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went round to a tennants house yesterday rcd keeps tripping it was her new tortise lights so badly wired tripping it.
nice tortoise though i remember a neighbour had one in the garden a lot bigger than those it always escaped
nice tortoise though i remember a neighbour had one in the garden a lot bigger than those it always escaped
I found one of them roaming wild here once crossing a lane. I picked it up to check for numbers because I thought it must have been someones pet that escaped and faced it away from me as it was getting a bit snappy and agitated, then I learned a new fact about them, that they wee backwards. So, having no etchings, and having wee'd on me quite effectively, I put it on the verge to carry on its journey. It was gone when we came back again on the way home a bit later, somewhat terrorized, confused at why the giant monster didnt try to eat it but still alive to zoom off another day.
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Hi, when I was a boy we found one roaming around in the garden, it wasn't particularly big and it was late autumn. It was decided it should be hibernating, so cardboard box and some straw was found and safely tucked away under the stairs and spread the word about the lost tortoise. I can remember checking it a couple of times and it being on top of the straw and fairly active, so it was tucked in again and told to go to sleep. Which it did, permanently. We found out later that they don't hibernate when they are young... Poor little sod. I still feel guilty about it now.
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I'd like one. Had them as kids in early '60's but never lived very long. Neighbour was looking after his grandsons and made me want one again. This started as a tiny little thing around 1.5" long but had grown to 6" over the years. AFAIK they keep on growing and you can tell the age by the rings on the shell mounds.
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Who is it married to??
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We have a Hermans tortoise, inherited him from friends who emigrated to NZ, they were allowed to import their dog but tortoises are prohibited imports.
He is now 13 & quite a fiery little chap, he humps shiny boots & hunts slugs & snails. He is also partial to eating dog turd occasionally (preferably hot). He is a bloody liability & a responsibility too.
He is now 13 & quite a fiery little chap, he humps shiny boots & hunts slugs & snails. He is also partial to eating dog turd occasionally (preferably hot). He is a bloody liability & a responsibility too.
I forgot to say he will nip your toes if he gets a chance & is enormously stubborn to the point of stupidity. If he sees a gap he will force his way through it. Despite all this he is an endearing little chap!
A neigbour across the road has one that is about 50 years old, his old dog used to flip the tortoise over onto its back & **** on it as it frantically waved its legs trying to right itself.
This proves that dogs have a sense of humour!
A neigbour across the road has one that is about 50 years old, his old dog used to flip the tortoise over onto its back & **** on it as it frantically waved its legs trying to right itself.
This proves that dogs have a sense of humour!
