Horsefield Tortoise Care, Diet, And Other Supplements

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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
  • This video shows the tortoise delivered safely to my address along with its diet, supplements, and home set up. Her name now is Lucy.
    I hope you enjoy watching the video!
    Horsefield Tortoise and Vivexotic Set Up Bought from:
    tortoisesuk.co...
    ProRep Tortoise Life Substrate, 10 Litre:
    Amazon

Komentáře • 38

  • @Booknerd2201
    @Booknerd2201 Před 3 lety +23

    I’m sorry but nearly everything in this video is wrong and can cause harm to the tortoise. The light should be facing down not at an angle, the cave area should be open or they will get too cold, the food given isn’t for horsfields they need fresh weeds and flowers only (see the tortoise table app for what is safe) and the substrate used can cause impact ion, top soil is best churned weekly and sprayed daily on top of a pond liner. You baby is so cute though so I hope these changes improve their life 💜

    • @Booknerd2201
      @Booknerd2201 Před 3 lety +3

      @Mitch JBP in a tortoise group i follow a tortoise recently died from digesting beech chips so they are more dangerous than substrate. I have top soil for mine and no attempts for eating it have been made

    • @millie2718
      @millie2718 Před 3 lety +4

      Their diet can consist of lambs lettuce, Romaine's lettuce, red leaves lettuce, spring mix etc, flowers and safe weeds. Dandelions are probably the best food out there for them. Lights can be faced on a slight angle but still provide a good basking spot unlike his. His lamp could be better though in terms of the cover thing.

    • @TheDannabis
      @TheDannabis Před 3 lety

      Shut up please.

    • @Medusii
      @Medusii Před 3 lety +1

      Is coco cour OK? Looking to get a tort soon and want to do the best for them

    • @Booknerd2201
      @Booknerd2201 Před 3 lety +2

      @@Medusiiyes use it to mix in with the top soil like I do :)

  • @elizabethsmith5766
    @elizabethsmith5766 Před 3 lety +18

    I would recommend that everything gets set up at least 48 hours in advanced so you can test the temperatures and humidity throughout the day and night x

  • @sxdsouls.8443
    @sxdsouls.8443 Před 3 lety +9

    Btw, to the people who are getting a horsefield tortoise, they get 5x the size that they are as babies so just be aware of that :) (i have one btw)

  • @VortexLawz
    @VortexLawz Před 3 lety +3

    I have a Horsefield tortoise aswell. Got in on 2019 in October igs currently 2 years old.

    • @harleymorgan863
      @harleymorgan863 Před 3 lety

      What date I got mine 2019 October for birthday. Mine was 28th I think

  • @ryan_gymbro101
    @ryan_gymbro101 Před 3 lety +6

    That tortoisd looks like mine and I bought the him form that shop

  • @tyga770
    @tyga770 Před 2 lety +1

    i also got a 2020 horsefield from and online shop i believe they may be from the same batch and siblings 🥺

  • @rebeccajameson-dake3327
    @rebeccajameson-dake3327 Před 3 lety +4

    Where did you get your cage/set up from it’s perfect

    • @joecwoods821
      @joecwoods821 Před 3 lety

      There is good tortoise enclosures at tortoise happy habitat I just ordered one for my horse field there really nice if you take u look, look at model 266

    • @HmranUK
      @HmranUK  Před 3 lety

      Sorry just saw your comment. I got it from this website: tortoisesuk.co.uk/

    • @gorillapanic1095
      @gorillapanic1095 Před 3 lety

      Its really not

    • @mitchyt7906
      @mitchyt7906 Před rokem

      @@joecwoods821 I literally went to that guys shop yesterday, what a lovely bloke

  • @alexisyoung9166
    @alexisyoung9166 Před 2 lety

    i have a horsefield tortoise and the banana food did not work my tortoise is called shelby

  • @MonsterHunterBoi
    @MonsterHunterBoi Před rokem

    WE HAVE THAT SAME ENCLOSURE

    • @Jinx-z2g
      @Jinx-z2g Před 2 měsíci

      Its not that uncommon lmfao

  • @Oj12323
    @Oj12323 Před 2 lety

    So I can’t put one in a tank with a closed roof??

  • @sxdsouls.8443
    @sxdsouls.8443 Před 3 lety +3

    I give my horsefield tortoise fruits, veg, weeds and flowers. The heat lamp should be facing DOWN and the cave shouldnt be to cold since their natural habitat is desserts and hot places

    • @mm7909
      @mm7909 Před 2 lety +2

      They should never be fed fruit and the night time natural temperature is cool.

    • @mm7909
      @mm7909 Před 2 lety +2

      @Shay Gardner it isn't recommended as it can upset their gut flora and that's something to try to avoid

    • @Jinx-z2g
      @Jinx-z2g Před 2 měsíci

      @@mm7909dont spread misinfo. They easily can be fed fruits but sparingly. Like you do with bearded dragons. Its more of to do with vitamins and oxalates than with gut flora lmao

    • @mm7909
      @mm7909 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Jinx-z2g Educate yourself. They should not be fed fruit. They are not bearded dragons.

  • @tyga770
    @tyga770 Před 2 lety

    they look identical

  • @chelseag1010
    @chelseag1010 Před 2 lety

    Look the same as my tortoise

  • @emrys6738
    @emrys6738 Před 2 lety

    this is just so bad i hope he is still going ........

  • @gorillapanic1095
    @gorillapanic1095 Před 3 lety +5

    Terrible care

    • @dozzio
      @dozzio Před rokem

      Why

    • @gorillapanic1095
      @gorillapanic1095 Před rokem

      ​@@dozzio firstly the bulb. It's heat and uvb in one so when the bulb goes off at night the tortoise has no heat overnight. Them kind of bulbs also cannot be thermostated therefore will get far too hot. They are designed for big animal enclosures like in zoos e.t.c that close will cause skin cancer and countless health issues. Secondly the food. Horsefield tortoises should not be fed vegetables and stuff like that. They should be fed a 100% garden weed diet. Grass, dandelions, nettles to name a few. Things like lettuce, tomatoes contain a lot of moisture and no fibre this causes pyramiding in their shells and will eventually kill it. Tortoises do not drink through their mouth. They absorb water through their butt hole (to put it bluntly) consuming moisture through their mouth, like I said, causes pyramiding. Hope that helps

  • @davidboswell6862
    @davidboswell6862 Před 3 lety +1

    Can't watch eny more the music is killing me