I kept the girl Hermann and the blind Spur-thighed male. The other pair was the males 1 Hermann and 1 Spur-thighed, who had been together for 30 years +.
Thanks for your replies,
Ok, so now thinking along the lines of keeping them up in the winter, have thought of a room downstairs where my boiler is, just gets used to dump loads of rubbish. I thought, i could clear it all out, the floor is tiled, so then turn that into a indoor enclosure, it...
So keep them up all winter,... what if i took them to a vet to check them and weigh them. The guy that had them, had kept torts. for years and have always been fine.
Hi, well i have not seen the vivarium yet, but from what i have been told, its glass and has sliding doors at the front and is 6ft, but seeing how much walking they do in the garden i suppose that is too small then, it was just to try and make her eat for longer so she can put on some weight as...
Hi I am new to looking after tortoises, and have introduced myself on the welcome thread.
I have been researching on the web but find so much conflicting advice, so thought best place to ask is with people that actually own them.
I have a Herman and a spur-thighed tortoise both are...
Thanks for all your lovely welcomes, I live in Milton Keynes Katesgoey. I will post pictures soon.
The 2 my brother in law are getting are called Tommy and Speedy and the 2 we are keeping are called Albert and Alice.
Hi, just thought i will introduce myself, at the weekend, we went to pick up 4 tortoises from an old family friend, who wanted to find good homes for them, he has had 2 of his tortoises for 36 years, and the other 2 came along later. They are 2 Herman's (male and female) and 2 Spur-thighed (both...