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From how I read it, the figure that calculation gives is the lowest weight your tortoise should be so guessing anything over is ok. My tortoise is about 14-18 months approx and weighs 82g so guessing yours may be a bit older than you think. I'm no expert though and don't know how much their...

Lovely wee tortoise - how old is she?

He also loves the tray of living lettuce you buy from supermarket

His favourite food is dandelions and I have loads growing in the garden. I wasn't sure what other weeds and plants were safe so I bought a few packets of seeds from Amazon and I grow them in 2 big pots. He also eats dark green and red salad leafs, parsley, some wee cactus plants that I grew...

Thanks Tom - time to get a light meter then lol - appreciate all he advice I get in this site xxx

Meant to say in last post that he has an enclosed sleeping area at one end of the table that he uses a lot so will make that more humid for him

I used to have him in a Vivarium but found humidity was way too high and he was very lethargic. Vet recommended the tortoise table and that I soak him for a half hour each night and spray the enclosure. Living in Scotland, humidity levels are naturally quite high. When I moved him from the...

When we got him Nov 2013, breeder said he was just under a year - he weighed 59 grams. We've had him 7 months and he now weighs 82 grams. He lives in a tortoise table 6ft by 4 ft. I use topsoil as a substrate and spray with warm water twice a day to keep from drying up too much. According to...

Anyone????

Also noticed that some days he barely touches his food and other days he eats loads - is this normal?

Got him in november 2013 and he weighed 59 grams - he now weighs 82 grams which means he's gaining about 3 grams a month. Is this enough? He eats dark green salad leaves, weeds and flowers. I grow mixed seeds He'll occasionally eat courgette too. He also has cuttlefish in his enclosure. He...

Thanks - will get it replaced as soon as I can. He's been outside a lot lately as weather been really good but winters in Scotland are way too cold so good UV light indoors is a must during winter.

I have had the same bulb for 7 months but do I need to replace after a certain amount of time or just when the bulb eventually runs out???

Didn't notice area was Vegas - sorry! Live in Scotland so not too much in the way of hot weather for us lol

If you're looking for a cheap way to travel, wrap a small hot water bottle in a towel, place in a shoe box with air holes with some alfalfa hay and pop the tortoise in. He'll prob burrow in the hay and sleep and the hot water bottle (not too hot) will keep him cosy and warm. Have done this a...

The guy at Ardmory was really good and very reasonable. Cost me £30 and that was a full health check and faecal check. He gave me loads of good advice and printed off loads of info for me. After initial registration, only costs £15 every year for a check -up where he'll do a faecal check for...

I use a vet called Michael Orsi at Ardmory Vets in Glasgow Tel: 01415634788 he really knows his stuff and comes highly recommended

My wee horsefield is similar to a hermanns in terms of looking after them - they are mediterranium tortoises so don't need humidity to be as high as some of the other species. When I first got my tortoise with the Vivarium he was very lethargic and slept most of the time - vet recommended I...

Hi, I live in Glasgow and have a horsefield tortoise. I had him in a Vivarium then changed to a tortoise table and he is much happier and more active. Because of our climate, the air tends not to get too dry so bathing the tortoise every other day and spraying his enclosure a couple of times a...