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Hiya. Sorry I don’t know your name. I would say you have a female there but there looks to be something else going on for example a prolapse, trying to pass a calcified egg or even a stone. I would take it to a good reptile vet that is qualified to treat tortoises and get them to have a look at what...

Diggle (so named because she loves to dig) is a 5 year old female Horsfield from Sedgley, near Dudley, West Midlands. Diggle is in need of a loving long term home, her original owner had become unable to care for her and she needs to move on from her temporary home now while it’s still summer and sh...

Please be aware that Facebook and The Tortoise Table do not allow any money to change hands during the rehoming process. Just for clarity negative comments about an owner's decision to rehome their tortoise, are not welcome and will be removed. Meet Tommy, an adorable male Horsfield who is coming up...

Hiya Amanda
I hope you don’t mind me asking you to wait for Nina for a more detailed answer than this but I will leave you with our mineral and supplements article for now as that might help.
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/tor ... pplements/
Lin

Hi Sarah. In addition to what Nina has said I was wondering how long this has been going on and agree that the weather could be the factor for this eating inactivity. These past couple of weeks it was been vey hot or very overcast and humid and tortoises will hide up during the day to try and keep a...

Hi Kingmoose
I hope you don’t mind but I am going to leave you in the good hands of my colleague Nina, as I think she is more clued up in this than I am.

Lin

Hi Amandita
I love the name truck, it’s quite fitting for a tortoise and he’s sure is a beauty.

Lin

Hi Claire. I’m sorry to hear you’re having to rehome your tortoise and of course your terrible illness. If we put a post on our Facebook page it will receive a lot more views but we need a nice photo of your Tim and the place of collection, not the address just the area. You can send these to me at ...

.Sheldon is a 5 year old, male Horsfield from Glasgow, who’s owner, after much thought, has decided to make the heartbreaking decision that he needs a new home after a house move, and then finding out that Sheldon is not allowed to have an outside enclosure in the shared garden is breaking their hea...

Hi Loish? Thanks for sending the above info and photos but I do need to have some other info as follows and that can be sent to me at lin@thetortoisetable.org.uk. If you are sure this is what you have to do then I will need some details from you. As you probably know that no money can change hands t...

.Reggie is a lovely 9 year old male Horsfield currently living in Hook, Hampshire that was fostered in 2022 as he was not being cared for properly where he was living. He has been nurtured back to good health and is currently on a great diet of fresh weeds & wild flowers. He is now ready to find...

Everything in your enclosure, temp wise, seems perfect and the Arcadia pro t5 is the best so I don’t think anything is wrong with that. I do really think it a punishment to you for not allowing the freedom of the outside. :lol: Once they try it they don’t like coming back inside and will show off. W...

Ah, I Think the problem could be a common term we use down south, it’s called ‘throwing the rattle out of the pram’, having a stroppy moment because it’s has had a taste of the outside world where the grass is greener but being so small he will lose the core temperature much faster than a bigger old...

Morning, and welcome to the forum. Can I ask what substrate you are using in both the indoor and outdoor enclosure and if you have a photo of both setups it helps us to point out any tweaks that might help. When you put your tortoise outside is it after he has warmed up after basking? Are there any ...

How lovely is Tiddles, a male Horsfield of around 10 years old from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. He is a very friendly tortoise and curious, but due to a change in circumstances Tiddles owners are desperately looking for a nice new home with a family who can spend the time to create an interesting l...

Hi Quasi. I would say you’re right. Our tortoises once in the garden and even in the wild would come across things they might pick us and ‘mouth’ to see if it’s edible. I can’t see that any glass in these bags of topsoil would be sharp enough to cause any cuts because that’s would be an open door fo...

Cece is a lovely Hermanni and equally as lovely is Mrs T, a Horsfield, both tortoises are female and between 6 to 7 years old, and are kept seperately and they will need to remain seperate if you take on both tortoises. They are in East Suffolk. Cece is very sociable and friendly, while Mrs T is mor...

BeeL Please do keep us posted on how she gets on, we’re very interested. Lin BeeL wrote: > Thank you for your responses. She’s dug down in a well drained, sheltered > spot (and her tracker indicates she’s still there🤞). She took herself off > mid October, so way beyond the recommended 14 weeks. This...

Hi Beet. How long has she been in hibernation and do you have a thermometer down with her recording the temps and also is the area she is in sheltered and safe from flooding or excess water retention. I have never hibernated mine outside but I do follow a group that does natural hibernation and mayb...

Here we have Yoshi, a 15 year old male Horsfield from Midlothian, Scotland who’s owner, after making the heartbreaking decision, is looking for a lovely new home with a caring family that can offer him a safe and secure enclosures, both indoors and outside when the weather allows. It would be lovely...

Hi Sian. Glad the move went well and your looking forward to having Jack back under your care, that must be so exciting. I live on the South East coast and as beautiful the gulls are they are a strong hefty scavenging bird so I would say yes to security of some sort, yes a chicken wire construction ...

.Buddy & Turbo are two lovely Hermann tortoises from Wythenshawe, Manchester and are around 3 / 4 years old so not 100% sure of sex, but right now looking males and would either need to be rehomed separately or be kept separately, and no doubt both would like to grow up amongst a large group of ...

Charlie is a 15 year old male Hermann tortoise from Loughborough, Leicestershire, who is in need of a new home. Due to a change in circumstances and a heartbreaking decision Charlie is looking for that very special place where he can be loved and cared for. During the summer he loves to lives outsid...

Please be aware that The Tortoise Table does not allow any money to change hands during the rehoming process. Tiny is a lovely male Horsfield from Clifton, Nottingham who needs to find a suitable home, maybe with a group of females or alone would be fine. He is 9 years old and needs an update on som...

Timmy is a Horsfield of almost 3 years old, unsexed and living in Invergordon, in the Scottish Highlands. After making the hardest decision ever the owner is looking for a loving and safe home where he can live as a tortoise should. The owner would be willing to drive down as far as Inverness to mee...