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Hi everyone, Khan, a rescued Horsefield of approximately 5 years came out of a short brumation one week ago. It was short because he was only just fat enough, having been infested with parasites when I first got him and always remained a poor eater. This is the first time he’s brúmated since...

Hi Guys, My rescued Horsefield is - according to experts on this forum - 5-6 years old and has possibly never had a hibernation. Unfortunately he wasn’t very well when I acquired him, he had parasites, was malnourished and has some pyramiding. Right now he is 9.5cm long (from the “V” in his...

My little Horsefield, Khan, just capsized himself in his new, outdoor enclosure! At first I couldn’t see how, but then I found him six inches up the wire mesh sides, and all became clear. Should I put something around the enclosure so he can’t see out? Any other advice gladly accepted! Thanks, x

Hi everyone, I rescued my 2.5 year old Horsefieldii about 3 weeks ago, and today I learned from the lab that he has worms and nematodes, from the fecal samples I provided. I’ve read that this is more common when the tortoise is wild caught. I thought we had stopped importing this vulnerable...

I’ve had my tortoise a couple of weeks, and he’s setting in OK now. Today I put my hand down onto his basking rock and he climbed on. I would have assumed he was going to try either to fight me or mate! But he didn’t, he just sat down, and well... nestled! I know the previous owners had him...

Hi everyone, We're excited to be here! I managed to rescue an approximately 2.5 year old Horsefield tortoise last week. I'm completely new to tortoises, but I've been researching like mad, so I will hopefully do a better job than his previous owners. I have a couple of questions. Firstly, he's...