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Hey, I wondered if anybody has any recommendations for the best tortoises to keep in the UK? We have some space indoors for a decent-sized encolsure and a large garden that we will be using for the better months. I know mostly about Mediterranean torts but wondered if there are any other...

Hey, Our little tort Esio is almost a year old. He's been much less active over the last 3 or 4 weeks. We've kept him hydrated with long baths, increased the temps to around 85-90F, ensured the humidity is high, fed him lots. He's eating and pooping fine. He's happy to eat when we feed him by...

Hello! I've recently installed a new CHE for my little 8 month old Hermanns tort. He seems to love the extra heat! He's roaming more and eating well. We have it on a thermostat and it's currently set at 25C/77F day and night. Does this sound okay? Also, how far from the substrate should it be...

Thinking ahead here to when Esio gets a bit bigger. We don't have the biggest home, and it was enough of a struggle trying to fit a 3ft x 2ft table in. He seems pretty content at the moment but I'm aware that he'll soon get bigger and want more space. So I was thinking about building a second...

We started weighing Esio last week to check on his progress. He weighed 62g and this week he is 69g! Looks like he's doing okay! ? On a side note, he wasn't impressed with being weighed and kept trying to walk off the scales/change the unit/hide the screen hahaha. We may have to put him in...

Hey everyone, The picture is the light we were given with our tortoise 'starter kit' when we got Esio. Having had him around a month now, he seems less active. Struggling to wake up in the morning and spending most of the day basking. The humidity is kept between 60 and 80 (normally about 70)...

Hi everyone! We got our amazing little Hermanns tortoise around 2 weeks ago from a local breeder. His name is Esio (after the Roald Dahl book Esio Trot), he's 6 months old and he seems to have settled in really well! His favourite food so far seems to be dandelions and aloe vera and he won't...