Hi , I have just been given a tortoise as it was no longer wanted so have agreed to look after it but im not sure what breed it is .Can anyone identify it for me so i can give it the best home and care possible, thanks for your help x

sorry posted in wrong bit x

Hi to our site.  Your tortoise is a Hermanns.  Please read our care sheet, here is the link http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/88.asp.

Any questions please fire away!

Regards Vivienne

Hello there...you lucky thing! This is a great time of year to get a tortoise, I am presuming she will have a suitable outdoor pen,  due to her size. Include a cloche or small poly tunnel for grey days ( Pound Shop!), they do up the temperature by several degrees.This site should provide absolutely all the info a Hermann's tort keeper needs for day to day management. One thing I would do is search out a good vet now, so that if there is ever a crisis, you are just a phone call away from help. Not all vets are particularly clued up on tortoises, but some are really on the ball! Here is a link to the list of vets TPG members have used with success

.http://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/files/VetlistApril20009.pdf

  Hopefully one is near to you. If you reply and tell us your general area, another member might let you know of an exotics vet near to you. Also worth pointing out is that for every posted query or issue here, there are hundreds of happy healthy torts, benefiting from management techniques suggested here...but I would still source a vet earlier than later, for peace of mind. Good luck with your new beastie. Regards, David nr York

Hi ,thank you for the replies x

David , she( or he) has been kept in a viv upto now but since we had her( only 6 days) she has spent the days in the garden and have been bringing her in at night and hopefully by friday her new run and home should be ready .I have found this site great and now feel  I can give her a good home .I will take your advice re the vets ,I am in essex if anyone knows of any?

thanks again for you advice

Di x

Good luck, if you need help just let us know!Hoping we have one long hot summer..........................................!!!

Regards, David nr York