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- 26 Sep 2023, 08:40
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Hibernation Fridge?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15001
Re: Hibernation Fridge?
Thanks Nina, I'm studying all the info now. I'm sure when we got him they said he was 18 months old in may 2021. I weighed him 22 /5/21 and he weighed 204g, I'm sure back then you said he was big. I've weighed him this morning and he is 879g. The vet said he was big too! Maybe he is older or am I fe...
- 25 Sep 2023, 13:18
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Hibernation Fridge?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15001
Re: Hibernation Fridge?
Hi, I'm currently reading more about hibernation so came across your post! My tortoise we believe is nearly 4, I took him to the vets last week for a check and he advised me that he should be hibernated every year and he's never been before. He has advised me to start a controlled hibernation from t...
- 19 Sep 2023, 21:39
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Jumping Tortoise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2567
Re: Jumping Tortoise
Thanks Nina, yes I'm definitely going to raise the wall. I didn't actually let him right himself too be honest so I'll let him try that just out of interest to see if he can
- 19 Sep 2023, 17:19
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Jumping Tortoise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2567
Re: Jumping Tortoise
Kazcp1 wrote: > Hi, I have a 3.5 year old Horsfield who recently spent a few weeks at my > Mum's and since his return he's changed his behaviour. He keeps throwing > himself of my raised patio, climbs/jumps out the back door and recently he > has been throwing himself off the top level of his enclos...
- 19 Sep 2023, 17:15
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Jumping Tortoise
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2567
Jumping Tortoise
Hi, I have a 3.5 year old Horsfield who recently spent a few weeks at my Mum's and since his return he's changed his behaviour. He keeps throwing himself of my raised patio, climbs/jumps out the back door and recently he has been throwing himself off the top level of his enclosure where he lands on ...
- 29 Jun 2021, 07:30
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Substrate for horsefield
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8825
Re: Substrate for horsefield
Good Morning, I have changed Rockys diet and he no longer has the tortoise pellets we bought from the reptile shop, which I believe he was being fed on along with mixed leaves etc. Now he only has mixed leaves, dandelions, rose petals, plantain and other greens and bits I pick out and about. I have ...
- 15 May 2021, 16:27
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Substrate for horsefield
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8825
Re: Substrate for horsefield
Thanks for your reply, I've removed all the hemp today and added topsoil. He was actually up when I got up this morning which is unusual and he's been up all day, in and out of his hide, investigating and going over his new ramp. I've put his food up at the top and he's been up a few times. He's lov...
- 14 May 2021, 21:39
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Substrate for horsefield
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8825
Re: Substrate for horsefield
Thanks, I've tried to send again and in a couple of emails. Maybe I've gone into the junk box as my email is .net and not all emails like it!
- 14 May 2021, 19:38
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Substrate for horsefield
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8825
Re: Substrate for horsefield
Thanks so much for your replies, I've emailed the photos. We have a combined heat / uvb lamp, I've adjusted the temperature under the lamp it's around 31. I'll remove the hemp tomorrow and put deeper soil and substrate in all the areas. We are going to make him an extension so he has more space to r...
- 13 May 2021, 22:09
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Substrate for horsefield
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8825
Substrate for horsefield
Hello, I have an 18 month old horsefield but have only had him a couple of weeks. He's in a tortoise table and i'm using habistat tortoise substrate and then hemp is his bedroom area, is this right? I'm reading alot of different things in regard to topsoil or spraying it down. He seems sad today and...