New Horsfield Tortoise

mike19oneill · 10-12-2013, 11:14 AM

Hi,

I am getting a Horsfield Tortoise for my girlfriend for christmas. She knows a lot more about them than me but I need to get everything taht would be needed and look after it for a couple of weeks.

Can anyone give advice on what I need to buy?
Also some of the tortoise's are babies so what else would this entail?

Thanks

alley cat · 11-12-2013, 06:13 PM

Hello, welcome to SW, does your girlfriend know she is having a tortoise?

Suze65 · 11-12-2013, 07:14 PM

Hello and welcome

cherylahutch · 11-12-2013, 07:34 PM

Hi and welcome. You will need some sort of housing either a tortoise table or vivarium some people use rabbit cages for small tortoises with a basking area set up and a uv light there are lots of options with this so if you have a look on the site it will give you some options. You might want a timer so they can come on and go off on there own. They need to be on about 12 hours a day You need substrate like screened topsoil somewhere for them to hide like a plant pot and maybe some stones. You will need some food for him which there are lots of topics on here a water dish, nice and shallow if a baby. Think that's about it covered lol

10-12-2013, 11:14 AM	#1
mike19oneill Junior Member Egg Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1	New Horsfield Tortoise Hi, I am getting a Horsfield Tortoise for my girlfriend for christmas. She knows a lot more about them than me but I need to get everything taht would be needed and look after it for a couple of weeks. Can anyone give advice on what I need to buy? Also some of the tortoise's are babies so what else would this entail? Thanks

11-12-2013, 07:14 PM	#3
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Hello and welcome __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

11-12-2013, 07:34 PM	#4
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	Hi and welcome. You will need some sort of housing either a tortoise table or vivarium some people use rabbit cages for small tortoises with a basking area set up and a uv light there are lots of options with this so if you have a look on the site it will give you some options. You might want a timer so they can come on and go off on there own. They need to be on about 12 hours a day You need substrate like screened topsoil somewhere for them to hide like a plant pot and maybe some stones. You will need some food for him which there are lots of topics on here a water dish, nice and shallow if a baby. Think that's about it covered lol __________________ Proud owner of Elvis, Padme, Bella,Ruby and Daisy the Horsfields, Mork and Mindi the Indian stars, Toby and Scarlett the Redfoots Yoshi and Cleopatra the Egyptians and Sam the Labrador. .

11-12-2013, 06:13 PM	#2
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Hello, welcome to SW, does your girlfriend know she is having a tortoise?

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