The Tortoise Table

Hi Peter and welcome. Before I give some thoughts can I ask what type of thermometer you use to take the temps with. We usually advise these types (photo below) because they are more accurate than the little round ones stuck on the back wall and the temps can be taken at the height of the tortoise I...

We have two Hermanni tortoises, Rocky is thought to be male but not 100% sure and is 8 years old, and Roxy is a female of 7 years, they are in Cumbria. The owner would like these two to be housed together with only females or rehomed seperately. Although they are housed inside they do both love to r...

. We have a female Hermanni, Max, who will be 15 years old on 27 August 22 from West Yorkshire. She eats and always has done, a weed and safe plant diet with nutrient and calcium supplements, the reptile specialist vet who checks her over every year says that even though she is small there never has...

I have been trying to fathom how or why they would be in the open, and without seeing the area to go through an elimination process it’s a non starter. Were they all over the place or in a small area. I thought bird but don’t know if a bird would take an egg back to an eating post unless it was a bi...

MiriPiri Do you or a neighbour have a compost heap nearby - odd’er question than usual. :lol: I can say these eggs are 100% snake eggs, Grass or Adder and the reason is if you look at the smaller parts of the shell they are curling where they are drying out. When snakes, lizards and even 🐊 eggs hatc...

. Gerry is a handsome, 57 year old, male, Spur Thigh who is looking for a new home due to his owner's mobility problem and pending operation. He eats a perfect diet of tortoise safe weeds and flowers and spends most of his awake time wandering around his safe and secure garden (sort of ‘Lord of the ...

Sorry for being so late answering this MiriPiri. Can I add to Nina’s odd questions and ask if you live in a place where grass snakes are. These look to be a little elongated a bit like a snakes egg but it’s probably a tortoises and just the way it opened. Is this the first time she has laid eggs? I ...

Hi xdomum and welcome. How lucky are you to have wild turtles in your garden. I can’t say for sure if turtles or tortoises will ruin your crop but they will have a good go at them, is there a way that you could raise the area you would use to plant things, only a little, maybe 18 - 24 inches to stop...

.We have just had these two beautifully grown Hermanni tortoises from Shawforth, Rochdale sent in for rehoming. Both female, Pickles (the bigger of the two and believed to be T.h.b. is around 10 years) and JJ (the smallest, around 8 years and believed to be T.h.h.). As always, having to make the dec...

Hi Terrysmum We’re so sorry you are having to make this difficult decision and it’s fantastic you are offering Terry's enclosure, because he will settle into his own surroundings much faster. Would you mind sending me the details below to our email address - contact@thetortoisetable.org.uk and the p...

Yogi is only a 2 year old Hermann's tortoise from Newcastle upon Tyne. We don’t know the gender but s/he is looking for a lovely home. The owners of Yogi are bereft at having to make this decision, but due to downsizing to a smaller home Yogi will have nowhere to spend outside during the summer and ...

Hi TP. The yellow flowered one could be Mouse Ear Hawkweed (especially if it is hairy) or one of the many hawkweeds as some are seen here. https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/plant-database/viewplants/?plant=639&c=6#.YozeoC_TWfB It is a feed though so sticking with the ‘in moderation’ rule it wi...

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I would need some information to be able to put this on our Facebook page JC500- As you probably know that no money can change hands then we can help with placing an article on our Facebook page and our website. If you would like to send in a nice photo of both tortoises so we can see the whole body...

Dear Bertie is a 7 years old male Horsfield based in South Yorkshire. Due to a change in working hours Bertie is spending far too much time inside than his owners would like. They are now desperate to find Bertie a new, loving home where he can be happy, safe, secure, warm and have an outdoor enclos...

Hi you lovely people. Sadly one of our own long time keepers is having to say goodbye to their Horsfield tortoises.  There are 11 in all consisting of 2 males and 9 females between the ages of 15 and 80 years old.  The males must not be rehomed together and the females can be split up into individua...

Hi Tania That’s good you have turned the heat down a little. Let’s hope it makes a difference. If you can send in a photo of the whole table then I can look and see if there is any minor adjustments could be made to make it comfortable for her to eat. Being so small he seems to be eating enough but ...

Hi from me too Tania. Reggie is such a cutie. Can I ask for a photo of the thermostat you use to measure the temperature of the hot and cool end of the enclosure. I have a feeling it could be a little hot for him and would it be possible to see a view of the whole enclosure. It’s much easier to spot...

Hi Barry and thanks for contacting us regarding Turbos care, and what a lovely gift for your daughter. Just to start off here is a caresheet that we recommend for Hermann tortoises. https://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/files/Hermanns%20care%20sheet%20January%202014New.pdf If it were me ...

Sid, a handsome male Marginated tortoise around 7 years old, was rescued about a year ago after being kept in a vivarium on sawdust, a bad diet, no stimulation, and the kids had lost interest. Not a very nice start in life, was it? However since being with new carers all that changed to a better die...

Hi Jordan its so sad when we hear that people are having to give up their tortoises, you have to remember its not only the owners that find it hard but we also loose a perfectly good tortoise keeper, one that cares enough to have loved that animal for as long as they could, but we do fully understan...

Rehoming is never an easy decision for any owner to make, but this one, for the owner, was made purely for Matilda's health and well-being. Matilda is a much loved family female Hermanni around 6 years of age. The owner feels she is not doing enough of the right things to make her tortoise happy. Al...

Hiya TP. Can I ask if your hens have been kept under cover while this free range ban, because of the birds flu, has been on. It was finally lifted on 1 May. If they were then I would say it would be safe after a good hose down in the area you would like to extend to, for the tortoises. The hens and ...

Terri is a lovely female Hermanni of 5 years old and is looking for someone to take over her care because her owners are moving to a smaller accommodation and cannot take Terri with them. She needs to go to someone who will allow her to eat a natural tortoise diet: weeds, flowers and her supplements...

I have just answered this and then lost the post :roll: Is that really a caterpillar eating the main leaf in the 2nd photo. :lol: It would be best to let this grow a bit further for us to id it properly, and I agree with Nina on the tree seedlings, perhaps Ash but can’t be sure till it gets a little...