Our Family

Hi, My Name is Melanie Domenech Iam married to simon, and have two boys Jack 10 and Sam 9 we are based in Horbury in West Yorkshire. I have had animals from a early age and with my dads auntie Gladis owning a farm in Emley and my dads mates Arnold/John owning a pet shop in Wakefield there is not an animal i havn't either owned or looked after, the strangest being a snapping turtle. My claim to fame is ive ridden a aligator in America. I now only have dogs and tortoises and to see my clan please click on the relavent pages.

My Cellar/Tortoise Room

My hubby Simon has just converted our cellar to hold 4 large tortoise tables with uva/heat bulbs which i have on for 12hrs and then at night i have ceramic heaters on for them so they can get there sleep. In these tables i keep my;Leopards, Reds, Yellow foots and Elongated they have masses of room and atleast they can't be stolen as to get to our cellar you have to go past all three dogs and i wish anyone luck who wants to try this.

My Garden

My garden is fully enclosed with lawn which is full of weeds so very tortoise friendly! I do however have 4 pens on the garden which i put them in so they are safe from the dogs. I only put tortoises in pens when i'm in the garden and don't let them roam free.

My Shed

My shed is to house my Sulcata's once older it is 12ft x 10ft so they should have ample room for the two of them but this wont be for a while yet. My hubby is pleased as he still has to kit this out.

I will take in and care for any unwanted or neglected tortoises, there will be no questions asked. and they will not be rehomed they will live there lives out here with me getting the very best of care. Iam a member of the tortoise trust. www.tortoisetrust.org For your quality home grown fruit & veg for your family and your pets please see suppliers page