Im so sad to be rehoming my beautiful Western Hermann tortoise Greta. She’s the absolute loveliest pet and I adore her, but I worry I can’t give her the space she needs.
She is 2 years old andp loves to roam, climb, snooze and eat. She’s low maintenance but is much more active when there’s...
I'm a little worried about my 6 month old Western Hermann but I cannot tell if I'm being over paranoid!
A couple of weeks ago she had a hair-like peice of coco substrate lodged in her tiny nostril that was making her sneezy, I managed to get it out with tweezers and I'm quite sure she was okay...
So glad she/he is doing better!!
I had no idea an overgrown beak was a possibility either, so thanks so much for posting about this - always good to be aware of what could go wrong!
Hopefully now they had a trim they can get back to being a happy tort! ?
Hi everyone ☺️
Last week I got my Western Hermann Greta, I've already gotten some wonderful advice from everyone on here so thought I could get some extra tips about creating the perfect enclosure.
She's in a 3ft by 2ft tortoise table which is currently looking quite bare - I've got a couple...
Is there a kind of 'cheat sheet' people use for what to feed and what not to feed? I found this one but couldn't tell of it's accurate: https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/plant-database/viewplants/a-z/?l=al#.YAvaC2nLdCU
I'm seeing now that cucumbers a tricky one, I think to be safe I will do the same and stop feeding it to her for how but may reintroduce when she's less tiny - thanks so much for sharing :) - I definitely need all the advice I can get!
Ah okay! Never know as a newbie if I'm missing something massive, so when you said pot checks I had a but of a panic haha! Thanks again for your advise
Hi Cheryl,
Thanks so much for the advice! I've removed all the cucumber from her food and will cross off my frequent feed list.
I will sink her dishes now aswell! Great tip, I've purchased the thermometers thanks for recommending specific ones as I would have been lost - sorry in this is such...
No don't worry, he was very clear that although referred to as a dwarf tortoise, it's not actually a dwarf. Thanks so much for checking though - I imagine some sellers can be a bit sneeky with it!
I think it's another term for a Western Hermann (I'm a complete novice though and am just going off what the tortoise shop guy told me) but i don't think it's actually a dwarf, but just referred to as that as the Western Hermann's are a but smaller than the Eastern. Again not completely...
This is so incredibly helpful! Thanks so much!!
Next time I will be sure to use a naturally less dry substrate, should I mist the coco coir bark in the mean time?
So far I have been feeding her curly kale, cucumber, courgette, coriander and lettuce - unfortunately I don't currently grow my own...