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  1. emma.brown91

    Sleepy Tortoise

    Hi everyone. Ive had my tortoise nearly a year now, last week he was scratching the sides if his enclosure and trying to dig so I put in more coco brick to calm him down and give him depth to dig. The last 2 days he has been like this...(see pic) has he hibernated himself? Shall I leave him be...
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    Hope Im doing a good job!

    Hi everyone. I worry about my tortoise (probably too much haha) but i was just wondering does he look healthy?? I want to look after him best I can but there is so much information out there and some conflicts itself. Thanks in advance. He is only out so I could get a clear picture btw
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    Coir soil

    Taken everyone's advice and replaced the sand in my tortoises enclosure with coir shavings...checked on the tort last night and he was completely buried, took me a second to find him my husband then worried he wouldn't be able to breathe...really silly but are we being over dramatic or will he...
  4. emma.brown91

    Troubled tortoise

    My horsefield tortoise is about 2years old and is normally very quiet however the last few days all he has done is walk up and down one side of his enclosure trying to climb up the side. I've given him lots of exercise and a bath but nothing is working. Any suggestions on what I can do to calm...
  5. emma.brown91

    Upside down

    I've just found my 1 year old upside down...I think he was trying to climb something in his enclosure and lost balance. Is there anything I need to be aware of? I just put him he right way up again obviously.
  6. emma.brown91

    Winter food

    I need some advice on what to feed my little Hermann tortoise during the cold winter. He had lots of greens from the garden during the summet but these are few and far between in the cold English weather atm, he only eats the red pellets we were told to feed him when we bought him, don't want...
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    Taco the tortoise

    He is loving the sunshine at the moment...properly looks like he is sunbathing :) love him!
  8. emma.brown91

    Bath time!

    Evening all...How often should I bathe my horsefield tortoise and how long for? He is only 1
  9. emma.brown91

    Indoor enclosure

    I have a piece of slate on order he can use as a basking rock...but what else do I need? He is a horsefield tortoise
  10. emma.brown91

    Indoor enclosure Issue

    This is a really silly question but does anyone else have a little tortoise who doesn't like to 'do its business' in their enclosure?! Taco our Russian tortoise only ever goes when he is wondering around the room on the carpet...any suggestions?
  11. emma.brown91

    Indoor enclosure

    Is there anything I can put in his home or do to help with keeping his nail claws short?
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