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by lin
25 May 2023, 00:50
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED. - Reggie - male Horsfield - Hook Hampshire
Replies: 0
Views: 19917

REHOMED. - Reggie - male Horsfield - Hook Hampshire

.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...
by lin
15 May 2023, 23:55
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: toirtoise sleeping under the basking lamp all day !
Replies: 7
Views: 5425

Re: toirtoise sleeping under the basking lamp all day !

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...
by lin
15 May 2023, 18:43
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: toirtoise sleeping under the basking lamp all day !
Replies: 7
Views: 5425

Re: toirtoise sleeping under the basking lamp all day !

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...
by lin
15 May 2023, 11:06
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: toirtoise sleeping under the basking lamp all day !
Replies: 7
Views: 5425

Re: toirtoise sleeping under the basking lamp all day !

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 ...
by lin
12 Apr 2023, 23:48
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED. - Male Horsfield - Tiddles. Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
Replies: 2
Views: 7560

REHOMED. - Male Horsfield - Tiddles. Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

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...
by lin
26 Mar 2023, 16:33
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Substrate
Replies: 4
Views: 4374

Re: Substrate

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...
by lin
18 Mar 2023, 11:24
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: Cece & Mrs T. Hermanni & Horsfield. Ease Suffolk
Replies: 0
Views: 15953

Cece & Mrs T. Hermanni & Horsfield. Ease Suffolk

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...
by lin
13 Mar 2023, 17:31
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Coming out of hibernation
Replies: 8
Views: 6846

Re: Coming out of hibernation

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...
by lin
13 Mar 2023, 13:32
Forum: General Tortoise Care
Topic: Coming out of hibernation
Replies: 8
Views: 6846

Re: Coming out of hibernation

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...
by lin
06 Mar 2023, 22:08
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED - Yoshi male Horsfield. Midlothian Scotland
Replies: 0
Views: 15989

REHOMED - Yoshi male Horsfield. Midlothian Scotland

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...
by lin
28 Feb 2023, 17:52
Forum: Enclosures
Topic: Seagulls!
Replies: 5
Views: 5253

Re: Seagulls!

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 ...
by lin
26 Feb 2023, 14:17
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: 2 Hermanni - Wythenshawe, Manchester
Replies: 0
Views: 16050

2 Hermanni - Wythenshawe, Manchester

.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 ...
by lin
21 Feb 2023, 20:27
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: Horsfield. Male. Loughborough, Leicestershire
Replies: 0
Views: 19805

Horsfield. Male. Loughborough, Leicestershire

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...
by lin
19 Feb 2023, 23:23
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: Horsfield - Clifton, Nottingham.
Replies: 0
Views: 15577

Horsfield - Clifton, Nottingham.

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...
by lin
19 Feb 2023, 00:37
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED - Horsfield - Invergorden, Scottish Highlands
Replies: 0
Views: 15208

REHOMED - Horsfield - Invergorden, Scottish Highlands

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...
by lin
15 Feb 2023, 01:05
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED. - Anthony Horsfield Ipswich, Suffolk.
Replies: 1
Views: 5010

REHOMED. - Anthony Horsfield Ipswich, Suffolk.

After deliberating his future, Anthony’s owner has bravely made the heartbreaking decision to sadly find him a new home where he can continue to be spoiled. Anthony is a Horsfield tortoise from Ipswich, Suffolk who is around 20 years old, and is used to a wild diet that he finds while wandering in t...
by lin
10 Feb 2023, 20:24
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED - Hermanni, Rubery, Worcestershire.
Replies: 0
Views: 14887

REHOMED - Hermanni, Rubery, Worcestershire.

At 2 years old (too young for sexing but early thoughts are female) this is the delightful Dolly, a Hermanni from Rubery, Worcestershire. Because of a change in circumstances (both owners work full time now) they cannot offer Dolly the time she needs and is looking for a loving home with a family th...
by lin
05 Feb 2023, 19:09
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED - 2 Ibera, unsexed, Horncastle, in Lincolnshire.
Replies: 0
Views: 5257

REHOMED - 2 Ibera, unsexed, Horncastle, in Lincolnshire.

These two lovely Testudo graeca ibera, at 1 year old are both unsexed but incubated to be female, they are located at Horncastle, in Lincolnshire. They are so new they don’t even have names yet. They are looking for forever homes and the owner would love them to go together as they’ve been together ...
by lin
21 Jan 2023, 21:10
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Tarajane77 - Help with an I.d
Replies: 1
Views: 5108

Re: Help with an I.d

Hi Jody. Im afraid its not the wonderful Nina you have found but the lovely Lin. :D Both Nina and I have been looking at your photos and its ever so interesting. Is it somewhere you can get back to it if it was found on one of your weed walks. The reason being is we have a few questions. 1. Does it ...
by lin
21 Jan 2023, 21:08
Forum: UK Plant Identification
Topic: Tarajane77 - Help with an I.d
Replies: 1
Views: 5108

Tarajane77 - Help with an I.d

Posted on behalf of Tarajane77 (Jody) Hello beautiful tortoise people. Hopefully all admin's are full of joy in this new year!! After a bout of covid post Christmas I've just done my first proper weed walk of 2023, and I'm a bit kerfuzzled. If it's the lovely Nina I found this plant growing along th...
by lin
05 Jan 2023, 23:28
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: REHOMED - 2 male Hermanni- Itchen, Southampton
Replies: 0
Views: 5485

REHOMED - 2 male Hermanni- Itchen, Southampton

. Both these tortoises are hibernating right now and the owner will make arrangements for when collection could be. Please read to end for further details. We have 2 male Hermanni tortoises for rehoming. Both of these tortoises were taken out of a bad situation, rehabilitated and are now are looking...
by lin
07 Dec 2022, 11:54
Forum: Diet and Nutrition
Topic: Algal lime powder (calcium supplement)
Replies: 14
Views: 13194

Re: Algal lime powder (calcium supplement)

Hi Dave, nice to hear from you.
I don’t personally but we will have a look around and get back with out findings.
Lin
by lin
19 Oct 2022, 15:40
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: Hetty - Spur Thigh. - Somerset/Devon borders
Replies: 0
Views: 5838

Hetty - Spur Thigh. - Somerset/Devon borders

Dear Hetty is an older lady, a Mediterranean Spur Thigh tortoise (Testudo graeca), from the Somerset/Devon borders. She entered the country being one of a few survivors from an illegal shipment back in the days.  Her age, at a guess is somewhere between 50 and 70 years old and what an impressive sig...
by lin
16 Oct 2022, 12:09
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: Buzz - Leopard - Port Glasgow, Inverclyde
Replies: 0
Views: 5223

Buzz - Leopard - Port Glasgow, Inverclyde

Meet Buzz, the beautiful 1 year old Leopard tortoise from Port Glasgow, Inverclyde. The owners are having to make the heartbreaking decision to have to let him go because they are having to relocate and that will be around 6 - 8 weeks time and it would be nice to see Buzz settled sooner rather than ...
by lin
12 Oct 2022, 11:08
Forum: Rehoming
Topic: 3 Hermann - Hereford
Replies: 0
Views: 5209

3 Hermann - Hereford

Due to terribly sad circumstances we need to find a home for all three of these adorable Hermann tortoises from Hereford, before the owner moves. This is a decision that hasn’t been taken lightly and is hurting the owner more than imaginable. For this trio to go together it would be nice as they hav...