[Karen W.]

I would love to pet one!

[Simulated]

Dude I love it

[Seany]

I wouldn't like to pet the lion on the left..

[neilep (OP)]

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[Seany]

AHHHHAHAH lol so cute!! []

[neilep (OP)]

This is Gertrude,


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[fishwhiz]

hehe loved the blob fish !

[Karen W.]

awwwwwww



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awwwshe is cute... did you lie beneath he for that shot??? great piccy!

[Seany]

[Karen W.]

A sheep and some baby wolves !!



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A Stork delivering a baby cow !!


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Hee hee hee.... Those are terrific piccy"s so cute! YAYYYYYYY! Sorry I missed them somehow very cool indeedy!

[Karen W.]

AWWWWWWWWWW Seany... THats adorable.. I love polar bears! AWWWW!

[Karen W.]

I took these with my little digital camera 6 miles over at the marsh in Arcata!















Arcata Marsh.. Humboldt county, Arcata, California

These are mud ducks and Egrets and sun going down.. overcast day!

[RD]

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[atrox]

Is that picture of the Blackbird an the Hawk really true? or is it just a montage?... its really unbelievable!

This ist a baby european red fox called Didi, so cute!


and thats a young bussard called "Horst" (its the german Name for a nest of an eagle...the eyry, but its also a german mans name)

[samuelcaleb]

hey guys where u get this all stuff.....its soooooo cute and nice to watch and to keep them at home too......

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[Buckeye Girl]

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[Karen W.]

cool frog!

Check this critter out.. a Pangolin

I have never seen such a critter.. has anyone else ever seen one... tell me about it eh?

Picture from Wiki!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Pangolin_borneo.jpg

[SETF]

I got this baby land turtle, no clue what species it is but its not eating any fruits i give it...(i had a bigger one a long time before so i am doing the exact same things food wise). I have it in a section of my garden where i've placed water for it and everything. Please help its loosing body mass! []
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[Don_1]

You really do need to identify the exact species of tortoise you have there. It may be a Redfoot or a Russian.

Tortoises may take some time to settle into new surroundings.

Ensure your tortoise has access to good daylight and somewhere to get out of the sun. He/she needs to be able to find shade as much as sunlight in order to regulate body temperature.

Get a good supply of broadleaf weeds, such as dandelion, hedgemustard, chickweed, hawkbits, hawks beard and sow thistle. Your tortoise needs high fibre, high calcium food. A little fruit is OK, but until you have identified the species, you will not know it's nutritional requirements. In all cases avoid brassicas such as kale, cabbage and spinach. These are high in oxalic acid, which prevents calcium absorption.

You might try tempting your tortoise with a little Romain (Cos) Lettuce and some cucumber.

I suggest you visit the Tortoise Trust website for the best possible information. Go to www.tortoisetrust.org They can help you identify your tortoise and have very good care sheets to download.

Other useful sites are http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/1.asp - http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TortoiseNutrition/ - www.tortoisefirst.com

[Don_1]

Hi SETF, Glad to have been of some assistance with your new Tortoise. Now that you have been able to establish that it is a Redfoot, you will be able to supply the correct nutritional needs for him/her.

This species is to some extent omnivorous.

You should try to maintain a high calcium diet, with plenty of the weeds I described in my previous post. In addition to these weeds, your Redfoot will eat some fruit and animal protein. Allow your tort to eat worms, slugs or similar, or you can give a little cat food or cooked chicken. This protein should be given once a week.

Typically your torts diet should consist of 65 - 70% weeds, 25 - 30% fruit and 5 - 10% animal protein. You can sprinkle a multivitamin such as 'Nutrobal'™ on the food two or three times a week and also a calcium supplement is a very good idea, this can be given daily. Always ensure your tort has access to fresh water.

In order to drink, your tort will need a dish he/she can get right in to, with the water level up to the lower edge of the carapace (upper shell). Tortoises do not have an upper pallet in their mouths' so they cannot suck up water, they need to be able to immerse their head into the water right up to and covering their nasal passage.

Sexing your tortoise can be difficult. Tortoises usually reach sexual maturity at around 8 years. On the male the tail will be long and straight and the plastron (lower or underside of the shell) will be slightly concave. The female has a shorter stubbier tail which tends to curl to one side and the plastron will be flat. These signs may not become fully evident until your tort reaches maturity.

I hope this will be of use to you, and wish you & your Redfoot well.

Don't forget HIGH CALCIUM intake. MBD (Metabolic Bone Disease) is a terrible thing for torts. This is the result of calcium deficiency in a California Desert Tortoise:

www.tortoisetrust.org

Your tort has very good healthy shell. Nice even shape and no 'pyramiding' of the scutes as in the picture above.

It is a common myth that omnivorous turtles do not suffer from nutritional disorders to the same extent as herbivorous species. Not true. This poor box turtle (Terrapene carolina) was raised on a diet of canned dog food without adequate calcium supplementation....

www.tortoisetrust.org

One last point, which so many people neglect; your tort, well looked after, can live for well over 100 years. You need to make provision for him/her, when you are no longer able to care for him/her.