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    Great white shark choked to death on turtle it was trying to eat

    That thing is as big as his boat. The ocean is terrifying.
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    My Herman's tort diet? Is it sufficient?

    If you're concerned about nutrients, then you should get some Mazuri tortoise diet. It has everything in it your tortoise will need and they love it. I usually soak the pellets and put them on top of the leafy greens to let the little guys eat what they want. As far as what i find at the grocery...
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    Our new resident Lumpy

    He's very beautiful.
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    New enclosure coming soon

    I use a mixture of coco coir and orchid (fir) bark for my 3 hermann's Have a look at animal plastics enclosures, they have them in large sizes and they work well for baby hermann's. When they grow up though, they will need lots of space. Alot of people here just use plastic storage bins of...
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    Hermes Story - Eastern Hermann's Tortoise

    About to drop the hottest rap mixtape of the summer!
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    Demetrius' Story - Macedonian THB

    Got Demetrius out for some sunshine, he's definitely got the posing down...
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    Plutarch's Story - T.h.b.

    The little squirt hit 61 grams. Here he is outside for a few minutes of sunshine.
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    Best way to get a tort used to handling?

    When I give my babies a bath, I try and hold each one for a period and just rub their leg and head scales while always supporting their bellies. They seem to be most distressed when their legs and stomach are not touching anything. My babies seem to enjoy the heat from my hands, but they do like...
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    Ivanpah Solar Plant Kills Wildlife

    Not sure if everyone is aware just how destructive these new 'green' forms of energy production are to the surrounding wildlife. It seems that environmental impact studies only hold up those projects not favored by politicians and guaranteed federally backed loans at stupid low interest rates...
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    Hermes Story - Eastern Hermann's Tortoise

    Triple digits as a yearling. 109 grams today for Hermès
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    Demetrius' Story - Macedonian THB

    It's been a while but little Demetrius is up to 153 grams.
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    Hermanns Tortoise - Advice Needed!

    https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/sticky-hermanns-tortoise-care-sheet-updated.101410/ Here is the care sheet. There will be a lot of improvements to make over what you've got there. 1. The bulb should never be the flourescent swirly ones like that, you should get the long tube style T8s for UV...
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    Typical weight/length of a Hermanns

    I've got 3 year old hermann's, all were at 19 grams when i got them, now one is ~150 grams, one is ~100 grams, and one is ~50 grams. The growth does vary by quite a bit. What you should be worried about is consistent growth, and as the hatchling grows, he will gain weight faster. If he is...
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