I personally don't use calcium dust as my tortoise doesn't eat his food with it on so I give him a large cuttlefish bone because it provides the calcium and it prevents his beak from over growing
Brilliant video! I have wanted a tortoise at some point in my future but have been looking into the best one for me. I dont want a future giant lol but one that stays reasonably sized fully grown. Definitely looking more into this species.
Thanks for consolidating so much of this information this is an extremely helpful video would love a part two if it ever is a possibility especially concerning brewmation!
Question : as a zoo keeper in the UK. I notice there is a a distain for the hobby, even though hobbyists have been breeding things for years, some zoos can't crack it or when they do they announce it as a UK first. For example, Chester zoo are struggling to breed their parsons chameleons but there are hobbyists who have been breeding for years. There seems to be a refusal to communicate. Wondering what your thoughts are. Cheers.
gorgeous animal, so interesting care. ace vid, im sure lots get this wrong if they get them from a less than professional shop. just one thing, I thought fruit bats are called kevin?
Hi great video very informative. When you say strawberry leaves is good food is that any verity of strawberries leaves? Could you another video of good food types i.e. Verity I was informed kurly kale was good but not to sure now
Great video. Big Dee is lovely, looks to have some slight pyramiding so maybe lack of brumation and/or poor diet/lighting at some point. All my Horsfields including my hatchlings all go into brumation from the first year onwards. Obviously it's a short one on their first year, but better short than none at all. Good content, keep it up 👍
Thanks for this video, really informative. I have Two horsefield tortoises and don’t know what the sex of them are. I’ve been told two different things from two different pet shops! Is there anyway possible I could forward you a picture of them both via email or something? Thanks again
I was just going to ask the same thing as we were sold a male but I think its female from the research I have done. So our "Sheldon" may have to become "Amy" from the big bang theory!
andrea Turnbull if you got your tortoise wild caught chances are it is an adult so you can count on the tail length. But if you got it captive bred and it’s still young, like under five years, they all look like female for a while. They just have to get old enough to really show it. And it’s usually quite obvious male versus female once the tortoise is an adult. And I had a tortoise that I named Jack. Jack has laid six eggs so far :-)
Do tortoises need a companion or are they solitary creatures? I have a lil tortoise I think its female even though guy in shop said its male but do you think I should get another one for company? I feel so sorry for it on its own.
Hi Andi if your tortoise is male it will fight with another male and males will constantly harass females. Even females can bully each other. A tortoise living alone is generally a happy tort.
so cute 🥺 I’m so confused why my horsefield tortoise isn’t growing and I’ve had him/her for 3 years now :( do you have any tips on how i can get him/ her to grow or why he/she isn’t growing?
Great video. And does anyone know of any uk tortoise breeders that have a website or fb page i can get in contact with. My daughter is dying for a one. Thanks
My parents tell my to get ones without roofs As in tanks And only have the heat lamp on sometimes But i think next tank i might leave the heat on all the time and have no roof Put in the comments if its a good idea
One of the best pet care videos I have seen. You don’t cutify everything. You have experience and it shows. Great video.
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Fantastic video! Thank you so much for making such a quality, informative video. 😀
I personally don't use calcium dust as my tortoise doesn't eat his food with it on so I give him a large cuttlefish bone because it provides the calcium and it prevents his beak from over growing
Brilliant video! I have wanted a tortoise at some point in my future but have been looking into the best one for me. I dont want a future giant lol but one that stays reasonably sized fully grown. Definitely looking more into this species.
Thanks for consolidating so much of this information this is an extremely helpful video would love a part two if it ever is a possibility especially concerning brewmation!
This is excellent.
Thanks john xx
Very informative video thank you.
This is great and informative , thanks so much for putting it up
Great video 😊 I have a Tortoises and he lives in the garden I just put is house in the shed in the winter months with extra bedding 🐢
First time watching and love the video, very informative and helpful thank you, mine isn’t the only horsefield called Dennis/Denise! That ones lovely
Love these vids thanks for helping me
Very informative, love your beard
Gorgeous species. Never saw one before.
