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- 04 Mar 2024, 17:30
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Horsfield tortoise claws
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2249
Re: Horsfield tortoise claws
Hi Emma. Kimchi’s nails look fine to me. As you say digging is a favourite pastime they also need longish nails for balancing on the females back when mating. You could easily make a ramp from a roof slate at an angle butting up against a mound of largish pebbles for him to clamber up and over and i...
- 29 Feb 2024, 00:40
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Weighing new hatchling!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2207
Re: Weighing new hatchling!
Hi KT, thanks for contacting us with a photo of your lovely tortoise, am I right in thinking it’s a Redfoot ? Where abouts, what country are you in to be having those night time temps. I know it’s not England. 😂 It’s nice to have the hibiscus, they love those flowers and leaves and they are on the g...
- 22 Feb 2024, 01:16
- Forum: Identification of Plants from outside of the UK
- Topic: Hibiscus?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4028
Re: Hibiscus?
Hi Kyle
Your flower is a Mediterranean Hibiscus, one of the multi or double flowered variety and tortoises love them, both leaves and flowers.
Here is our entry for it.
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=711&c=4
Lin
Your flower is a Mediterranean Hibiscus, one of the multi or double flowered variety and tortoises love them, both leaves and flowers.
Here is our entry for it.
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=711&c=4
Lin
- 15 Feb 2024, 17:54
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Tank & Bowser. Hermanns
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1940
REHOMED - Tank & Bowser. Hermanns
Tank and Bowser are Hermann tortoises that at 3 years are too young to sex and they are looking for a forever home because of a health situation and house move, the owner is looking for someone to take over their care from Warwick CV35. After a dodgy start Tank and Bowser started the early days in a...
- 07 Feb 2024, 11:35
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Outside Heating
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2430
Re: Outside Heating
Hi Phil Thanks for the clarification and if you say it’s all water tight and you have an outdoor water tight sockets then I will say yes it will be okay. I would still make a loop at the lowest point of the droop of wire though. Sorry but electrics are a bit scary and you are always extra cautious. ...
- 06 Feb 2024, 15:28
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Outside Heating
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2430
Re: Outside Heating
Hi Phil, sorry to be so late in getting to you, I was busy ordering halogen lights. Lol If I was honest I wouldn’t place any bulbs outside in all weathers without a covering to prevent ANY moisture entering even if it does say it’s waterproof. It’s too risky where tortoises are involved, well any pe...
- 04 Feb 2024, 11:02
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Hibernation update....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2538
Re: Hibernation update....
Hi Emma, and what a nice 1st time for you. She looks in good condition but I won’t say the same about you, you probably need a few weeks recovery. 😂 Isn’t it amazing the difference a long sleep makes to their energy and how spritely they with more of a purpose after waking up and the speed from comi...
- 28 Jan 2024, 13:33
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: No longer available. - Torti - Horsfield. - Aberdare, S Wales
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3448
No longer available. - Torti - Horsfield. - Aberdare, S Wales
Horsfield tortoise from South Wales, CF44 0HA is in need of a home that can offer to take over Torti’s care. At just over 18 months old Torti (unsexed) loves human contact, isn’t shy and the owners have come to the heartbreaking decision to let Torti move onto someone that can offer the time, space ...
- 18 Jan 2024, 00:14
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Accidental hibernation 3 days in
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3493
Re: Accidental hibernation 3 days in
I forgot to mention my thoughts on bathing. Yes, bathing any tortoise is a good thing and nice warm water to a depth just below the mouth. Around 15 - 20 mins is good but just remember to keep the water warm by topping it up with warm. Lin Sunshine wrote: > Thank you so much Lyn for your sage advice...
- 17 Jan 2024, 15:40
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Accidental hibernation 3 days in
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3493
Re: Accidental hibernation 3 days in
Hi Sunshine. As you or your tortoise hasn’t prepared for this hibernation I would say your instinct is right and go with number 3. I would start by getting her up two or three times daily and placing her under the heat, make sure the room is bright as well as the light on the table. What are the tem...
- 08 Jan 2024, 23:26
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Steepness of ramp?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 48014
Re: Steepness of ramp?
Hi Steve. Just to let you know that I don’t think you can see Facebook pages unless you have one yourself. We do also advertise them on the forum rehoming page so keep watching that. I must say that I am unlike Nina I not biased with tortoises - :lol: they are all lovely to me, especially the Herman...
- 08 Jan 2024, 10:50
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Steepness of ramp?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 48014
Re: Steepness of ramp?
