Recent content by brookefenge

That's the only thing I can think of. That he had a poor diet with his breeder, got mbd and then the damage was done by the time I picked him up. God hopefully he doesn't get arthritis in later life.

It wouldn't let me upload a video sadly, so I've attached some pics which show the position of his feet

Hello! Anyone able to shed some light on the way Steve walks? Steve is a 2yo Hermann's (a she but I will refer to him as he) who I've had for most of his life, and basically he walks really weird! Like, on the sides of his back feet instead of up on the soles of his feet. I've posted a video for...

That's a great idea. I could make it look so pretty!

Aha, surprise center... Good shout

This is great! I can add vodka to ones for the humans! ?

Hi - I have a little Hermann's tort, it's his very first birthday coming up and I'd really love to do a cake for him. Anyone got any good ideas for cake that he could eat? Thinking I might decorate with edible flowers maybe. For an extra challenge, can anyone think of a cake which would be good...

I did wonder if it might have been dandelion fluff but I've stopped offering those and he's still doing it. He doesn't eat anything else fluffy and his substrate isn't fibrous or dusty.... Very odd

Hi, I have a seven month old hermanns who has been getting these sneezing fits for the last few days. He is doing it right now and the 'episode' has been going on for about 15 minutes. Could go on for longer. He does these tiny squeeky sneezes. I'd be tempted to say they're more like hiccups...

Phew! Good to know he's not going blind ?. Great tip about cutting food up. I'll try that

I have recently brought home a 6 month old Hermann's tortoise and I think he might still be 'learning' how to feed himself (or herself). He goes over to his food and tries to eat it, without much success. Basically he bites on thin air and misses his food totally, occasionally getting a small...