Re: You can tell your tortoise is growing if...

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Posted by Terry on March 28, 2001 at 18:49:41:

In Reply to: You can tell your tortoise is growing if... posted by Niki on March 27, 2001 at 22:20:46:

You hear a large thud, go outside and find the very heavy gate to the chain link fence lying flat on the ground!

Angel did that a few weeks ago.

The sulcatas have a large fenced and gated area about 40'-45'. This is their own area completely safe from my two dogs who go in and out into the rest of the back yard through a dog door.
The sulcatas shed is in this area which opens into the back yard. At around 11am I open the gate and let the sulcatas out into the rest of the back yard.
The dog door gets put on at that time so they don't go out and disturb the torts.
By 5-6pm the torts have gone back through the gate into their area into the shed for the night.

The sulcatas are always waiting by the gate at around 11am eager for me to open it so they can roam the entire back yard.

One day I heard a thud and there was the heavy gate lying on the ground. Angel had somehow managed to wedge herself underneath it and lift it off the hinges!

No torts were injured luckily, the gate fell away from Angel, thank goodness.

Terry.

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: You hear a large thud, go outside and find the very heavy gate to the chain link fence lying flat on the ground! : Angel did that a few weeks ago. : The sulcatas have a large fenced and gated area about 40'-45'. This is their own area completely safe from my two dogs who go in and out into the rest of the back yard through a dog door. : The sulcatas shed is in this area which opens into the back yard. At around 11am I open the gate and let the sulcatas out into the rest of the back yard. : The dog door gets put on at that time so they don't go out and disturb the torts. : By 5-6pm the torts have gone back through the gate into their area into the shed for the night. : The sulcatas are always waiting by the gate at around 11am eager for me to open it so they can roam the entire back yard. : One day I heard a thud and there was the heavy gate lying on the ground. Angel had somehow managed to wedge herself underneath it and lift it off the hinges! : No torts were injured luckily, the gate fell away from Angel, thank goodness. : Terry.

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