Hello everyone! We've had our Herman for a month now and he/she is thriving! Thanks for all the advice on this forum.
We live in Nebraska (think cold winter/hot summer). I'm excited to get Shelldon's outdoor enclosure ready to go.
Question...we do a fair amount of camping in the summer...
Thanks GB. Now that we have him I can see why this is important. He's already settled into a nice routine of eating, basking, hydrating and sleeping in a cooler spot. I can appreciate how shipping would be potentially very bad in the cold.
He seems to be doing really well. He doesn't go into his hide but he goes behind it to a dark spot for the night. When we see him go there we turn off the light for the day. He's waking up hungry and can find his food dish and wanders around. He hasn't gone in the water yet. We are bathing him...
Great news! Sheldon arrived alive! He got a nice warm bath. We put him in the enclosure next to the food. He walked over to the basking spot instead for a few hours. We moved him to the food and he ate. Then he walked to the darker side of the enclosure and has been resting since. I'm hopeful...
Thanks Tom! I've tried to follow your suggestions. I think my biggest worry is even with a UV heat bulb and a ceramic bulb I'm only getting the ambient temp away from the basking area to 75 degrees. My humid hide is at 73. We leave our house at 70 at night and 72 during the day so I'm getting a...
Hello group,
I am completely enamored with tortoises. After researching for weeks, decided to buy one for my 12 year old son for Christmas. He is so excited for Dr. Sheldon Cooper (Sheldon) to come.
Bought from Tortoisetown, shipping was setup as next day air. Unfortunately, UPS had a problem...