Hi All,

Im completely unknown on this side of the forum, but looking for a few answers if someone could help me

Got a friend i work with, who keeps talking about wanting a tortoise. Just after some basic background on different tortoises, basic set-ups and requirements if possible. Mainly so when she does all her research, I will know a few basics to reassure her, and know what shes been told is fairly accurate. As we all know several stories of 'inaccurate advise' given by petshops etc.

Had a flick through the stickys, but anymore bits of info would be great

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I think you pretty much have your dessert tortoises, ie greeks sulcatas ect ect and your tropical tortoises, redfoots. Feed them weeds and depending on your tortoise some fruit and a wee bit o protein not alot or it will hurt them. lettuce is OK but its not full of vitamins and they need calcium, and alot of it. Get a full spectrum uvb light so they can synthesize d3 or get alot of it in there diet and theyll be fine. When they are small you can put them in a big rubbermaid box. Hope that helps

for a first tortoise the hreman and horsfield are recomended,

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Their the only 2 i could name of the top of my head So for a hermans or a horsfield.... whats the best set-up? Viv, tray/table? What do they need in terms of lighting/heat??

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no viv my personal preferance,

table or storage box depending on its size, heating wilkinsons £2.50 clip on light ,with a reflector bule,
uv starter and tube or you can use a combi heat and uv dont know much about them tho ALI (tinkerbruce) she knows about them i think,

i would use a table if you have the space, well obviousley you have the space lol.

did this anser ur Q?

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