Would this type of thing okay :

Pet Zoo Tortoise Table, Tortoise Housing (custom sizes available) £74.99 - Pet Zoo Online Reptile Shop & Exotic Pet Store ?

If so what size are we talking for a red foot? (This is the only one i know for sure i could get hold of)

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So I guess those burrows... leaf litter... follow that rule?

I don't know how many tortoises you've met but all of my encounters... the tortoise was mostly in it's burrow. As to babies?... I've found a few but never out in the open... then there's the observations of my own tortoises... they tell me a great deal of what the want and what they need.

I don't know how much experience you have but my experience leads me to believe that a viv is a perfectly functional and acceptable enclosure for a tortoise with the only condition being that it be large enough to accomodate the critter.

Ed

Yes they're really good - nice tables aren't they? I've seen them before.

How many redfoots would you be getting and what age?

Set-ups as simple as underbed boxes work just as well for hatchlings... that's what I decided on and will then spend the money on a table when I need a bigger area. But of course if depends whether you want something that's aesthetically pleasing or not.

I have a med torts breeders list - if you're still not decided on which species I'll send it to you if you pm me your email address.

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To be honest i've seen a lot of different types of tort and they're all adorable and amazing creatures so i don't even think i'd be hugely bothered about which! lol.

I'd be after a single tort if possible - if they do better with company then two if they do better with huge company well then i'm not sure lol.

As i say i'm really after a little tort who will remain reasonably small so i don't need a humongous table, reasonably friendly so i can have him/her out and about and hand feed maybe and just a pretty little thing.

I have plenty of green garden (with plenty of dandelions lol) so outdoor housing (if its EVER warm enough here? lol) won't be a problem and... You have PM

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Hermann, Horsfield and Greek Spur-Thigh are all nice torts which don't grow too big - but they do need hibernating.

Redfoots will grow bigger but don't hibernate.

Some people will say that two will settle better than one, but I have experience of a single one who settled fine. They are solitary creatures in the wild once they reach adulthood but hatchlings stick together. The only thing to be aware of is that if you buy two hatchlings you may need to separate them when they get older if you have one of each sex or two males.

Lol... once you have one you'll want more anyway!

If I were you I'd research the species I've mentioned and decide which species you can provide the best indoor and outdoor accomodation for and go from there.

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Definatley, it's easier to work your way backwards, Research about different species and then decide which one you want.

Well done on researching prior.

I'd reccomend hermanns, but having five of them I am a little biased!




How could you resist?

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Nice photos.

ed

Thanks Ed.
Have a few more will post them later.

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I kept my first tort in a glass viv, and it isn't something I would repeat. They are much happier in a tort table.

btw, to the OP, I think you can create something just as nice looking for much much cheaper yourself. I would do that cos then you can make it to fit exactly in the space you want it to fit!

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