Recent content by AngieD

I just wanted to let all of you, who are interested, know, that after having a broad spectrum vitamin jab and a few days of soaks with 'repti boost' powder in the water - he is now back and eating well. The vet said he was actually a little fat having just come out of hibernation, so I guess the...

He has had the jab previously (he did the same thing the first year I got him). From what the reptile vet tells me, it's a multivitamin type jab that get's his system going properly and stimulates his appetite. It did work last time, I was just hoping for a more natural solution. I will let you...

So far offered everything he usually likes from dandelions to pellets and everything in-between... he's booked into the vets now so I think I will have to just hope the jab works! Thanks for the advice though.

OK, just so you know, I am UK based (South East) and Cyril spends most of his Summer outside during the day and only in his tort table overnight (to protect from foxes). At this time of year, fresh out of hibernation he has free range of an area of the house, that is around 4m x 4m with a...

Hi all, I am in need of some advice. My 11-year-old spur thigh has come out of hibernation as planned and although he's always been a picky eater, he is worrying me by eating very frugally if at all. I have booked an appointment with the reptile specialist vet locally, but I wondered if anyone...

Thank you all - you have been very helpful.

Thank you x

Thank you all - I will assume these two are spur thighed torts.

So it seems the concensus here is a pair of spur thighs?

So these are not Horsefield, but spur thigh?

These both have 4 on the back and 5 on the front...

So, I have had my tort Cyril for 5 years, inherited him from someone else and was told he was a med spur thigh. He is currently in hibernation. So all was well until I was recently asked to rescue a horsefield tortoise - which I duly did. However, the two of them look remarkably similar, even...