13-03-2016, 08:33 PM | #1 |
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hi i my name is charlie i have special needs but i have been learning a lot
and i been growing weeds and flowers for a few weeks as i am going to get a tortoise or two not sure yet as i want to find the right one i hope you can help me i thinking going for a horsefield as i been reading they are best for new owners and i want a bit of a big one to go in garden this year and i wont lose it i have a few photos to show you of the tortoise i thinking of getting i just waiting for the lady to send me them |
14-03-2016, 01:40 PM | #2 |
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welcome Charlie, how fantastic you are doing all the research and looking to get a tortoise. You may want to think about how to secure the garden with a Horsfield as they do tend to dig down a lot and under fences etc, are pretty nippy on their feet also, but are super little characters. Good luck and keep us all posted wont you. CB
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Welcome to the forum Charlie.
I look forward to seeing the photos of the tortoise you are thinking of having.
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Ooo...it is so exciting to have tortoise to look after, you won't believe how much there is to do..and they do make you laugh too I have Horsefield tortoise but as I'm newbie myself, I cannot say if they are 'best' for newbies or not...just that they can be handful at times Looking forward hearing how you progress... |
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14-03-2016, 04:59 PM | #5 |
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Hello and a warm welcome from me.
You say you want a bigger tortoise to roam around the garden the one I wouldn't recommend for free roaming if that's what you meant would be a horsfield they are the most amazing diggers and you would soon loose it. If you are looking at making a pen/enclosure then I would say either a horsfield, hermans or an ibera would be fine as a first tortoise and all three will hibernate. Where abouts are you from. |
15-03-2016, 01:52 PM | #6 |
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15-03-2016, 03:33 PM | #7 |
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Welcome Charlie.
My Horsfields are in a pen when outside. I do let them walk around on the grass or in my vegetable patch, but I never leave them. They would be walking off if I did not stay with them. As Gordon advises - a pen. They are also safer from other animals.
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Hello Charlie, welcome to the forum. Good luck with finding your new tortoise.
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15-03-2016, 08:25 PM | #9 |
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i been told i have to make a pen but i have to dig out the mud and put wire in then mud back on top to stop it running away
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16-03-2016, 08:13 PM | #10 |
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this is true Charlie ! how neat is that then ! its what I did with my Horsfields. Chicken wire all underneath. If you can share some pictures when you have your new little one that would be very nice for us all. CB
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