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newtortoises · 13-03-2016, 08:33 PM

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

CherryBrandy · 14-03-2016, 01:40 PM

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

emma_mcraf · 14-03-2016, 02:38 PM

Welcome to the forum Charlie.

I look forward to seeing the photos of the tortoise you are thinking of having.

Finsky · 14-03-2016, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by newtortoises

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

Hi Charlie...and welcome from me too!
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...

Gordon · 14-03-2016, 04:59 PM

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.

newtortoises · 15-03-2016, 01:52 PM

hi i am getting my garden ready for summer this is my new tortoise [IMG]

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Jan W · 15-03-2016, 03:33 PM

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.

Suze65 · 15-03-2016, 04:58 PM

Hello Charlie, welcome to the forum. Good luck with finding your new tortoise.

newtortoises · 15-03-2016, 08:25 PM

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

CherryBrandy · 16-03-2016, 08:13 PM

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

13-03-2016, 08:33 PM	#1
newtortoises Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 22	hi 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
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	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 __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

14-03-2016, 02:38 PM	#3
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Welcome to the forum Charlie. I look forward to seeing the photos of the tortoise you are thinking of having. __________________ 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

15-03-2016, 01:52 PM	#6
newtortoises Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 22	hi i am getting my garden ready for summer this is my new tortoise [IMG][/IMG]

15-03-2016, 03:33 PM	#7
Jan W Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,400	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. __________________ Jan Horsfields - Bertie & Beatrice

14-03-2016, 04:59 PM	#5
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	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, 04:58 PM	#8
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Hello Charlie, welcome to the forum. Good luck with finding your new tortoise. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

15-03-2016, 08:25 PM	#9
newtortoises Junior Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 22	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

16-03-2016, 08:13 PM	#10
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	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 __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

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