In addition to this i live in a flat at the moment. From what i read its best to have tortoises outside and let them get proper sunshine etc. I would be able to let ,mine out on nice days as there is plenty of grass round my area but not all the time. I was thinking of building a table top setup near the window which would hopefully alolow a good amount of sunshine in.

Can anyone advise me on this, and what would be a good species to think about getting.

maybe a herman or horsfield,horsfields dig and like deep substrate hermans dont, if ur making a table top near the window you will need the window open for the rays to come in or you will need a uv tube/what ever source of uv ur using,

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home sweet home

Ok

It was a herman i was considering. So the idea of keeping it near the window isnt a problem. Im just worried about later oin in life, at what point would I need to start worrying about a bigger housing for the tortoise?

I can make an old desk into a table top solution but how long would that last?

And what would be the next stage in the indoor housing setup?

How often would i need to let the btortoise roam about outside in the grass?

So can anyone suggest where i could get a hold of a hermann any where in Scotland?

Failing that what are the other options to get a hold of one?

hi there

tortoise are amazing and to say we stock spur thighed and horsefeilds at the moment but will have hermans in very soon again. all are around 2 years only and of the best of health. just to note we also are one of the only stockists in Scotland of the tortoise table, this is one of our best sellers and you can use this with the exo terra solar glo 125w lamp as this provides heat and the uv in one bulb. hope this helps.

the tortoise table etc can be seen from our website
Strictly Exotics herpetology centre for the best quality Reptiles & Amphibians

Hi, where about in Scotland are you?

I live in the north east of Scotland and know of a reptile shop that doesn't sell tortoises but will contact breeders and see if they have any torts for sell then let you know so you can contact them and visit etc.

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1 Horsfield - Sherbert
1 Dog - Misty
1 Cat - Felix
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I live in Linithgow in the central area. I would much prefer to collect a trotoise from a reputable breeder rathyer than have the poor creatire posted to me.