Clemy
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Hi we are new here and have a juvenile Horsefeild tortoise, look forward to gaining some good advice and help to keep our little‘George’ happy and healthy 😄
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Welcome to You and George.
Pic's of your enclosure and the heating and lighting equipment being used. Will let us know if you have things setup correctly.
Pic's of your enclosure and the heating and lighting equipment being used. Will let us know if you have things setup correctly.
Hi and welcome,
There is a lot of old and incorrect information still being passed around about tort care - especially in the UK but this is the most up to date caresheet you need to help your new tort thrive. Please read that carefully but ask as many questions as you like.
tortoiseforum.org
If you post some pics of his enclosure and the lamps you're using you'll get goof feedback to make sure he's as safe as possible. Pet shops tend to sell unsuitable and unsafe equipment for profit rather than tort welfare.
You'll also find www.thetortoisetable.org.uk very useful for finding good and safe tort food.
There is a lot of old and incorrect information still being passed around about tort care - especially in the UK but this is the most up to date caresheet you need to help your new tort thrive. Please read that carefully but ask as many questions as you like.
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
tortoiseforum.org
If you post some pics of his enclosure and the lamps you're using you'll get goof feedback to make sure he's as safe as possible. Pet shops tend to sell unsuitable and unsafe equipment for profit rather than tort welfare.
You'll also find www.thetortoisetable.org.uk very useful for finding good and safe tort food.
Clemy
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Clemy
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We have got a 4ft vivarium, we have a 100w basking / heat lamp with piece of slate directly under heat lamp. We have an Arcadia 12% UVB strip light inside, I am going to be changing the substrate as soon as I can, George has a sunken terracotta bowl for water and slate for his food.
I’m sure there’s things people won’t agree with but any constructive comments and information to help me are greatly appreciated 👍
I’m sure there’s things people won’t agree with but any constructive comments and information to help me are greatly appreciated 👍
Clemy
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Look in the hide. 😀
Clemy
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Yes we are going to change to Orchid bark
One thing that I’m sure many will notice is that substrate…. For some reason, UK pet stores push this substrate with perlite in……AND, torts go about and eat it…..which might lead to impaction. Soooo, look into a better substrate like medium orchid bark.
Hello and welcome from Devon - George looks very cute and intelligent - how old is he?
Our Hermanns tortoise, Zola, will be 22 in July, and I wish this forum had been around when we first had him.
Best wishes from Angie
Clemy
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Would anyone like to have a guess to the age of George, we were to buy the pet shop about a year, thanks
It's very hard to say shat his age would be. By the pyramiding that has begun, it shows he was started wrong and that can play a role in their growth.
Be sure the humidity is 50-80% and that little disc gauge you are using is unreliable and placed too high. Gauges need to read at tort level.
Welcome!
Welcome to to the forum
