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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    I see, thank you for your reply! This tortoise don't seek out interaction that much, but never seems frightened. If I pat her head, she has not once tried to withdraw into her shell or to move away, and if we sit by the enclosure, she'll often walk toward the corner where we are sitting :) She...
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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    Ah, yes, that's exactly what we do! :) Make a circle around her in the bed for instance, and let her climb across the duvet, which she at least seems to find interesting :) We won't let her walk around on her own, it's more of us hanging out with her for a short while outside the enclosure, like...
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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    Thanks for the reply! :)
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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    One question i have -- I'm not a native speaker. I know that outgoing and social are not the same, but I was quite sure that 'outgoing' implies a certain amount of interactivity, and not just that someone will once in a while leave their house..? Would you mind help me by explaining how they can...
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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    Even for 5 minutes? I didn't expect them to be that fragile! We will not remove it from the enclosure again, then.
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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    I've read that horsefield tortoises are very outgoing, social and active? Is that not true? Not to the extent of dogs and cats, obviously. Also, we're not really letting her 'roam' the apartment. She's still a novelty at this point, so we're maybe giving her 5 minutes out of the enclosure twice...
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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    She'll get a larger space, but not tonight! Hopefully tomorrow. She spends a lot of time exploring the apartment though, under close supervision, so I think she gets enough exercise and adventure. Everything else we have in order, and she seems very happy :) But I also read that they can get...
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    Is a colored card board box toxic for a tortoise?

    I'm afraid this might be a very stupid question... My friend has got a Horsefield Tortoise, and I'm very excited visiting them a lot. The tortoise is gorgeous. I'm trying to learn how to navigate a few things since I have no clue about tortoises yet (though have been googling a bit these days)...
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