Tortoise boarding information and pricing

Dalarna Lodge

Established: November 2010

Picking up/Dropping off (by prior arrangement):

Monday to Friday: 9.00am – 6.30pm.

Saturdays and Sundays: 9.00am – 12.00 and 3.00pm – 6.30pm

Welcome to “Dalarna lodge”  Tortoise holiday lodge in Fareham.

I offer tortoise boarding  in Fareham, Hampshire.

I offer the following tortoise boarding services to the following tortoise breeds:- (Herman, Horsefield, European spur, and Marginated).

Pricing is per day regardless of when you bring or pick up, and boarding is a minimum of 1 nights stay (2 days).

Pricing is as below:

Tortoises- £8.00 per day per tortoise (in own box/plastic, cardboard or wooden)

Payment needs to be paid on arrival of your pets in cash or bank transfer only (bank transfer to be paid in advance of stay.). Unfortunately I cannot accept cheques.

As part of the boarding service, I can send you photos of your pets while they are staying with us.This is at no extra cost.

If you do not have an e-mail and have a mobile phone I can text you to let you know how your pet is getting on.

This is also at no extra cost.

The care your tortoise receives while staying with us includes:

  • I provide tortoise tables and outdoor run areas. You will need to provide your tortoises lights and lamps.
  • The tables are located in the conservatory and chalet. There are plugs in both so lights can be plugged in.
  • We have portable radiators so during the colder months/day the rooms can be warmed up.
  • They will be provided with fresh water every day.
  • They will have their own run area, this will be used exclusively by them and them alone. This means that all guests will not have to wait for a turn in the garden each day. They will go out weather permitting. They will have a basking area and a shaded area.
  • Each guest has their own bucket, these are used exclusively for that guest/s. The guests name/s are put on the bucket to ensure they do not get mixed up with other guests buckets.
  • Run areas and tortoise table’s are spot cleaned everyday and cleaned as needed throughout your tortoises stay.
  • All tortoise tables, runs/run areas, huts, and items used by guests are thoroughly cleaned with hot soapy water, rinsed, and sprayed with pet and reptile safe (vet approved) disinfectant, after every visit to prevent the spread of infection.
  • Daily baths for all tortoises. They will have their own bath and towel to prevent cross contamination.
  • Daily vegetables, This included weeds being picked freshly from the garden. We never use any pesticides but still rinse all food under the cool tap before giving to any tortoises.
  • Daily health check.
  • Shell care (if requested/required)
  • I can administer certain medication but please check with me what medication your pet requires, and how it is administered. I need to know this before a booking can be made.
  • All tortoises are brought in at night, and will sleep in their boxes/tortoise table in the safety of the locked house. No tortoises will be left outside or down the chalet at night under any circumstances.
  • All animals have daily interaction and handling.
  • I am located 20 minutes from a veterinary practice, with which we are registered.
  • You can provide bedding for your pets stay. Whether this is newspaper or anything else, just in case I need to clean their bed out during their stay.
  • You will need to provide any other food for your tortoise (if needed or wanted). This includes pellet food, calcium powder or cuttlefish.
  • When you bring your tortoise to stay you need to provide a box of some sort to transport them in. This only needs to be a cardboard, wooden or plastic box. They may also sleep in this at night.
  • I wash my hands thoroughly between handling different tortoises.