Recent content by Donna Shaw

It is 2 years today since I got Stella and I just wanted to say thanks for all the great advice I have received from everyone on this forum, especially Tom! We've had a few ups and downs over the 2 years but Stella is thriving thanks to all the help I have had from this forum! I think it is...

I'm from the UK and there's lots of others here too from the UK!!

She looks very cosy in her heated hut ❤

So today whilst soaking Stella she passed a gritty urate, it came out in 1 piece but I broke it up to see how hard it was. It does feel more stone like than soft. She passed it quite easily in the water. She's eaten a bit of kale and pak choi and taken herself back off to bury herself. I've...

They just worry you so much don't they!! I spend half my life worrying about Stella!!

I've attached photos as requested, let me know if you need any others ?

Thanks Tom, so helpful as always ?

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Hi Tom, thanks so much for your reply. I haven't hibernated her previously due to her age, my experience and weight, she's only 205g and I understood that she shouldn't be hibernated until 500g at least? I'll up the timings and temperature, do my lights look OK from links I've posted above...

Thanks for your reply Sarah, I have read the care sheet and I'm confident that I've got her enclosure correct. I can take some photos tomorrow when she is awake. I use this UVB strip light which is on from 7am to 7pm on timer...

I have received some great advice on this forum in the past so hoping you can help again. My Hermann tortoise, Stella, hasn't been herself for the last 4-6 weeks and despite my best efforts I can't get her back to her normal self. She was a keen eater, basked all day, woke up in the morning and...

I have been inspecting Stella's Shell today and found some marks and wondered if this is the start of Shell rot but I'm not sure? Its the lighter marks/ white circle type marks I'm concerned about. I can see them at top of her bottom scutes and also on the underneath of her Shell. Can anyone...

Spring is probably not quite here yet but the sun is definitely out today! So decided to get on with some seed planting and just realised how many I've bought over the last few months! I have a 1 year old Hermanns called Stella. She definitely won't be going hungry over spring and summer and...

JoesMum, thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it. I have got rid of the clamp lamp and replaced with a lamp stand as suggested. I have added a ceramic heat emitter for night time warmth on a thermostat. The basking temp is now 35c-37c as suggested with the cooler end at 20-22c...