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Thanks all in with reptile specialist Monday. She's still losing weight another 1g. But she is pooing and wees every 2-3 days. Now thought wanting to sleep a lot!! More Than normal. Bathing twice a day at mo Substrate tortoise terrain and corn varied in different parts table then some hay...

Dear All Please find pictures of their respective enclosures No she is not been treated at the moment, we are waiting a referral to a specialist in Manchester - our local reptile vet doesn't think he can do more. He thought she was too small for sampling. When we got her she was 50g, she is now...

Happily - they are 90,92 and sometimes 95 under lamp (arcadia 100w uVA uVB and IR). We recently lowered it as the temp outside dropped wonder if I should put it back up a notch? With the heating on early evening it can raise to 100 (central heating ambient temp) so if we notice that we do turn...

Hello All I am looking for some advice. We have 2 Horsefield tortoises age apprx 3.5 years - they are different sex so we have separated them into 2 separate 4 by 2 tortoise tables, so that is not issue. We have good heat to cool ratio in the table. We have had 2 previous issues of the girl not...

Hello All I am looking for some advice. We have 2 Horsefield tortoises age apprx 3.5 years - they are different sex so we have separated them into 2 separate 4 by 2 tortoise tables, so that is not issue. We have good heat to cool ratio in the table. We have had 2 previous issues of the girl not...

Second tortoise table ordered. Just waiting delivery. One each for them!! At least know they will be happier apart. Never view it like that originally and for first 2 years they've got on well. Always together. You think it's because they want to be not because they are after best place each...

Wow. This is not good then! But far too late. I have two children and my parents bought them one each to pass onto their grandchildren eventually. I thought a lovely gesture and heirloom! Especially as dad was terminally ill at the time. We've had them two years. The female has been ill both...

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Hi all! We have two beautiful tortoises, Horsefields. They were bought together from the same vivarium on the same day, have lived with us since 7th July 2013 - born in 2012. But this summer our male has started to 'mount' the female. In fairness the male is the timid one, the female has always...