Hi Steve, I must agree with Nina that your enclosure looks amazing and as she has given you the answers to your questions I won’t do the same. What I will ask though is that you don’t buy a tortoise because there are so many that needs rehoming. We get them on our Facebook page almost daily and one ...
- 06 Jan 2024, 11:23
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Parsnip - (M) Horsfield - Shrewsbury.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 22709
REHOMED - Parsnip - (M) Horsfield - Shrewsbury.
Please be aware that Facebook and The Tortoise Table do not allow any money to change hands during the rehoming process and any detrimental comments will be removed. Parsnip is a 7 year old Horsfield from Shrewsbury who is needing a loving family (or person) to take over his care. He is a lovely hea...
- 15 Dec 2023, 22:15
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Tap Water
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3671
Re: Tap Water
You would have thought the water companies would clear the dirt before it leaves their companies
Lin
Lin
- 14 Dec 2023, 23:24
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Tap Water
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3671
Re: Tap Water
I hope the other three make it good at the end Phil.
Lin
Lin
- 11 Dec 2023, 00:07
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Thank you to the team
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13732
Re: Thank you to the team
That’s lovely Phil, and a very happy Christmas to you and your family and the tortoises from me too. Xx
Lin
Lin
- 06 Dec 2023, 21:19
- Forum: Mediterranean Species
- Topic: New owner - marginated tortoises hibernating help!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17660
Re: New owner - marginated tortoises hibernating help!
Hiya, sorry I don’t know your name, but thanks for contacting us. The lovely Margies, beautiful tortoises aren’t they. After reading your message the first thing I would suggest is because you have only had them for what must be around 6 months it is not advisable to hibernate until they have been i...
- 25 Nov 2023, 23:32
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Wilson - (M) 5 years old Horsfield. West Midlands
- Replies: 1
- Views: 16608
REHOMED - Wilson - (M) 5 years old Horsfield. West Midlands
Sadly, the lovely Wilson, 5 year old male Horsfield needs to find a home where he will be loved for and given the care he deserves. He eats a fresh wild diet and when it’s unavailable he will eat Floretti salad mix or something similar grabbed from the supermarket. Wilson just loves to roam around t...
- 09 Nov 2023, 23:07
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Tortoise on a swing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3609
Re: Tortoise on a swing
I have one of those, they really are nice.
Lin
Lin
- 25 Oct 2023, 18:37
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Hibernation time....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4652
Re: Hibernation time....
Hi Emma.
Nina will be along to answer you as soon as she gets a chance.
Lin
Nina will be along to answer you as soon as she gets a chance.
Lin
- 25 Oct 2023, 16:57
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Sheldon. (M) Sulcata. Suffolk CB9 ***
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15153
REHOMED - Sheldon. (M) Sulcata. Suffolk CB9 ***
Meet the lovely Sheldon, a male Sulcata of approx 18 years whose care was taken over 11 years ago after being submitted to a vet in poor emancipated condition aged approx 7 years. He weighs over 31kg (yes, that’s almost 5 stone at last weighing 😍) and can be collected from Suffolk. Sheldon has now m...
- 22 Oct 2023, 23:23
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: woodlice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6795
Re: woodlice
Hi Phil As far as I am aware isopods are used as a clean up crew, eating dead vegetation and the fungus gnat eggs. Yes, a tortoise will most probably eat them if they come across any and even get some excercise whilst hunting for them but I wouldn’t overdo then or use as a food because as we know th...
- 19 Oct 2023, 19:42
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Tortoise Rescue
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2908
Re: Tortoise Rescue
I agree Phil.
To stand by and watch this happen without research is despicable.
Poor little thing and you can even see a look of confusion on hos poor little face.
Lin
To stand by and watch this happen without research is despicable.
Poor little thing and you can even see a look of confusion on hos poor little face.
Lin
- 12 Oct 2023, 22:55
- Forum: News, Announcements and Events
- Topic: 11 November - European Turtle Alliance Conference
- Replies: 0
- Views: 37170
11 November - European Turtle Alliance Conference
Wow, the list of speakers is looking interesting for the European Turtle Alliance Conference this November, it might be worth you going.
Lin
Lin
- 12 Oct 2023, 11:16
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: Rehome - Speedy male Horsfield - Worcester
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14626
Rehome - Speedy male Horsfield - Worcester
Speedy is a 4 year old male Hermann, located near St Peters in Worcester, (owner is willing to deliver if the right person is found within a reasonable distance). Speedy is out growing his indoor tortoise table and has started constantly trying to escape, so a new build was in the pipeline with a mu...