Gorgeous species. Owns one
What a stunning animal! But OMG their care requirements seem complex. I’ll stick with my snakes and freezer full of rats and mice lol.
Question : as a zoo keeper in the UK. I notice there is a a distain for the hobby, even though hobbyists have been breeding things for years, some zoos can't crack it or when they do they announce it as a UK first. For example, Chester zoo are struggling to breed their parsons chameleons but there are hobbyists who have been breeding for years. There seems to be a refusal to communicate. Wondering what your thoughts are. Cheers.
gorgeous animal, so interesting care. ace vid, im sure lots get this wrong if they get them from a less than professional shop. just one thing, I thought fruit bats are called kevin?
Great video very informative
Love this
Hi great video very informative. When you say strawberry leaves is good food is that any verity of strawberries leaves? Could you another video of good food types i.e. Verity I was informed kurly kale was good but not to sure now
Great video. Big Dee is lovely, looks to have some slight pyramiding so maybe lack of brumation and/or poor diet/lighting at some point.
All my Horsfields including my hatchlings all go into brumation from the first year onwards. Obviously it's a short one on their first year, but better short than none at all.
Good content, keep it up 👍
I might be getting one but I’m scared there going to get to big how big do they get ?
I had a horsefield tortoise, it was only 1 year old and it died 2days ago 😔
Thanks 🙏🏻 we have a baby One brought him today with a full set up costing a pretty penny almost £600 for the lot x
Hi im considering a horsefield. How have you found it
Thanks for this video, really informative. I have Two horsefield tortoises and don’t know what the sex of them are. I’ve been told two different things from two different pet shops! Is there anyway possible I could forward you a picture of them both via email or something? Thanks again
Long tail is a male short tail is a female.
I was just going to ask the same thing as we were sold a male but I think its female from the research I have done. So our "Sheldon" may have to become "Amy" from the big bang theory!
andrea Turnbull if you got your tortoise wild caught chances are it is an adult so you can count on the tail length. But if you got it captive bred and it’s still young, like under five years, they all look like female for a while. They just have to get old enough to really show it. And it’s usually quite obvious male versus female once the tortoise is an adult. And I had a tortoise that I named Jack. Jack has laid six eggs so far :-)
That tortoise really wants to escape, i have the same tortoise aswell 😅
Do tortoises need a companion or are they solitary creatures? I have a lil tortoise I think its female even though guy in shop said its male but do you think I should get another one for company? I feel so sorry for it on its own.
Hi Andi if your tortoise is male it will fight with another male and males will constantly harass females. Even females can bully each other.
A tortoise living alone is generally a happy tort.
Aww
I’m getting one in a few days for my bday
Ur beard 🧔♂️ is just wow 🤩 😂
so cute 🥺 I’m so confused why my horsefield tortoise isn’t growing and I’ve had him/her for 3 years now :( do you have any tips on how i can get him/ her to grow or why he/she isn’t growing?
You might have gotten it as an adult. And the male tortoises don’t grow very big.
No Games okay thank you so much
No Games sorry this is such a late reply but thank you so much for the info!
What are you feeding him
@@gorillapanic1095 lettuce, strawberries, tomatos and cucumber
Great video. And does anyone know of any uk tortoise breeders that have a website or fb page i can get in contact with. My daughter is dying for a one.
Thanks
My tortoises shell is green
Cor don’t hurt yourself
My parents tell my to get ones without roofs
As in tanks
And only have the heat lamp on sometimes
But i think next tank i might leave the heat on all the time and have no roof
Put in the comments if its a good idea
They need a lot of room. Keep the heat light on all day and turn it off at night.
Tina Leighton ok
Ur Russian tortoise does not have a good shell it is too pyramid