New family member on the way

Gash · 12-02-2015, 09:38 PM

Many thanks for the add, My name is Gary and live in Pontefract, West Yorks I pick up my first horsefield tortoise on saturday, so really looking forward to it. We have kept reptiles over the years, mainly bearded dragons so now to a new member of the family.

burnt toast · 13-02-2015, 01:37 PM

Welcome, where are you collecting your new tort from?

emma_mcraf · 13-02-2015, 01:48 PM

Hi Gary. Welcome to the forum.

Suze65 · 14-02-2015, 03:10 PM

Hello Gary , welcome to the forum.

Gash · 14-02-2015, 03:52 PM

Well here you are, meet Shelby.

I got him/she from Ponte Pets, we get most of our food and supplies from them to feed our zoo lol (https://www.facebook.com/PontyPets?fref=ts) http://www.pontepets.co.uk/

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3uw20ew8c6r69h9/IMG_4848.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cmaxi41b83uqt8i/IMG_4849.JPG

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4uvj2yw3ae30e2/IMG_4850.JPG

Gash · 15-02-2015, 05:09 PM

Shelbys first meal yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdsFCM_CKjc

Gordon · 15-02-2015, 07:50 PM

Nice little horsfield a few things though what is that substrate and what is in his food dish

Catwoman63 · 15-02-2015, 08:46 PM

Welcome to the forum, nice horsfield.

gordon,That's red pepper, greens and something else,

the greens are ok but I have not fed my horsfields red peppers! Please no red pepper. And topsoil or coco coir will be better for the little one

Gash · 15-02-2015, 09:10 PM

Thanks for the replies, the substrate is a desert substrate mix made up of heat treated corn cob kernels, the food as said was mixed greens,red pepper, beansprouts with a dusting of limestone flour. Since yesterday we have found the little fella (?) doesnt like the pepper anyway so thats has now been ommitted, I have ordered a range of foodstuffs from this shop, which should be here tomorrow (fingers crossed)

becciwales · 16-02-2015, 11:04 AM

Hi and welcome.
That food doesn't sound ideal to me. Have you looked at the tortoise table website? x

12-02-2015, 09:38 PM	#1
Gash Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Pontefract, West Yorks, UK Posts: 14	New family member on the way Many thanks for the add, My name is Gary and live in Pontefract, West Yorks I pick up my first horsefield tortoise on saturday, so really looking forward to it. We have kept reptiles over the years, mainly bearded dragons so now to a new member of the family.

13-02-2015, 01:48 PM	#3
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Hi Gary. Welcome to the forum. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

14-02-2015, 03:10 PM	#4
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Hello Gary , welcome to the forum. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

14-02-2015, 03:52 PM	#5
Gash Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Pontefract, West Yorks, UK Posts: 14	Well here you are, meet Shelby. I got him/she from Ponte Pets, we get most of our food and supplies from them to feed our zoo lol (https://www.facebook.com/PontyPets?fref=ts) http://www.pontepets.co.uk/ https://www.dropbox.com/s/3uw20ew8c6r69h9/IMG_4848.JPG https://www.dropbox.com/s/cmaxi41b83uqt8i/IMG_4849.JPG https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4uvj2yw3ae30e2/IMG_4850.JPG Last edited by egyptiandan64; 14-02-2015 at 08:39 PM.

15-02-2015, 08:46 PM	#8
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Welcome to the forum, nice horsfield. gordon,That's red pepper, greens and something else, the greens are ok but I have not fed my horsfields red peppers! Please no red pepper. And topsoil or coco coir will be better for the little one __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

13-02-2015, 01:37 PM	#2
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Welcome, where are you collecting your new tort from?

15-02-2015, 05:09 PM	#6
Gash Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Pontefract, West Yorks, UK Posts: 14	Shelbys first meal yesterday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdsFCM_CKjc

15-02-2015, 07:50 PM	#7
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	Nice little horsfield a few things though what is that substrate and what is in his food dish

15-02-2015, 09:10 PM	#9
Gash Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Pontefract, West Yorks, UK Posts: 14	Thanks for the replies, the substrate is a desert substrate mix made up of heat treated corn cob kernels, the food as said was mixed greens,red pepper, beansprouts with a dusting of limestone flour. Since yesterday we have found the little fella (?) doesnt like the pepper anyway so thats has now been ommitted, I have ordered a range of foodstuffs from this shop, which should be here tomorrow (fingers crossed)

16-02-2015, 11:04 AM	#10
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	Hi and welcome. That food doesn't sound ideal to me. Have you looked at the tortoise table website? x __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

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