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- 12 Oct 2023, 11:16
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: Rehome - Speedy male Horsfield - Worcester
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14657
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...
- 10 Oct 2023, 10:47
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Rain or Filtered Water
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4353
Re: Rain or Filtered Water
Hi Phil. I confess too, to only using rain and tap water.
Lin
Lin
- 09 Oct 2023, 13:37
- Forum: Enclosures
- Topic: Outside run finished for this year
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6238
Re: Outside run finished for this year
Or you could try the sundew carnivorous plants Phil, Drosera species. They are amazing for those little flies and if you just place a few around the top of your enclosure I’m sure it will do the trick and you will never get it stuck in your hair like a flypaper 😂 They are easy to grow and if you kee...
- 03 Oct 2023, 17:11
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Coco, male Horsfield - Somerset
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14982
REHOMED - Coco, male Horsfield - Somerset
Please be aware that Facebook and The Tortoise Table do not allow any money to change hands during the rehoming process. Coco is a lovely male Horsfield of around 13 years old residing in Frome, Somerset,, but sadly the owners have had to make the heartbreaking decision that Coco deserves better tha...
- 28 Sep 2023, 17:33
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Lilleggs - male Horsfield. London
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14610
REHOMED - Lilleggs - male Horsfield. London
We have an 8 year old male Horsfield from London, whose owner, although heartbroken, would love to see him settled into a loving caring home while she is still able because of her own health and is finding it becoming more and more difficult to care for Lilleggs. Lilleggs diet consists of a mixed he...
- 21 Sep 2023, 18:37
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: Grass, moss, and earth
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15963
Re: Grass, moss, and earth
Oh my! What a beauty he is. The grass and a bit of moss wouldn’t be harmful to Gonzales, some species that don’t usually eat grassed do take a liking to it. I know Nina’s two horsfields readily eat grass. 😂 , and I doubt the earth would be a problem either in the wild they would encounter it and if ...
- 19 Sep 2023, 16:46
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Love this from ebay
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3331
Re: Love this from ebay
Ooh, I had one of those. I think it’s still in a box in the shed from when we moved. Aren’t they cute.
Lin
Lin
- 16 Sep 2023, 17:02
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Cracked Shell - Urgent
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5328
Re: Cracked Shell - Urgent
Phil I have to say you are fast becoming the perfect tortoise keeper. I congratulate you.
Looking forward to some good news when we next hear from you.
Lin
Looking forward to some good news when we next hear from you.
Lin
- 16 Sep 2023, 11:33
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Cracked Shell - Urgent
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5328
Re: Cracked Shell - Urgent
Hold on Phil. Nina and I are conversing.
Don’t buy anything yet.
Lin
Don’t buy anything yet.
Lin
- 14 Sep 2023, 11:50
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED Female Horsfield. - West Dunbartonshire
- Replies: 0
- Views: 27040
REHOMED Female Horsfield. - West Dunbartonshire
What a lovely tortoise Twiggles is, a female Horsfield of 5 years old from West Dunbartonshire. She has been a school tortoise for about a year and is now in the care of a ‘foster home’, shall we say because it isn’t necessary to leave her in the school now the caregiver has retired. So, through no...
- 01 Sep 2023, 16:37
- Forum: Mediterranean Species
- Topic: Male or Female
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4842
Re: Male or Female
Hi Phil.
It’s just a hierarchy/ dominance thing. They will be fine until we know for definite what the sex is.
Lin
It’s just a hierarchy/ dominance thing. They will be fine until we know for definite what the sex is.
Lin
- 26 Aug 2023, 20:59
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Table Temp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2478
Re: Table Temp
Exactly as they should behave Phil. You’re doing a lovely job and these two are so cute. How lucky are they to be with you.
Lin
Lin
- 26 Aug 2023, 15:36
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Table Temp
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2478
Re: Table Temp
Hi Phil
If he has nowhere to go to warm up then I would put him out but keep watch for when he slows down and bring him in to warm up. He can go out again if he warms up though.
Lin
If he has nowhere to go to warm up then I would put him out but keep watch for when he slows down and bring him in to warm up. He can go out again if he warms up though.
Lin
- 26 Aug 2023, 00:19
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Sheldon. Horsfield. - Bracknell, Berkshire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10135
Re: Sheldon. Horsfield. - Bracknell, Berkshire
Responded to Emily in a private mail.
