horsefields

nayandjim · 08-02-2009, 08:18 PM

Hi all,

I'm picking up a pair of horsefields this week from a friend who can no longer care for them, can any one tell me do i need paperwork for them or are they exempt

Also any advice any keepers can give would be greatly appreciated, Ive prepared a 5ft x 3ft table for them with a combined uv/heat lamp at one end.

I will use a substrate of sterile topsoil with about 30% sand.

I already have a leopard and will keep the setup similar only larger as there are two of them.

thanks for your help

Jim

cazzykins · 08-02-2009, 08:20 PM

Hey there, from what I've been told you don't need paperwork for these. The set up sounds fine in my opinion, but I'm no expert, just a fanatic researcher for my soon to be baby horsfield!

swad1000 · 08-02-2009, 08:20 PM

You don't need any paper work.

linda · 08-02-2009, 08:22 PM

horsefields do not require paper work

juju · 08-02-2009, 08:37 PM

set up sounds ok... presume you have rocks or plants/weeds etc in it too? post a picture.. that may be better

sandy · 08-02-2009, 09:33 PM

Just to say that horsfields dont need heat 24/7 like leopards do. And thier diet is more weed based than the grasses leopards eat.
Horsfields can also cope with much lower temperatures, as if it gets too hot for them they will dig down.
Some good advice given by Kelly about the deeper substrate and less sand.

JO15 · 09-02-2009, 09:41 AM

Hi there
I have three horsfields and as other have advise they enjoy to dig all day long, also when the warmer weather comes and they go outside they try to dig down to escape,
so my outdoor encloser has ceramic floor tiles pushed down vertical so they cannot be seen but all around the outside so if they dig down and across they will come across the tile and cant escape hope this makes sense to you, i designed it this way so they can still dig and hide.

kimmerz · 09-02-2009, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nayandjim

I already have a leopard and will keep the setup similar only larger as there are two of them.

thanks for your help

Jim

Hi this might sound like a silly question but you don't plan on keeping the horsefield with the leopard do you?
could just be reading it wrong lol.

nayandjim · 09-02-2009, 11:06 AM

No i wont be keeping them together

Thanks for the advice everyone

Jim

TortMad · 09-02-2009, 07:22 PM

Also Horsfields love to climb, so be prepared for escape attempts in your enclosures. Don't put any thing around the edges as they will manage to scale it, I promise you

Horsfields tend to be quite an aggressive species, especially compared to your leopard.

08-02-2009, 08:18 PM	#1
nayandjim Member Egg Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 95	horsefields Hi all, I'm picking up a pair of horsefields this week from a friend who can no longer care for them, can any one tell me do i need paperwork for them or are they exempt Also any advice any keepers can give would be greatly appreciated, Ive prepared a 5ft x 3ft table for them with a combined uv/heat lamp at one end. I will use a substrate of sterile topsoil with about 30% sand. I already have a leopard and will keep the setup similar only larger as there are two of them. thanks for your help Jim __________________ 1 x Leopard Tortoise & 2 x Adult Horsefields

08-02-2009, 08:37 PM	#5
juju Member Incubating Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Birmingham Posts: 137	set up sounds ok... presume you have rocks or plants/weeds etc in it too? post a picture.. that may be better __________________ 1 Hermaani Arthur aged 27 2 Juv Hermaani Lilly and Daisy aged 3 1 Horsefield William aged 15

08-02-2009, 09:33 PM	#6
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Just to say that horsfields dont need heat 24/7 like leopards do. And thier diet is more weed based than the grasses leopards eat. Horsfields can also cope with much lower temperatures, as if it gets too hot for them they will dig down. Some good advice given by Kelly about the deeper substrate and less sand. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

09-02-2009, 11:06 AM	#9
nayandjim Member Egg Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 95	No i wont be keeping them together Thanks for the advice everyone Jim __________________ 1 x Leopard Tortoise & 2 x Adult Horsefields

09-02-2009, 07:22 PM	#10
TortMad Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2,639	Also Horsfields love to climb, so be prepared for escape attempts in your enclosures. Don't put any thing around the edges as they will manage to scale it, I promise you Horsfields tend to be quite an aggressive species, especially compared to your leopard. __________________ Lea 2.1.0 testudo horsfeldii 0.2.0 testudo graeca ibera 2.0.0 geochelone pardalis babcocki http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/

08-02-2009, 08:20 PM	#2
cazzykins Member Hatched Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 474	Hey there, from what I've been told you don't need paperwork for these. The set up sounds fine in my opinion, but I'm no expert, just a fanatic researcher for my soon to be baby horsfield!

08-02-2009, 08:20 PM	#3
swad1000 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,702	You don't need any paper work.

08-02-2009, 08:22 PM	#4
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	horsefields do not require paper work

09-02-2009, 09:41 AM	#7
JO15 Member Incubating Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 100	Hi there I have three horsfields and as other have advise they enjoy to dig all day long, also when the warmer weather comes and they go outside they try to dig down to escape, so my outdoor encloser has ceramic floor tiles pushed down vertical so they cannot be seen but all around the outside so if they dig down and across they will come across the tile and cant escape hope this makes sense to you, i designed it this way so they can still dig and hide.

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