horsefield tortoise

Since introducing the wheel (added anti slip tape). It is used daily and even falls asleep on it. Total success and happiness. I feel this has added enrichment to his enclosure

Hi I'm new here and have just got a female (I was told) baby horsfield tortoise I brought her home yesterday and she hasn't eaten or willingly came out of her hide once (over 24hrs) I disturbed her earlier today and placed her near the heat lamp as when I picked her up she felt quite cold...

Hi guys, I’m picking up a Russian tortoise as soon as I’ve finished building the enclosure. He’s a rescue and approximately 6-9 years old. I’ve read a fair bit but was hoping for some ideas. I’m thinking of putting his basking spot up in the top right corner. He has an open hide under the log to...

Ive had my horsefield male since around 2015 and have 99% of the time kept him indoors inside a viv. As I live in the UK, he goes outside when it is warm either on the grass in the garden or in his outdoor enclosure in the greenhouse. However I am wanting to move away from the viv and bring the...

was absolutely beside myself, I had let Sheldon roam around the house,only he did his usual, following the cat, and wandered outside. We have a very long garden, about 2 hours of picking through all the hedges and weeds, I heard him stomping over the gravel at the end under the trampoline

Speedy burrowed in the substrate.

I'm out of here!

Following months of short, cold days and varied weather. Brumation was achieved and when completed Speedy spent the winter in his enclosed enclosure mainly hiding, asleep with little movement. I continued his long soaks, food and heat as normal over the months. However today I was welcomed...

I'm new to owning tortoises and I need a bit of help. My around 6-month-old Russian tortoise won't eat and spends its entire day digging in the corner. Is this normal or should I be concerned?? I have a feeling this has something to do with my enclosure being small, I'm working on trying to get...

So last night my Maggie was crawling around her enclosure perfectly normal and when I fed her this morning she was in the corner unresponsive. She’s stiff, warm and her eyes are sunken. My partner could hear her walking around at around 6am this morning too. She’s currently in a shallow water...

Hi all, I am worried that my horsefield tortoise’s shell (1 year and 6 months) is starting to pyramid. He is fed on a pure weed diet, temperatures in the tortoise table are 34 degrees at the warm end and around 20 at the cool end. Humidity is about 70%. He is bathed every 2-3 days. Does his...

Hi, I have a vivarium for my baby Russian Tortoise who is about 6 months old. The dimensions are: L86.2cm x D37.5cm x H42.1cm I plan to upgrade to a bigger viv as he grows in future. I have a 100w CHE hooked up to a thermostat supplying heat, and an Arcadia t8 12% uvb D3+ light setup. After...

Hi there! My aunt recently re homed a tortoise and she was told it was a girl.... From some online pictures it actually looks male! Please can anyone help!? Thanks :)

Hi there I am really struggling to find definitive info online so wanted to ask a number of questions to someone with more experience than me, hope that's ok? I live in London and have a lot of fox (and cat) action in our small garden. Vinnie - our tortoise is currently indoors with a...

Hi, we’ve had Billie for a few months now. Tortoise is pretty young, I was wondering if anyone can gender it or is it still too young to tell? It’s a horse field tortoise.

Hi all. I am a new tortoise mummy and I'm obviously trying to get everything perfect. Can someone clarify what temps I need to keep my tortoise table. Basking temp Little hideaway (where he sleeps at night) Remainder of the table. Also humidity, what is best for my little 7 month horsfield...

Hi there, I recently made my first post discussing my little Horsefield Tarquin’s situation. He had stopped eating (apart from a mouthful a day seemingly just to please us) and just wanted to sleep and hide in a dark corner completely avoiding his bulbs. His bloodwork came back from the vets and...

my little Tort is 3/4 years old now, any idea if he/she’s a boy or girl?! not sure if he’s still to young to tell.

Hi all! If anyone could offer me some advice please that would be very appreciated... After bathing my tortoise tonight I noticed a small red mark on his lower back, He hasn’t been dropped/had any injuries before and I wanted to check if this is something I should call the vet about? He is...

Hi there. I’ve just got a baby horsefield tortoise. Had him for a couple days and he’s seeming all good! Just have one question regarding night time temperature if anyone could help. We have him in a tortoise table, and so far for the first couple of nights he’s insisted on being in the open...