Lin
Lin
- 25 Aug 2023, 19:42
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Sheldon. Horsfield. - Bracknell, Berkshire
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10135
Re: Sheldon. Horsfield. - Bracknell, Berkshire
Hi Emily You can contact Dana yourself and ask about Sheldon, but it is a post from a year ago. The email address is in the main post above and I will also contact them and give the heads up that you will be contacting them and to lookout for your message. If I hear anything back I will let you know...
- 22 Aug 2023, 00:53
- Forum: Rehoming
- Topic: REHOMED - Koopa. - Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14795
REHOMED - Koopa. - Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes
It is with great sadness that Koopa’s owners are looking for a loving home for him., Koopa is a male Horsfield, 8 years old from Stony Stratford in Milton Keynes and he has an adventurous personality. He is small but healthy and has had no previous health problems. He eats a high fibre diet, wholly ...
- 19 Aug 2023, 19:19
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: How much is Feed in Moderation?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4666
Re: How much is Feed in Moderation?
Aww, that’s lovely. She is a beauty as well.
Lin
Lin
- 19 Aug 2023, 16:51
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: How much is Feed in Moderation?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4666
Re: How much is Feed in Moderation?
Hi Phil. This is what we advise Amber with a green square indicates that you can feed the plant in moderation. You could feed these in small amounts every day, or several times a week. The choice is yours. Thanks for the link. I have just realised you have been here a while. Enjoy this heat and I ho...
- 19 Aug 2023, 14:13
- Forum: Diet and Nutrition
- Topic: How much is Feed in Moderation?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4666
Re: How much is Feed in Moderation?
Hi Phil, thanks for contacting us and on getting a new tortoise. Do you know what species it is and how old. If you don’t know send us a photo and we will be able to send you a caresheet if you would like one. Regarding the amounts we say to feed in our database you can find here if you scroll down ...
- 17 Aug 2023, 14:20
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Hermann tortoise croak sounds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2345
Re: Hermann tortoise croak sounds
Hi Yes, I caught it that time, thanks for your patience and perseverance It sounds like a squeak and I don’t think it’s anything to be concerned about. It could be part of the beak rubbing so it might be a matter of looking closely and waiting to try a detect what part of the beak it’s coming from, ...
- 17 Aug 2023, 13:59
- Forum: South American Species
- Topic: Hello and gratitude
- Replies: 2
- Views: 22972
Re: Hello and gratitude
I must echo Nina’s comments and thanks for caring for Mort and your lovely words about our website.
Mort is a very handsome young man and as his age is only a guess he looks amazing. Well done for taking him on and we are here if you need to ask anything.
Lin
Mort is a very handsome young man and as his age is only a guess he looks amazing. Well done for taking him on and we are here if you need to ask anything.
Lin
- 16 Aug 2023, 22:54
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Hermann tortoise croak sounds
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2345
Re: Hermann tortoise croak sounds
Hiya, congratulations on becoming a new tortoise owner and what a lovely little one Terry is. I couldn’t really hear the noise Terry was making but do you find he does it mostly when you’re looking at him or you’re nearby, perhaps made a louder than normal noise. The reason I ask this is because a n...
- 14 Aug 2023, 11:49
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Tortoise right eye not opening.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3754
Re: Tortoise right eye not opening.
Hiya Anandita. I was hoping you were going to say Chloramphenicol, it’s perfect (I use it on my own eyes) and it does come in drops form and I find they are much easier to administer and so much less stressful. A vet will also prescribe it for runny nose issues. I’m just going to look at the photo a...
- 14 Aug 2023, 01:45
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Tortoise right eye not opening.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3754
Re: Tortoise right eye not opening.
Hi Anandita, Truck is a cutie all wrapped up nice and snug. I don’t know if I am imagining it but is there a little mark where I have circled it on Trucks photo? I would also say keep on with the get but I do think drops would absorb better. What is the gel called? As for the substrate - this was po...
- 13 Aug 2023, 01:16
- Forum: General Tortoise Care
- Topic: Table to outside run
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1794
Re: Table to outside run
It might be interesting for you to know that the uv measuring system from 1 to 10 in England was actually 6 on Thursday. Even though it was dull, overcast and cloudy. Today with the sunshine in the south east it was between 3 and 5. The strength of the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is expressed a...