Hi Rowan! Yes, the tortoise has landed!! The breeder came around just after 7 with 4 Horsfields to choose from but when he put them on the floor one of them raced straight towards me, so it seemed that the tortoise chose me!
I am going to call him Ovid (unless I change my mind overnight) and he is a beautiful and fast moving tort! I have taken some pics on my rubbish camera phone but will post some pics from a proper camera tomorrow!
He has headed off to bed now, but when I lifted the hide up he had completely burrowed under the hay/dried flower mix that I have in there on top of the soil. It sounds silly I know but I was worried he might be trapped in a corner unable to breathe so I moved him out of there. I will try to leave him alone for the night now!
Thanks for the message!
Nick