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Hi all! :) Just wondering if anyone could give me some advice. I'm just wanting to know if any of you use a UV canopy for your Tort enclosures? I currently have a UV tube fixed to the side of the Tort table but I've read that they are much better over head? Can anyone tell me if that is...

Hi all, Just wondering if someone can tell me if I've got this right.. I've recently made changes to my Horsfield Tortoise's Enclosure and I'm putting the probes back for the Thermometer and the Habistat Thermostat but I'm not sure if I'm to put the Probes where they are on the pic (attached)...

Hi all! Just thought I'd upload a few pics of my 2 year old Horsfields new set up/ table layout. Hope you all like it! :)

Hi all! :) I know this isn't a relevant topic but My Two year old Horsfield Tortoise went out in the garden for an hour earlier! First time since September last year! The weather is finally starting to perk up! :) I just thought I'd share a couple of pics of my Tort, Tyler out and about...

Hi all! Just thought I'd share with you some pics of my Horsfield Tortoise Tyler who is around 2 years old now. I got him last year in July and he is just fab! He has a Tort Table with a 10.0 UV strip, 40w Basking Bulb, 80/20 mix Topsoil and play-sand and a vast array of artificial plants and...

Hey all! Just thought i would post a few pics of Tyler and his brand new set up! I recently got him a new table which is much larger than his old one and also ditched the MVB Bulb and went for a UV Strip and basking Lamp which is fitted to a Habistat Dimming Thermostat which keeps the...

Hi all :) Just wondering if someone can offer me some advice as i'm literally panicking at the moment. I got my gorgeous 1 Year old Horsfield Tort last Tuesday and he weighed 64g, now when i've weighed him today after his bath, he weigh's 69g?! That's 5g in just 7 days!! I'm so worried i cant...

Hi all, Hope you're all well and had a great weekend. I thought id send you all a few pics of my very first Tort, Tyler. He is a 1 year old Horsfield :) I got him a week ago now and has totally made me fall in love :D Let me know what you all think of him! :) Dan

Hey all! Just wondering if anyone can help me at all? Attached are a few pics of some leaves that are in my garden. I dont have a clue what they are or anything... Just wondering if any of you know if they will be safe to feed my Horsfield Tortoise? :) Sorry if it seem's obvious to some of...

Hey all! Only 6 days left until i pick up my new Tort from local breeder! So excited!! Cant wait! Yesterday, i finally finished his Table i have been working on for a while. I thought id show you all my work :) I thought id set it up early so it gives the table and its contents the chance to...

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can recommend a Horsfield Tortoise breeder in the North East UK? Tyneside, , wearside, County Durham or Teesside? I'm wanting to purchase a Horsfield Tortoise ideally a young one so i can watch him/ her grow and thrive but i'm really wanting to get one from a...

Hi fellow Tort lovers :) Just a quick question, Do i need to buy some Reptivite Calcium with D3? I already have a Cuttlefish Bone, 100w mercury Vapor bulb which supplies UVB awell as the Heat and he will also be in the Garden on sunny days but do i also need to put reptivite D3 Calcium on his...

Hi all, Just wondering if someone can help me. I've lived in this house now for 3 years and every year, we have these plants and leaves growing.. (Pictures attached). My question's are, what are they? and would it be safe to feed my Tort when i get him in 2 weeks? If the answer is yes...

Hi all, Well, only two weeks to go now until i get my first Tortoise :) I'm so excited, i cant wait! Just got a few questions regarding feeding! The first question is how often should i feed him/ her a day? When is the best time to feed him/ her and for how long? I've heard people only feed...

Hey all! :) Well, its getting closer to my Birthday next month and the present i've wanted for years.. My first little Tort.. :):<3::tort: I know many people would of asked this and it may be a bit of annoying question but i just want to ask as i want nothing but the best for my new little...

Hi all, Hope you're OK, i'm just wondering if someone can offer me some advice. I'm looking for a Tortoise Table for my 1 Year old Horsfield Tort. I've found one on good old eBay that i like. Just wondering if someone could look at it for me to see if it will be big enough for the little...

Hi all, I'm Dan from the UK! :-) I've just signed up today as I'm going to be a new daddy to a Horsfield Tortoise next month! :D I've ALWAYS wanted a Tort and have been mad on them for as long as I can remember. My aunts had a tortoise that sadly died last year. He was 93. My aunt got him...