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This is Terence's new outdoor enclosure, it's not massive but the biggest I could allow size wise due to the six of our garden, it's going to have chicken wire put across the bottom and then be filled with about a foot or so of topsoil... Allowing him to dog away to his hearts content... Can't...

This is Terence's weight chart since he came out of hibernation, after an initial increase it has gone down again??? I was just wondering whether this is normal?? He's eating/pooing/peeing fine and seems a happy little chap, just wondered if this was something others had experienced??

I live in a flat, and although Terence has short periods of time out in the garden it isn't always practical for him to be out there as I'm not allowed to put up any kind of enclosure... My manager has kindly said that I can put one up in the garden at work, so I was thinking a run about 5 by 4...

Right, as if things aren't hard enough as it is.... After hibernation I wanted to double check Terence was all ok, so booked a trip to the vets, he got his beak trimmed ever so slightly, vitamin injections which the vet said were essential after hibernation (or is it brumation??) Terence has a...

Having built Terence a new tortoise table I am unsure of how best to attach his light tube, I have seen pictures of various set ups with them on the side or at one end. I have a reflector as well so surely the best way would be above his enclosure for optimum exposure?? It's an 18 inch bulb and...

So Terence came out of hibernation a little over a week ago and has now started eating, so relieved!! He has a vet check on Wednesday just to double check all is well! So pleased he made it.. And his new tortoise table is almost ready. Just wanted to know if there is anything in particular I...

My new tortoise table! Should be arriving in a few days! I'm rather excited and hope that Terence my horsefields tortoise likes it! Can anyone advise me on where to purchase a lighting system for it?? I have bulbs already, also a substrate, at the moment I use a 50:50 sand coir mix. Will he need...

My little tort Terence is around 4/5 years old, a friend gave him to me as he wasn't getting in with her other two tortoises and I have had him since August. Since researching how best to care for him I have basically changed everything as he didn't get a great start in life, he has pyramiding...

Having had Terence now for 5 months he has really settled in, it's too cold now for outdoor sunbathing but have brought him inside and after a few adaptions to a vivarium (removing the the front completely) he seems pretty happy, he has the run of the of the downstairs and I very often come...

When purchasing a few bits for my tort I struck up a conversation with the shop owner (a reptile and amphibian specialist) and during our chat he told me that there is no need to hibernate my tortoise, is this true?? I thought that hibernation was an integral part of a tortoises life style?? I...

Have recently adopted a friend of mines Horsfields tortoise he's four yeas old and seems generally happy and is eating well, she had to part with him as he was becoming very aggressive towards her others which culminated in a few vets trips!!! I've had spur thighed in the past so jot completely...

Hi all, I'm Ben and I've just registered, my tortoise is Terence an he's a 4 year old Horsfields. I've adopted him from a friend as she was having problems between him and her other two and would really love some hints an tips on how to make sure I keep him happy and healthy, Thank you :-)