pdwhelan
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he cost me £120 and he is a baby (i think) bigger ones get more expencive. There is an indian star one in a pet shop near me for £400 
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Rebecca
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Originally posted by willay
what a fab name
Indeed thanks Will! x
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Rebecca
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Its not on sale yet in quarantine.
Its not a red bellied.
I thought it was Pacu at first.
HMMMM....they have it listed as any kind?
Nope no label and no price means its not on sale. 
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pdwhelan
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Thats well expencive becs... and i bet you any money that they are no UK CB! (uk captive bread) they are imports from slovenia! alot of people want to stop these imports
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Rebecca
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Looks like a lump of wood or something, must be a great pet.....
They are really intelligent.
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Matt H
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I might get one & call it ashtray
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Rebecca
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Originally posted by pdwhelan
Thats well expencive becs... and i bet you any money that they are no UK CB! (uk captive bread) they are imports from slovenia! alot of people want to stop these imports
Nope they arent imports.
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by novabex
Nope no label and no price means its not on sale.
Might pop down and have a look this afternoon. Hopefully persuade them its not a rare sort and make them sell it me for cheap
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pdwhelan
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Thats what the pet shop told me when they sold me the tortoise! i then got a certificate for him and what a surprize it said it was slovenia
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Jules
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Originally posted by novabex
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Looks like a lump of wood or something, must be a great pet.....
They are really intelligent.
I bet she can't even do the Sun's Su-Duko - not even the easy one!
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Rebecca
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Originally posted by Cosmo
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Originally posted by novabex
Nope no label and no price means its not on sale.
Might pop down and have a look this afternoon. Hopefully persuade them its not a rare sort and make them sell it me for cheap
The new owners are clueless.
Well easy to blag.
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Cosmo
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even better....will tell them its just a dull red belly
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Matt H
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What environment do they live in? What do they eat (other than lettuce)
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pdwhelan
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they dont eat luttuce matt.. no tortoise or turtle should! its bad for them  turtles live in water but like to have a ledge to sit and bask in the light. tortoises live on dry land and have a little bath in their home
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Rebecca
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http://www.hermann-tortoise.co.uk/care%20sheets/care_sheets.htm
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Rebecca
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quote:
Originally posted by pdwhelan
they dont eat luttuce matt.. no tortoise or turtle should! its bad for them turtles live in water but like to have a ledge to sit and bask in the light. tortoises live on dry land and have a little bath in their home
Turtles are carnivores.
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pdwhelan
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Whats the place called bex, i'll go on their website if they have one
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pdwhelan
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Do you feed turtles pellets?
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Matt H
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So, I'd need a fish tank with a little bath area? Do they need to be heated?
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Rebecca
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BAS in bolton.
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Rebecca
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So, I'd need a fish tank with a little bath area? Do they need to be heated?
You shouldnt really keep them in fish tanks they tend to walk into the glass.
You need a heat lamp.
Do tortoises need UV-b lights paul?
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Cosmo
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TBH all turtles would be eaten by Piranhas 
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Rebecca
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Originally posted by pdwhelan
Do you feed turtles pellets?
Yeah tetrareptomin.
Its the same brand of fishfood I use.
Also frozen blood worm.
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Cosmo
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You shouldnt really keep them in fish tanks they tend to walk into the glass.
thought you said they were intelligent?
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Rebecca
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Thats a tortoise.
So ner!
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