtles before)
: : and would be curious as other peoples experiances
: : with them....
: : Out of all my herps, I think the hingebacks wouldn't
: : care if I dropped dead tommorrow..lol. They had
: : a real hard life before I got them, but now they
: : thrive and I'm giving them a place to be together
: : and be outside and free to roam.
: : Ciao'
: : Giovanni
: : :
: : Thanx
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