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Forum: Rehoming 21-07-2016, 09:29 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,469
Posted By rupert
Hi, I also have a horsfield for rehoming and...

Hi,
I also have a horsfield for rehoming and wonder if you have been successful yet. I find the whole process rather awkward with rehoming threads buried in the middle of everything else. I also...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 16-07-2016, 05:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,660
Posted By rupert
Yes, That is where it should go. Is there an easy...

Yes, That is where it should go. Is there an easy way to move it to rehoming?
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 15-07-2016, 04:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,660
Posted By rupert
Rehoming Horsefield - Essex

I need to rehome Pushkin, my 13 year old male tortoise. This is due to family illness.
He is very well looked after and healthy. I have lots of photos and really need somebody who can give him the...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 28-05-2016, 10:30 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,672
Posted By rupert
Mixing types and rehoming

Sadly I shall have to find a new home for my 10 year old male Horsfield, Pushkin. This is due to my ill health. Is it OK to mix horsfields with other types of torts?
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 06-05-2016, 12:55 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,012
Posted By rupert
Night temperatures

Hi, My Horsfield, Pushkin aged 10, is going to stay in our greenhouse whilst I am away for the next week. He has a tunnel into his weed garden. I am concerned about low night temperatures. What is a...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 16-11-2015, 05:36 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,182
Posted By rupert
Warm November

I'm curious about those of you who put your torts into hibernation a few weeks ago. I assume they wouldn't sleep even in outside garages etc. as the temperature probably didn't get down below 10...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 05-11-2015, 10:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,109
Posted By rupert
Right, so I need to give him somewhere to bury...

Right, so I need to give him somewhere to bury himself for a few weeks in the house, before I put him in his fridge for hibernation. I've got a bag of dry potting compost, a washing-up bowl to put it...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 01-11-2015, 03:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,109
Posted By rupert
Thanks everybody for all your advice. Please can...

Thanks everybody for all your advice. Please can you tell me what he should be digging down into? I've been assuming, probably wrongly, that soil would be too dense and he wouldn't be able to...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 31-10-2015, 10:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,109
Posted By rupert
Fed up

Hi Wise Ones,
I'm totally fed-up with Pushkin, my 10 year old Horsfield. He's living in the lounge now it is too cold for "Outside". He sleeps part of the day as I assume he is winding down to...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 11-09-2015, 10:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,749
Posted By rupert
Do you mean you put your kittens under a cloche...

Do you mean you put your kittens under a cloche in the garden? Not a good move.
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 11-09-2015, 05:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,749
Posted By rupert
Good thinking. I also fear below zero...

Good thinking.
I also fear below zero temperatures so that would help. Not that he has disappeared yet!
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 11-09-2015, 10:57 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,749
Posted By rupert
Pushkin's death wish?

My Horsfield, Pushkin is 10 years old. At this time of year when the weather is not as warm as it was he is outside only on good days. He is obsessed with breaking out of his sunny outdoor enclosure...
Forum: For Sale 01-05-2015, 03:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,549
Posted By rupert
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u419/jdarwent1...

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Forum: For Sale 01-05-2015, 03:18 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,549
Posted By rupert
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u419/jdarwent1...

http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/u419/jdarwent1/P4300032_zpsxkn20rud.jpg (http://s1066.photobucket.com/user/jdarwent1/media/P4300032_zpsxkn20rud.jpg.html)
Forum: For Sale 30-04-2015, 12:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,549
Posted By rupert
Thanks Ozric, kind words. I wanted to add...

Thanks Ozric, kind words.
I wanted to add photos of the beast and his enclosure, but the method seems seriously daunting. If anyone wants to see, they can email me, a few posts up the page. I can...
Forum: For Sale 29-04-2015, 10:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,549
Posted By rupert
This thread has gone all wrong. All I want to do...

This thread has gone all wrong. All I want to do is find Pushkin a good home. The money is irrelevant.
Forum: For Sale 26-04-2015, 11:36 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,549
Posted By rupert
At the end of the day, what I want for Pushkin is...

At the end of the day, what I want for Pushkin is a caring home and I guess it would be reasonably close to Essex. I know torts go for hundreds of pounds so I will pass Pushkin to the somebody with a...
Forum: For Sale 24-04-2015, 03:11 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,549
Posted By rupert
Home required for 10 year old horsfield -Essex

Pushkin lives in Billericay Essex. Due to family commitments, sadly we have decided to part with him. He is in perfect health and has been well looked after since he was a babe. He lives indoors when...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 12-10-2014, 10:38 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 3,318
Posted By rupert
A word of caution! My 7 yr. old used to hibernate...

A word of caution! My 7 yr. old used to hibernate in a washing-up bowl in a pit dug in the greenhouse (to keep the temperature down). It was covered with a polystyrene block. One weekend in the...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 10-11-2013, 05:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 295
Posted By rupert
Thanks for your advice and comments. I think it...

Thanks for your advice and comments.
I think it is a male as he likes to mate with a concrete tort in the spring!
Not sure about the claws comment. He is wearing down his toe nails on his back...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 10-11-2013, 10:21 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 295
Posted By rupert
Horsfield won't stop scraping.

Pushkin is a 7yr old male Horsfield. He lives in the lounge (November) and I expect to hibernate him in a few weeks. He is scraping the wooden floor in a corner, all the time, even though he can walk...
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 13-08-2012, 01:17 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,904
Posted By rupert
If I were a slug, I'd just walk round the egg...

If I were a slug, I'd just walk round the egg shells. It certainly doesn't get rid of them. I'm mystified how they help in a garden.
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 10-08-2012, 11:56 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,904
Posted By rupert
I know this is very rude of me, but I don't...

I know this is very rude of me, but I don't believe a dog would nearly die after eating two slug pellets. I think that would be unlawful to sell them.
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 10-08-2012, 11:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 665
Posted By rupert
He want shade!

I thought horsfields needed and want sun. My Pushkin seems to always head for the shade. Is he getting enough UV light I wonder?
Forum: Mediterranean Tortoises - Information & Questions 10-08-2012, 11:31 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,904
Posted By rupert
Slug pellets

I've read lots of threads about slugs. However, most are not practical for a large garden. As my Horsefield is an escape artist, I often find him wandering around. So the question is, do blue slug...
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