Soldato
what will you do with him when you finish uni?
buying a tortoise?
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nah they're fairly easy to look after IME
just stick them out in the garden during the summer and bring them in at night - just needs a small enclosure indoors at night and some sort of rabbit run type setup out doors
pop them in a flora tub in the fridge during winter to hibernate - really isn't much harder than that
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I have my doubts about wether poor 'reg' will last that long...
We aren't a bunch of incompetent retards :/
We have done a lot of reading up about it; construction a tort table etc.
I have already mentioned, whoever is able/can supply a good home for him will have him. If it goes well though I shall probably 100% get my own after uni.
We have done a lot of reading up about it; construction a tort table etc.
I have already mentioned, whoever is able/can supply a good home for him will have him. If it goes well though I shall probably 100% get my own after uni.
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Caporegime
Named after Reginald D Hunter I hope? 
Its a bit much calling everyone incompetent retards isn't it? We just want to make sure you don't make a big mistake in which an animal could suffer...
EDIT: I am a fool.
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Man of Honour
He didn't. Read it again.
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Split between four of us I can say it will be easily do able expense wise (hey, student loan) Building the tort table and pen outside will also save and be easily do able between us. Found some decent communities online and have been chatting on a webchat to one, very friendly and helpfull
Named after Reginald D Hunter I hope?
No idea, was just a random spurge of names we had and Sir Regenald sounded more, tortoise like (waltzing about the house like he owns the place)
Like Dowie said, they're not too tricky to look after, just make sure you are giving them sufficient heat, allow them to hibernate etc.
We got ours from a local garden centre. It's up to you where you get yours from though.
You might want to check out The British Tortoise Society, we take ours to a local centre every 6 months or so for a free check up, plus they have plenty of info etc.
We got ours from a local garden centre. It's up to you where you get yours from though.
You might want to check out The British Tortoise Society, we take ours to a local centre every 6 months or so for a free check up, plus they have plenty of info etc.
They may do many things, but the waltz definitely ain't one of 'em.
When I was a kid, our neighbours used to have one... think he only recently popped his clogs, and the bugger was already ancient 30 years ago.
Man of Honour
They're boring, expensive and just go on living and living and living...
Get Gerbils, watch them scamper about for a year or two, bury 'em, move on.
Get Gerbils, watch them scamper about for a year or two, bury 'em, move on.
Where about are you based for Staffs Uni., Stoke, Stafford, Lichfield or Shrewsbury? If you're in Stoke then Hancock's pet shop in Hanley used to sell Tortoises and are very good at giving out free advice for future pet owners.
We got our Minah bird from there years ago, but I've heard from other people that they're still a good source for all things pet related.
We got our Minah bird from there years ago, but I've heard from other people that they're still a good source for all things pet related.
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I used to have 3 gerbils. They were awesome.
One lost it's tail when it fought with another though 
It slightly shocked me at the time, but aparantly gerbils tails are very delicate and are designed to come off easily to escape predators.
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I'm coming to visit when you get one.. >.>
stafford. Hanley isn't far and we usually go there (cinema, my mate lives there), I'll defo keep that in mind though
lol ja
