Recent content by Astrid37

Thanks so much for your response! I'm so glad it's safe, as I'm desperate.

I didn't catch the moth that appeared in my Western Hermann's tortoise, and it has propagated out of control. I've tried vacuuming and hydrogen peroxide (both with my tortoise outside) and moth traps. They are still there and spreading moth dust and constantly fouling the water by getting stuck...

My WH is a little over 1yr old. Sand is viewed differently even among experienced keepers on this forum. Chris at GST uses a little of it in his substrate, so I do, too. This is mixed with cypress mulch, mini pine bark, and coco coir. It's very important to feed them on a slate or dish, never...

Congrats. My girl is a WH from GST, as well. They need to be in a closed chamber. The humidity should be around 80% 24/7. Daytime temps 80-85, nighttime mid-high 70's. Would scour these and make necessary changes in substrate, heat etc. Also will need some kind of UVB, sunlight or artificial...

Hi Caleb, The following resources from GST answer most of your questions: https://www.hermannihaven.com/egyptian-tortoise-care-sheet Take care, Astrid

I've been having trouble getting Tillie to eat ZooMed Grassland, as she seems to prefer the PM layer crumbles. I recently made the Kapidolo gel kit using the soaked Grassland with rose petals c/s as the soaker and moringa as the other component (she seems to readily eat moringa and rose...

Great, thank you, I appreciate your sharing your experience!

Hi All, curious if anyone has experience with keeping a single T. kleinmanni. Did the tort still thrive by itself?

Hello! Congrats on your baby! I have a 7mo old baby WH that arrived when she was 12weeks so has been part of the family about 4mo now. My girl is 43g and 5.84cm SCL. Good job on the varied, all-weed diet. That super-varied diet of lots of different kinds of weeds given over time is really...

Keeping all appendages crossed for you!! So exciting!!!!!! Hopeful way to start 2022, at least!!

Very exciting! Congratulations! Can't wait to see it all set up.

Mountain Rose Herbs has a ton of dried plants, flowers etc... with many tortoise-safe options. I mix them with soaked mazuri and chopped greens. This GST video has some good tips, too...

Thanks for your reply! She's a Calabria gal. I think that she's beautiful, too, but I'm kinda biased. :)

Also- UVB. Does he have it in sufficient amounts based on tfo temperate tort care sheet?

Have you tried giving him a warm soak? The humidity is not consistently high enough for a baby. Needs to be at least 70% especially in humid hide. Does he have a humid hide on the warm side of the viv? Does he have a clean sunken water dish at all times? To me, it sounds like it could be a...