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So I was at the shop the other day and happened upon some viola plants being sold off cheap, so I bought some for my garden. Now I know that viola plants are edible for torts but that shop bought plants are usually treated with chemicals. If I keep the plants in the garden/pots, how long should...

Thanks for the reply, I was presuming the same but wanted to check that the grey wasn't too dark and therefore wouldn't be too hot!

Hi guys, may sound a bit daft but is there a reason why you chose blue slate and not grey? Local garden centre is selling a load of grey slate off cheap and wondered whether this would work as well?

Indeed it is a great thread, I have looked through her post :) From what I saw there doesn't seem to be an enclosure as such, so it would be interesting to hear how she stops escapees! Unfortunately my garden isn't quite tortoise proof!

So I am planning on making Tino her first outdoor enclosure this Summer and was looking for some advice/tips. She's a ten year old Russian tortoise and has had to live inside up until now because of my inability to stay in one place long enough to build a suitable outdoor enclosure! I now have...

My Russian is about 9-10 years old...I remember when she was the size of Toby and could be carried in the palm of my hand! She is now about 6-7 inches and weighs about 950g...I think they grow to around 8-10 inches (depending on the sex) but they're sneaky about it...I didn't really notice until...

Bit late to the party but this is a great thread, I am hoping to build something outdoor this year for my Russian tort. I have a couple of questions if anyone is able to help Firstly, I too live in the UK but am not lucky enough to enjoy the warmth of Summer in Kent! I live up in Manchester...

Thought I'd come back with a bit of an update. I'm currently in the process of trying to move house so buying a new fridge isn't really an option at the moment. However, I have now rehoused Tino in a large polystyrene box filled with soil which is doing a fine job of keeping the temperature...

Thanks for the replies! I think she was wound down correctly and hasn't eaten for quite some time now. I have a max/min thermometer which is useful for telling me the range of temperatures but I think the current fridge is slightly too variable as you suggest. Looks like I need a dedicated...

I've been told in the past (whether rightly or wrongly - I've seen the lengthy discussion on the pros and cons) that it was a more natural thing to allow tortoise to do this. I'm in the UK and trying to keep a tortoise awake all winter is a constant battle so I figured that it would be less...

Hi all, I'm new to the site and am looking for some advice on hibernation. My tortoise is a ten year old female horsefield tortoise weighing around 900g. I have let tino hibernate (brumate?) in the last few weeks, but have noticed she seems to still be moving around and relatively responsive. I...