horsfield

We have a 2 year-old Horsfield tortoise named Koopa. She lives indoors in a well-sized tortoise table. The basking area of her enclosure is 35°C, and the cool end is 20°C. She has access to hides, and a shaded segment at the end of her enclosure which is a little colder and darker than the rest...

Hello everyone, This morning, I noticed small urate stones for the first time on my 21 year old Russian tortoise's slate that he must have passed last night. He has otherwise been acting completely fine, & is active & eating as normal. I gave him a 90 minutes soak today in which he pooed & he...

This is Sid - I’ve had him 2 years and when I got him I was told he was 8 (so now 10). Brumation has been done since I had him. Although I was advised only a short one (10 weeks). I do think I may have been over feeding him as he acts like he’s starving sometimes. He’s indoors with a mercury...

FOUND RUSSIAN TORTOISE in EAST DALLAS - need help to find owner • If your Horsfield’s tortoise has gone missing, I may have your pet. Last month, a roaming pet Russian tortoise was found inside the front gate of the Enclave @Wooded Creek neighborhood, near Redbud & Forney Rd. He is healthy...

Hi All, I am a newbie member to the forum (in fact its my first time ever posting on any forum!) and to Tortoise ownership in general. We purchased Twig the Horsfield (which I think I am right in saying is aka a Russian tortoise) on 28th April and we think 'he' is approx. 6 months old. I wanted...

Hi, I got my Horsfield tortoise 5 days ago and was told he was CB22, be he seems to small for that when reading others post. I have measured and weighed him today and he is 6cm and 48g. How old would you say he is

Hi everyone! I got my new Horsfield 4 days ago, they told me he was CB22, but I’m not 100% due to his weight. I have been trying to find forums which help calculate his age and size to his weight but I’m struggling. He is 7cm wide and 8cm in length and weights 48g. Is this underweight and what...

Hello. My horsefield is over 10 years old. He was living with my parents for this whole time until last week when he joined me. His condition was not good, he was living on fake grass no substrate, basking lamp which was 50 Celsius, eating only lettuce with no supplements the list goes on...

Unfortunately, due to my living situation changing and not having the time to care for him anymore, I am looking to rehome my 7 year old male Horsfield tortoise. I took him into my care 6 years ago as a rescue. He wasn't well looked after in his home before me so I did my best to research and...

My russian tortoise is a 2 year old (ish) male. He's usually very active in the mornings and goes out in search of food, but for the past week, maybe week and a half, I have had to encourage him to come out of his burrow to eat something, and then once he's eaten he goes right back to his burrow...

Hi, this is my first post here after lurking for years. I need an opinion on whether or not this is an emergency for my tortoise. The earliest exotic vet appointment is August 5th so I don't know if I should wait or not for his check-up. I moved a little over a month ago and my Horsfield...

TLDR at the end. Hey guys . Bit of background I'll keep it brief. Both my russians got lethargic about a month ago. Went to exotic vets. Poop check of one says worms (they're kept separate). Given wormer to give to both every 2 weeks. Had to remove all substrate (organic top soil) replace with...

I turned around for two seconds to weed a plant and found my 3-year-old Russian tortoise eating miracle gro potting mix. He took between one and three bites of dirt and may or may not have eaten perlite pellet(s). I’m really worried but it doesn’t have any sort of insecticide or weed killer—...

Hey I have a 4 year old Horsfield tortoise. He has a small enclosure n the garden that I put him in when the weathers nice. I pick out any daisies and buttercups that grow in there but I must have missed a buttercup and when I turned around he was eating it. I’ve read that buttercups can be...

Hi all, I just wanting to post to see if anyone could tell me what this mark is that is on my tortoises neck? A magpie recently got into his outside enclosure and whilst there was no immediate damage (thank goodness) I have spotted this mark today. He's passed urine, urates and pooped since...

Hi guys. I'm new to posting to this site but I read it daily it's an amazing resource. I have 2 horsfields that I've had about a month. Both about a year old. One of them is really straining to poop this week. She is going multiple times per day but really struggling and when she does go it's...

Hi everybody! I am new to this particular forum but look forward to meeting some fellow tortoise owners. Background: I have a rescue Russian tortoise who I quite literally found abandoned on a median here in Florida. She was clearly neglected in her previous home, having an incredibly...

Hi All, I adopted a tortoise last year who was ill to the point of collapse. He is a 20 year old male horsfield who was kept by an elderly lady who kept him in sub-standard living conditions to say the least. He was intensively cared for by exotic specialist vets and made an amazing recovery...

Hello We bought Tolstoy from a breeder, as he had some juvenile Horsfields for sale and we liked their smallness and hardiness. All the research we did to look after a tort was based on this breed. When the tortoise was delayed the guy offered us a Hermanns instead, ready to go. We said no...

Hi All, I’m currently in the process of moving to Canada from the UK and have a horsfield tortoise that I would like to bring with me. Based on the Canadian government website it’s legally possible, however, I’m struggling to find a company willing to ship for me. Any advice or...