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RE: What breed are these? I did notice their long beaks :/ I have agreed to rehome a friends tortoise but they live a while away and havnt got back to me yet so I'm keeping my eyes open. Out of curiosity how do tortoises keep their beaks short? Cheers :)

RE: What breed are these? Yes please :)

Thanks for all the advice, i was thinking of getting a rabbit run, some turf and some rocks and letting it have a run around in that for a bit :)

Hey! I found 2 separate tortoises for sale and wandered what breed they are? Thanks! :)

Hey! Yer that does help thanks :) how long do you let him out for? Also I was wandering what to do in winter? I live in england and it's very cold in winter and I don't think the tortoise would appreciate the cold! :D any ideas? Thank u!! :)

Hey! I was just wandering how you give a tortoise exercise. Do you let them wander around the house while supervising them or put them in a run or something? Thanks! :)

Yeah I might :) i havnt seen a picture of it yet though but when I get one I may post it up :)

I'm from Worcestershire :)

Hey! Yep, it will be my first ever tortoise! I have had some experience looking after tortoises at college but only occasionally. He is 5 years old and either a Russian or Herman's tortoise. Tess x

Hi! I'm yorkie tortoise from England! I've wanted a tortoise for years and now I'm hopefully getting one in a few weeks!! I just wanted to say hey!!!

Hey! Just another question. I'm thinking of getting a heat mat to heat the overall enclosure and a sunlight bulb to supply UVA and UVB would this be ok? Also how often does the heatmat and UVA lamp need to be on for over the day? Thank you!!! :)

Hi! Thanks for the advice Urmm I don't no what sort of tortoise yet but I think it's either a Russian or a helman. And he's about 5. That's all I know at the moment :)

Hey I'm getting my first tortoise soon and I've been doing a lot of research and have got confused over the lighting and heating for him . I was thinking of getting a daylight bulb as I've heard this combines UVA and heat in one lamp, but I've also heard I need a UVB light. I would love it if I...