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It's been a while since I last posted, Elijah is now 3 years and 6 months old! He's been steadily growing at what I have to assume is a healthy rate and he's gone from being barely the size of my palm at 9 months to now hanging off the edge of my fingers when i hold him in one flat hand. He's...

Hello! Just been reunited with my little horsefield Elijah after a three month separation. I made the tough decision to leave him at my family home over the winter months when my student house became too cold for him- He's only a baby and as a first time tort owner I'd feel anxious having him...

I've recently noticed a scale peeling back on the side of my baby horsefield's head. I know tortoises shed but this doesn't seem normal? Hes not in pain from what I can tell, it's been sticking out for a few days now though and I'm not sure if I should do anything about it. I've uploaded a...

Yesterday i brought home my very first tortoise and am the proud new owner a dinky 9 month old horsefield. meet Elijah! I'm obviously very new to all this and with uvb/heat lamps, dietary requirements and appropriate housing tortoise care seems very complex and i'm a little overwhelmed. My...