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  1. S

    Hibernation when tortoise is underweight

    Hi all! I’m just messaging to get some general advice really: Arnie is my 6 y/o Russian Horsefield. He recently had a check-up at the vets who advised he is ‘on the skinny side’ and that I can increase his daily food intake. For reference he has a mix of lambs lettuce, kale, petunias and...
  2. R

    Is my tortoise underweight?

    My Horsfield tortoise is just under 20 years old and measures 6 inches across his back from his tail to the front of his shell. I've read online that for his size he should weight around 900g to 1000g but he only weighs 523g. I feed him almost every day and most days. These days he's mostly been...
  3. Baby Casey

    Hingeback underweight?

    Hey there! I just got my first hingeback, and from what I can tell he's a Kinixys spekii? I measured his carapace and it was 13,5 cm and I weight him and it was 373grams. I think he might be underweight but I'm unsure? He's still adapting to his new enviroment and is very picky about what he...
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