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Recently Nozzy has been enjoying the back garden, the weather is nice and so he's been taking full advantage of that! We have grass, flowerbeds and a concrete patio, standard garden I guess. He will spend most of his time in the grass but recently I've noticed him exploring the patio more. I've...

Oh no! I had no idea, everywhere I've read seemed to point to the sand and substrate. Oops! :( I've always mixed in more soil than sand, so a 60/40 or 70/30 ratio more than 50/50. He's due for a clean out in a week anyway, so I'll get some ordered and see how that goes! Thanks for the tip! I've...

I've often thought the same thing with Nozzy, I don't put a lid on him anymore during car travel as it seems to distress him, he's a lot calm with the lid off, sat in a container on someones knee. When I first got Nozzy, taking him to my mothers was an hours car journey and he coped well, but...

I've heard my Nozzy make the hissing sounds if I make him jump. I just assumed it was the sound of the air leaving his lungs rather than an actual deliberate hiss... That's pretty cool though! He was obviously pleased to see his breakfast!

Thanks guys! :-) Haha, Julio! I figure if it turns out he's a she, then I'll just imagine her to be a tomboy! I suppose it's a good thing I didn't go with Dave! I have read about the humidity and pyramiding so that's quite interesting! I started to spray the substrate ever so many days to stop...

Hello! I've often stumbled upon this place whilst googling tortoise related things and so I thought I'd actually make an effort to join instead of hovering around! :) I live in the UK, the North East to be precise, and I have a roughly 2 year old Horsfield tortoise called Nozzy. We were told...

Hello! I have a 2 year old Horsefield and they're brilliant little things! The one thing I would say is find a good vet, and make sure they deal with reptiles. Even if you tortoise is fine and healthy it's best to find one for a check up, and so you know if there is ever a problem you're not...