Recent content by Claud_the_tortoise

Yes, if its not too harsh or cold I let him have a roam around the garden, I also have an outdoor enclosure for him now which he likes to sun bathe in during hot days. I like to make sure claude gets as much nature as he can (completely 100% supervised of course) 😁🐢

UPDATE: Hey guys, know it's been a while since I last posted but just thought you ought to know claude is doing great! We got him a new enclosure and he loves it, I gave him a change of diet and he's alot healthier then he was before!

Ok I'll give it a read thank you :)

There is a shop near me that specialise in exotic pets and reptiles called wrigglies. They know all about tortoises, they even have a Croc in their shop! (Not for sale though obviously Yes I'm in the uk, I go to wrigglies which is a little reptile and exotic animal place that also double as a vet

There is a shop near me that specialise in exotic pets and reptiles called wrigglies. They know all about tortoises, they even have a Croc in their shop! (Not for sale though obviously)

Yes I'm going to go to my local exotic pet shop and get the stuff I've been told to ASAP!

Thank you for all of this, I'm sorry I don't know alot about tortoises (he is my first one that I got from a family friend) so I'm just looking for help. This has been really helpful and I'll look into it ASAP.

I've been told by my exotic veterinarian to only feed him every other day and I do feed him dandelion and other foods I just put his favourite ones up

We where planning on getting him a bigger enclosure but he is happy in the one he has now. Alot of the time he wants to go out and have a little roam (he will have a little scratch on the glass). Currently the light is coming from the heat lamp but light from inside the house also goes into his...

Yes I do I just put in would I usually feed him but be does have a very varied diet

I'll let him out for a little stroll for about 15 minutes then give him a little tub time in the bath to keep him hydrated Every other day I'll give feed him some lettuce and cucumber and every 2 weeks I'll give him peas and chamomile flowers as a treat He has a wierd obsession with my Dyson...

Thank you, whenever I let him out I always make sure he can't get stuck anywhere but I'll be more careful

Thanks! I'll watch his diet a bit more carefully

Ok thanks for letting me know. He is my first tortoise so I'm still learning the basics

Usually, my tortoise likes to climb over is cave and fall down the other side or when i let him outt of his enclosure he prefers to climb out but when he goes down he seems to be fine. I'm not sure whether it's healthy for him or not to be climbing over things and falling on his face. (Not like...