Hi there!
We have had our 1 year old horsefield named Walter for around 6 months now and we love him to pieces. I’m constantly worried about him being happy and just wondered if anyone could offer any tips on how we can look after him the best we possibly can. I’m attaching a photo of him and his enclosure.
I’ve read lots of contrasting advice on whether they should have a humid environment or not, at the minute we have him on ProRep Tortoise life substrate.
We feed him daily with lambs lettuce, dandelion leaves and spring greens. He is quite a fussy eater and we often try and introduce new foods to his diet like various flowers and shredded carrot, but he is rarely interested.
In summer we took him out into the garden everyday but now with the cold weather we have made a smaller enclosure so we can bring him downstairs with us for a change of environment. We also let him roam around on the carpet in the living room often so he has as much walking space as he wants.
He climbs on his enclosure wall a lot and I read that horsefields tend to do this but I sometimes worry it is because he isn’t happy - is this normal?
When we first got him he weighed in at 52grams and he is now 72grams, is this a reasonable growth rate?
I’m sorry this is such a mix of questions, but we are first time owners and I want to make sure he is okay and happy!
Any advice would be hugely appreciated
We have had our 1 year old horsefield named Walter for around 6 months now and we love him to pieces. I’m constantly worried about him being happy and just wondered if anyone could offer any tips on how we can look after him the best we possibly can. I’m attaching a photo of him and his enclosure.
I’ve read lots of contrasting advice on whether they should have a humid environment or not, at the minute we have him on ProRep Tortoise life substrate.
We feed him daily with lambs lettuce, dandelion leaves and spring greens. He is quite a fussy eater and we often try and introduce new foods to his diet like various flowers and shredded carrot, but he is rarely interested.
In summer we took him out into the garden everyday but now with the cold weather we have made a smaller enclosure so we can bring him downstairs with us for a change of environment. We also let him roam around on the carpet in the living room often so he has as much walking space as he wants.
He climbs on his enclosure wall a lot and I read that horsefields tend to do this but I sometimes worry it is because he isn’t happy - is this normal?
When we first got him he weighed in at 52grams and he is now 72grams, is this a reasonable growth rate?
I’m sorry this is such a mix of questions, but we are first time owners and I want to make sure he is okay and happy!
Any advice would be hugely appreciated
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