Recent content by gata

Perhaps you're right. I just don't like it when people jump straight to conclusions and make assumptions about how I care for my animal based on one single picture, already implying it is being neglected.

Thank you Thank you for your concern but please do not assume things so quickly. He obviously does not live on that very spot the picture was taken. Please calm down a little. Thanks.

Thank you 😍

I find it so interesting, thank you!

My inherited Hermann's has got what appears to be either a vertical crack or a very strange growth on the back stutes of his carapace. What could this be? The lines sort of 'step down' and it creates a little arrow pointing up. Does anyone know what this could be a result of? Thanks!

Thank you for your reply, vey useful! I read the first timers articles, thanks. Soon changing this to orchid bark, I know hay and soil eith any sand arent good. No more hay. His enclosure is bigger and he spends most time outside of it. He is secure. Thanks!

Hi all, Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season! I am wondering if I have set my lights up correctly for Terry (a rescue, I think he is a Hermann's tortoise). My 100 Watt basking bulb is about 12 cm away from his shell when he is directly underneath it. The temperature reaches over 38°C...