Recent content by George Coats

Oh what fun that will be.. ;) I've decided to relocate my little boy to a new home he was causing some trouble.. I got my tortoise table completed still needing to get a better substrate but they are mostly outside with the great weather.

Mainly because they come from similar environments and I was going to get another reptile to replace the area.

Hi,I was about to house a male Greek tortoise with a few females which the pen was being redesigned would they happen to breed and if so what would be the outcome of it.. Sorry if this is an offensive question I know a lot of people aren't fond of hybrids and housing different genders and species.

Looks good. ;)

If your wondering what I used for the enclosure it's just a large plastic tub with a wooden scaffolding top to hold the lamps. P.S your best bet is a tortoise table not the rabbit pen, if a tortoise can see through the fence it's going to constantly try to escape. Unless you put a line at the...

I ended up getting two yearling Hermanns and setup (down below) was all brought from Animates but this was just temporary as I'm building a new table twice as big and I'll be sure to upload pictures when finished. :)

Hey! I'm a fellow kiwi down here in the South Island, few months back I was just like you searching for tortoises but I finally bought two of trade me from a breeder up by the bay of plenty. (https://m.facebook.com/ReptileWorld.co.nz) Also tried doing the same contacting the reptile park got a...

Hello! I see that your from New Zealand as well and I was very curious is the leopard tortoise in your profile picture living in New Zealand as a pet? I've been looking for some other species of tortoise other than Greek Spurs and Hermanns.

Yes I've ordered a few artificial plants to see how they work but thanks for the suggest of Spider Plants :)

Yes they are both western Hermann Tortoises and I do plan on keeping them in the same enclosure for a while until they get a bit bigger then I will either buy a few more for a breeding group. Or most likely will separate them in a few months or a year. Basically until I see any strange behaviours.

Heres a few pictures (Sorry about the quality)

Hello I'm new to the forum and I've mainly joined up because I have a few questions :) 1. Is it okay if I keep two different species of tortoises in different enclosures but the same room? Will there be any diseases or any problems with this? 2. How much variety do tortoises need? I'm usually...