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    Extending the tortoise enclosure...

    HI all, I have just finished spring cleaning my tortoise enclosure as Coco and Esio have finished brumating. (Coco and Esio went off to hide whilst the giant was tarting up the enclosure) Anyway, I'm moving to Tom's point of view that Coco and Esio are not sharing nicely. So with that in mind...
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    Natural hibernation

    Hi All, Our spur thigh Tortoises (Testudo graeca) have been happily living in an outdoor enclosure I built for them. It's a nice size (I think) being about 8ft x 5ft, and safe from foxes etc with a chickenwire mesh lid that I can remove in panels. They have a cold frame (2ft x 2ft) with a...
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    Designing an outdoor enclosure

    Hi all, Our spur thigh tortoises are now getting a little bigger (about 11-12 cm) and I am working out an outdoor enclosure for them. I am in the UK, Surrey, South East England - we generally get London temperatures. This is an aerial view of the garden. The enclosure is going to be where the...
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    UK Diet for Spur Thighs

    HI all, Just wanted to check whether I'm giving enough variety to our Spur Thigh Tortoises. Currently they get wild weeds exclusively. They have had a purchased salad once when we needed my inlaws to look after them for a few days. I am in the UK, so these are British weeds... Daily:-...
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    Basking temperature

    Hi all, We have 2 female spur-thighed tortoises doing well (9.4cm and 10.3cm, 199gms and 228gms respectively). The stones that they bask on are usually around 34-35 degrees C. Is this about right or too hot? They certainly aren't distressed by the head, but I wonder if they need to be a...
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    All about the weather

    Hi all, I have two tortoises aged 10 months. I'm in Surry in the UK and the weather is currently in the 22-25 degree C bracket, dropping to 12-16 degrees at night. For the last few days / nights I have been letting the little chelonians stay in outdoor tortoise tables. I moved the tables...
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    Tortoises and streams and birds...

    HI all, We have two spur-thigh tortoises which are now about a year old. At the moment they have an indoor tortoise table and an outdoor one with a mesh lid so that they can catch some rays (i'm in Surrey, UK so sunshine is limited but does happen!). Our garden has two small ponds (about 2ft...
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