Re: HINDGEBACK TORTOISE WHAT SHOULD I FEED IT

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Posted by James Lowey on June 10, 2000 at 14:14:24:

In Reply to: Re: LEPOPARD OR HINDGEBACK WHICH IS BETTER TO KEEP posted by rachel on June 10, 1999 at 02:16:58:

: : I NEED HELP PLEASE,

I do not know what to feed my hingeback tortoise because i just got her (her name is mildred)I know that these type of tortoises eat suckulint plants because my brother raises russian tortoises but I dont know what else to feed my tortoise

: : IN YOUR OPINION IF YOU HAD A CHOICE WHICH WOULD YOU KEEP A LEOPARD OR HINDGEBACK PLEASE GIVE ME THE GOOD THE BAD ON BOTH PLEASE . IS ONE MORE PERSONABLE THAN THE OTHER, I KNOW ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SIZE

: : WHAT ABOUT AGE DIFFERENCE . WILD CAOUGHT - CAPTIVE BREED HOW CAN YOU BE SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE GETING

: : THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE

: : K.L.G,

: I would choose a hingeback; I have kept leoprads as well but found that they were a bit too shy and got to large (don't worry- I have a friend who's a herpetoculturist that breeds leopards so they got a good home). The person that wrote you and said that his hingebacks were shy probably had an experience with wild caught animals- both my hinge-back that I have now and my leopards are/were captive bred specimens. I got my hinge-back when he was 8 months old and he had no fear of people- when I was examining his health at the pet store, he poked his whole head and neck out of his shell and looked around at everyone very calmly. As soon as I got him he ate greens and tortise pellets strait from my fingers! I got him while I was on vacation and when we stoped in state parks to go camping he slept in the tent with me. At night I woud read in the tent before bed and while I did this, my new friend pottered around quite happily on the floor before I put him in my sleeping bag with me to keep warm at night. If you decide that you want a hinge-back, I would suggest a Bell's hinge-back; they are prettier(in my opinion)than other H.B.s and don't require such humid enviornments since they are found in grasslands and not tropical forests. (the scintific name is Kinixys belliana)

: Well, I hope I have been of some help to you and I hope you have a good time with whatever tortise you end up with! -RACHEL

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: : : : I NEED HELP PLEASE, : I do not know what to feed my hingeback tortoise because i just got her (her name is mildred)I know that these type of tortoises eat suckulint plants because my brother raises russian tortoises but I dont know what else to feed my tortoise : : : IN YOUR OPINION IF YOU HAD A CHOICE WHICH WOULD YOU KEEP A LEOPARD OR HINDGEBACK PLEASE GIVE ME THE GOOD THE BAD ON BOTH PLEASE . IS ONE MORE PERSONABLE THAN THE OTHER, I KNOW ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR SIZE : : : WHAT ABOUT AGE DIFFERENCE . WILD CAOUGHT - CAPTIVE BREED HOW CAN YOU BE SURE OF WHAT YOU ARE GETING : : : THANKING YOU IN ADVANCE : : : K.L.G, : : I would choose a hingeback; I have kept leoprads as well but found that they were a bit too shy and got to large (don't worry- I have a friend who's a herpetoculturist that breeds leopards so they got a good home). The person that wrote you and said that his hingebacks were shy probably had an experience with wild caught animals- both my hinge-back that I have now and my leopards are/were captive bred specimens. I got my hinge-back when he was 8 months old and he had no fear of people- when I was examining his health at the pet store, he poked his whole head and neck out of his shell and looked around at everyone very calmly. As soon as I got him he ate greens and tortise pellets strait from my fingers! I got him while I was on vacation and when we stoped in state parks to go camping he slept in the tent with me. At night I woud read in the tent before bed and while I did this, my new friend pottered around quite happily on the floor before I put him in my sleeping bag with me to keep warm at night. If you decide that you want a hinge-back, I would suggest a Bell's hinge-back; they are prettier(in my opinion)than other H.B.s and don't require such humid enviornments since they are found in grasslands and not tropical forests. (the scintific name is Kinixys belliana) : : Well, I hope I have been of some help to you and I hope you have a good time with whatever tortise you end up with! -RACHEL

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