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Ooh, OK, that’s comforting ☺️ Thanks so much for your help, Marsha

Great, I’ll leave him in over an hour and increase the temperature slightly. I actually have him in fairly deep water in the sink - so he gets quite a lot of movement swimming. This began as a sport of hydrotherapy for his poor, weak limbs when I got him. He seems to enjoy swimming and...

Hi everyone, Khan, a rescued Horsefield of approximately 5 years came out of a short brumation one week ago. It was short because he was only just fat enough, having been infested with parasites when I first got him and always remained a poor eater. This is the first time he’s brúmated since...

Come on guys! We really need your help!

Hi Guys, My rescued Horsefield is - according to experts on this forum - 5-6 years old and has possibly never had a hibernation. Unfortunately he wasn’t very well when I acquired him, he had parasites, was malnourished and has some pyramiding. Right now he is 9.5cm long (from the “V” in his...

Thanks Tom... back to the drawing board!!

My little Horsefield, Khan, just capsized himself in his new, outdoor enclosure! At first I couldn’t see how, but then I found him six inches up the wire mesh sides, and all became clear. Should I put something around the enclosure so he can’t see out? Any other advice gladly accepted! Thanks, x

Oooh! Beautiful ?

Gosh! What an incredibly beautiful tortoise!!

What is she? Before I scrolled down I was imagining a tortoise ?

Catch them when they are fresh - they are delicious ?

Is there a zoo nearby with a vet you could beg to see, as it’s an emergency)

Funny what makes us happy, isn’t it? :)

My tortoise only does little poos, but I was thinking it would make good fertiliser... just not much of it!

OK, thanks for that. Better get my building trousers back on again :)