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I just measured him and he’s about 7.5-8 inches. He’s a male hermann’s tortoise btw if knowing his gender helps.

Also his basking temps are 90-100+ degrees

5ft long, 3ft wide isn’t big enough? he’s only a juvenile and not full grown yet and compared to his old enclosure he has pretty of room to roam around in

I extended my 2 and half-3 year old hermann’s tortoise enclosure to be 5ft long and 3ft wide 5 weeks ago and I just wanted some opinions on his more recent behavior. He’s always constantly trying to escape the enclosure and pacing around. I understand that pacing around is nature for tortoises...

I’m assuming spring is mating season for tortoises then?

My male eastern hermann’s tortoise named Hulu has recently started humping this new rock I put into his enclosure. He’s about 2 and half years old (possibly a little older), so I guess he’s finally reaching the age of sexual maturity. I understand that this is natural behavior for him, but I’m...

His humidity is fine, I just didn’t mist the enclosure before I took the picture

Yeah he does he has a t5 reptisun bulb

Good to know, thank u

Oh he has a basking bulb that’s pointed straight downward on one corner of the enclosure, I just didn’t get that in the photo sorry. The lamp in the photo is his ceramic heat emitter

I recently built my 2 and half year old tortoise Hulu a new enclosure a week ago. It’s 5ft long and 3.5 ft wide. Is this big enough for a tortoise his age? He’s been scratching the walls way less than he did before but he’s still pacing around and trying to climb out and ignoring his food but I...

3 days ago I increased my 2 and half year old Hermann’s tortoise’s enclosure to 5 ft long and 3 and half wide. Because he is a picky eater I’ve decided to give him some tough love and just give him some new foods I know he won’t like so that he’ll become less picky. I’ve just been feeding him...

Can I use fake plants? I wanted to use a spider plant but I would die eventually and I want something more long lasting

Got it, thank u

Hi! I just built my tortoise a new enclosure yesterday and he’s pacing around, stratching at the walls and barely eating. I’m assuming he’s just stressed because he’s in a new environment but I would like some advice just to be sure. He’s never had a strip uvb light before because I have been...