The Tortoise Table

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

. 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...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

Sheldon, a lovely 5 year old (6 in January) male Horsfield from Bracknell, Berkshire is looking for someone to take over the next stage of his care. The owners, after coming to the difficult decision to pass him on to someone that can give him the space, care and love that he needs. Sheldon would be...

The owner who rescued these four tortoises has now had to make the heartbreaking decision that due to ill health they should be rehomed somewhere their new owner can give them the time and dedication that she has done in the past 12 years at her home in Scotland, near Stranraer. These lovely tortois...

We have a lovely Marginated tortoise ‘Jeff’ who is only three years old so we don’t know the sex, but If anyone is within range of Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, you might feel the need to collect this one. Jeff loves dandelions mixed with a mostly wild diet and the occasional runner bean leaf. Jeff...

William and Angus are both 5 year old Hermann tortoises living in West Lothian, Scotland. They are looking for a new home owing to lack of space, the owner cannot provide the space for two males to be housed seperate. So if there is any space with a family who will love and cherish them, then you ar...

Tosca is an adorable elderly lady a Testudo graeca, who is thought to be 50+ years old but could well be in the region of 70+ because she appeared to be fully grown in 1974 when she was purchased. She has always been in the same family but as her elderly owner has recently passed away the family fee...

I think it would be worth mentioning that Reptiboost contains glucouse, which is sugar, and too higher sugar levels is as bad for tortoises as it is for us. Reptiboost should only be used as and when needed for tortoises if a tortoise is ill, it should also be rinsed off after use.

Lin

Hi Hedgehog. How are you and your tortoise coping with this hot weather? With regards to bathing your little tortoise daily in just plain water is amazing, you carry on doing just that. A tortoise only needs water (unless they have a wallow to use where they will have muddy water) anything that is l...

The discount link is TTT2022.

LIN

Meet Sebastian, a good strong name for a Horsfield. He is a male of approx 8 years old and comes from Pity Me (yes, I have checked 😄), Durham. Sebastian enjoys a diet of mixed weeds and flowers (he especially loves pansies, dandelions and plantain) supplemented with lambs lettuce if required. Plus h...

We are looking for a lovely home for three much loved tortoises whose circumstances have changed. The owners would like them to go together if possible, but see more info below. They are located in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. Tilly, age 6 is a female Hermanni, Ivy age 4 years and is a Horsfield but o...

This beautiful little lady is Missing, presumed stolen from Didcot area. Can we get this shared as far and wide as possible so that she is returned to her rightful family who are missing her so much. Any news can be sent to us at contact@thetortoisetable.org.uk with Missing Hermann as the subject an...

We have these two Hermanni’s looking for a loving home urgently because the owner is going away at weekend so needs to be finalised before then. They are around 4 years old and very inquisitive and love to be stroked and bathed. Sadly the owners just do not have the time available to offer the time,...

Oh wow, it has been a long time Dave, I’m so pleased you not only recognise us oldies but also included yourself in that comment :lol: :lol: :lol: Seriously that is a brilliant idea. We used to do it to shade the fish pond stapled onto like a pergola frame, and it really did create a cool dappled ar...

This is a strange one because I bought a tray of 6, planted 5 in my garden and one in the neighbours garden alongside one of mine. Mine all look like yours but are only about three inches high and the one in my neighbours are about as big as yours and full of flower. I am wondering if its either not...

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...