He's lovely, looks to be quite a character. If you have a shallow plant saucer of water, large enough for him to lie in he may self-soak.View attachment 331414The little explorer is in his safe in his outside run and having a nice busy day and having a bit of sun (he has a house for shade) Thank you everyone for the advise! And reassurance! I had no idea tortoises we’re so niche and that the tort community was so helpful!
If you pass on the caresheet that Tom linked for you, to your in laws they can double check they have all the correct information because there's a lot of old out of date advice still being given by pet shops, other owners on social media and even some vets who aren't specialists, but if they follow that up to date information he will not just survive but thrive.
Are you tempted to get your own tort now??