REHOMED 2 x Russian Horsefield Tortoises - Stockport

[Drewcaz]

I am extremely upset to be requesting a new home for our two Horsefield Tortoises. We have had them since very young and are very attached to them.
Scrumpy is a male and approximately 21 years old.
Pip is female and approximately 17 years old.
They have very different personalities and are brilliant little pets. They have lived happily together for years.
They have an inside tortoise table which they use in bad weather and winter just for the lighting really, they do not live in it. They have full run of a secure garden, planted with tortoise friendly plants and a shelter which they put themselves to bed in at night during the summer.
They are used to shallow baths in the sink.
Scrumpy is a very confident male, fast and likes people, he also enjoys female tortoise company!!!
Pip is shyer and will only eat when you don't look at her! She moves very quickly when warm.
Both have an amazingly varied diet, both natural and bought food and are very healthy and good eaters.
We tried to hibernate Pip once and failed... she refused so neither have been hibernated.
Both were purchased from pet shops and guaranteed to be clear of illness. However Scrumpy got a respiratory illness when he was about 5 which was treated and he has not been ill since but we have monitored this. At the time the vet requested we never hibernate him because of this.
We have the outside 'hide', tortoise table and lighting system and lamps included in the rehome if they are useful to you.

[lin]

Hi Drewcaz, what beautiful tortoises you have and such a shame you have to rehome them.
If I could post this on our Facebook page it will be seen by more people and so better the chance of finding the right people to take these on. Would you prefer that? You can send to me direct at - lin@thetortoisetable.org.uk

If you are sure this is what you have to do then I will need your email address to add to the post so that rehomers contact you directly and you can interview them, asking them whatever you like until you feel comfortable with who you choose to take on your tortoise. We will always be here if you need to ask us anything or would like any guidelines.
Once the post is ready to go I will I will wait for your approval and nothing will be posted live until you have read and confirmed that you’re happy with what is in the text.
Hope that’s OK.
Lin



Lin

[Drewcaz]

Thank you Lin, I have dropped you an email but yes that is fine. My email is Drewcazarcher@googlemail.com Regards. Carol Archer.

[lin]

I’ll get back to you Carol, I’m just off out for a hospital appointment.

Lin