Recent content by mase01

hi yallll, i have had a hermann for the last 7 years from birth, decided to change this diet recently just to add more varity. just wanted peoples thoughts on it. im from the north east of england so im having to buy shop greens, rather than growing or looking for my own. the...

so normally i would no feed him for 15 days prior and bath him everyday making sure the time it comes to brumation his bowls are empty, i will follow the steps, my heat lamp is on 14 hours a day now, the inside of the house is at a reasonable temp, im in England north east. im hoping soon he...

so my tort is coming up 7 this year, had him since a month old, apart from the first year having him i have hibernated him every year for 6 weeks doing the fridge method, it was not till this Christmas just gone i heard mixed comments about the don't hibernate they brumate but inside they don't...

so i have hibernated him in the past, wound him down for 15/16 days with no food, plenty of water and daily baths, i then done the fridge method of boxing him up and putting him in the fridge for 6 weeks,

So bare with me, my shelled friend is a hermanne, i have had him since a baby, hes now 6, everywhere at the time i read, was told to hibernate, i have done for the past 4 years and this one would be the 5th, but reading more and more about Brumation and that you shouldn't hibernate your tort...

i was looking at for the sides and bottom, obviously adding nails and glue to hold it in place, its gonna be rested on table the same length, and im going to have things inside like hides and ramps but also glued and nailed to the sides / bottom so hopefully that would keep it stable?

okay thanks for the ideas!

Hi peeps, looking to build my own hermanne table, he is 5 and I'm just going to upgrade him. as i cannot afford to buy oak wood i have found this cheap plywood that will do the trick. my question is, can i get a nice oak wood look with paint and also, will i need to add some form of primer on...

The main man of the house. Hugo, he was 5 years old in august and had him since day 1! he is an awesome little character!

so, its nothing to worry about/?

hi, just noticed a yellow tint on the bottom of my little mans shell, hes fine, everything about him is normal, i have had him now 5 years from a baby and had no issues. just wanted to know if anyone has any info about this or if this is just a standard thing that happens?

nice, thank you very much for this. There is a bag from tesco that a lot of people say is good it has; Iceberg, Frisée, Radicchio, Lollo Rosso, Green Cos, Apollo, Red Batavia would you say this is a good ratio for a diet? among other things...

Hello, Just want to know what everyone feeds their Hermann on a daily basis? Just want to get an idea of different peoples diets. Cheers

So when i first was looking into getting a hermanne, i bought from the site below, they have a wide range of info on torts and i have just followed the hibernation process from this, i have never ever had any issues with the hibernation process, its just this little issues im having with him not...

so i have always hibernated him from december onwards and last year and this year i have for 6 weeks at a time, i have had no issues and like i say he is action normal, eating and moving around as he has done, it was just the poop situation, he only ever seems to do it in the bath now. yes i...