hi everyone.
i posted this on another reptile site but have came across this one
i just aquired a horsfield's tortoise today.. my friends daughter was keeping it in a shoe box under her bed.seemingly she had it for 2 days under there.my friend hasnt a clue about tortoises or reptiles and brought it to me as i kept beardies in the past.i was going to take it to a animal rescue centre but couldnt get an answer on phone now my son is attached to it...
... i have put it in a tlc4 parrot brooder at 30 degrees untill tomorrow when i will build some sort of enclosure.
i am going to try and build some sort of open type enclosue tommorow with a basking spot etc.i do have a large vivarium in attic but read open table top is best..
i know its hard to age reptiles by size as i had two beardies from same clutch and at 6 months there was a big size difference..
its shell is 7cm long and 6 cm wide and weighs 75 grams.
i have been trying to find out size at hatching etc but that info isnt really out there but can anyone put a rough age on it for me..so i know wether to hibernate it etc come winter months.plus my son wants to give it a birth date.
if it was average growth rate would it be weeks months or years old??
also im unsure if its a western or eastern..is there anyway of telling?
i have tried to attach a photo.
many thanks in advance
i posted this on another reptile site but have came across this one
i just aquired a horsfield's tortoise today.. my friends daughter was keeping it in a shoe box under her bed.seemingly she had it for 2 days under there.my friend hasnt a clue about tortoises or reptiles and brought it to me as i kept beardies in the past.i was going to take it to a animal rescue centre but couldnt get an answer on phone now my son is attached to it...
... i have put it in a tlc4 parrot brooder at 30 degrees untill tomorrow when i will build some sort of enclosure.
i am going to try and build some sort of open type enclosue tommorow with a basking spot etc.i do have a large vivarium in attic but read open table top is best..
i know its hard to age reptiles by size as i had two beardies from same clutch and at 6 months there was a big size difference..
its shell is 7cm long and 6 cm wide and weighs 75 grams.
i have been trying to find out size at hatching etc but that info isnt really out there but can anyone put a rough age on it for me..so i know wether to hibernate it etc come winter months.plus my son wants to give it a birth date.
if it was average growth rate would it be weeks months or years old??
also im unsure if its a western or eastern..is there anyway of telling?
i have tried to attach a photo.
many thanks in advance