Hello, I work days typically from early (7-8am) to late (frequently after 6pm). I'd like to make sure I can give daily soaks to my new western hermanns (about 3" shell, 7 months old). It seems like a pretty bad idea to do it when I get home at night, given that the heat lamps are off by this...
I bought a western hermann's from Brett Howell at Sunshine Tortoise in Florida. First one was DOA (looks like it flipped during shipping). He immediately offered to return payment or ship another at my choice. I decided to try one more time and the second arrived perfectly. He's very...
Thank you! I do have one question that (unless I missed it) was not addressed. When do we know it's "okay" for them to be in a somewhat less humid environment (say ~50%-60% instead of 70%+)? Is it age? Size? Something else?
Thank you! I'm using a semi-closed top (there's a covering over half of it, but the heat / UVB lamps are over the other half). I can redo the UVB / basking fixtures so it's entirely closed.
So I just bought (and have not had delivered -- probably a few more weeks given weather conditions) a 6-month-old western hermann's tortoise. I've got my setup done and I'm testing humidity, temps, UVB, etc. over time to make sure the enclosure provides proper temperatures and humidity over...
I messaged them a couple of weeks ago, and got the following auto-responder. I decided to wait for next season, and in the meantime, I'm looking around to see if there are any other decent sources available. I've seen the TortoiseTown lists two, but given what I've read on this site, I do not...
I ordered a western hermann's in October 2024, no locale specified, and I haven't received it as yet. I did get a message from Chris recently (a couple of weeks ago), and he said that the early cold had played hell with their laying, and that they had very few eggs early on (far fewer than...