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    Horsfield Tortoise advice

    I use them ones make sure their pure white tho..
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    Horsfield Tortoise advice

    Something like the picture Maggie posted is perfect it needs to be large enough to fit over your house and also have all the lighting inside tiny little changes can really make alot of difference. I also noticed your tortoise house looks a little dark I bought led pure white strip lights very...
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    Horsfield Tortoise advice

    Similar set up to how I started but then found out as she was so young she needed a enclosed closure so I bought a mini greenhouse from amazon and popped it over the top made a few little adjustments and she has been thriving ever since..
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    Horsfield Tortoise advice

    I agree his eyes look a little puffy in the picture.. Could you give more details about his set up his temperatures, diet etc I'm sure people with more knowledge will be along to help soon.. He does seem small for his age I have a 13month old Herman's who is 148g so hopefully someone can be...
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    Has Anyone In The UK Or Elsewhere Noticed Their Tortoise Preparing For Hibernation?

    My 2 tortoises are still very young and I have no plans on hibernating them anyway. Their still going about their normal routine.
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    Weight

    I weigh my little one weekly, a few months ago she was putting on a gram a week last few weeks she's been gaining 5grams a week so I think she's having a growth spurt.
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    Food questions for hermann tortoise

    I buy rocket and a bag of mixed salad with a little kale from superstore. Mine also like dandelions and dandelion leaves mine are also a fan of raddiocho. If you look online theirs a UK tortoise food shop where you can buy safe seeds to grow in pots wiich is very easy to do and prickly pear...
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    The norm of tortoise keeping in Finland

    We have alot of hedgehogs here, I'm constantly taking them to our local hedgehog sanctuary. Their quiet and shy and totally not a pest or a threat to any animal they love quiet and to be left alone. Their great for the garden as they live off all the little creatures that ruin your plants and...
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    Our hermann has arrived!

    Aww he's cute.. How old?
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    Needing help (deformed beak?)

    Their does look like theirs something strange going on with his jaw,.. You can post videos I'm not completely sure myself how to think you have to upload to YouTube first..
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    Why does my baby's hermann's tortoise shell look like this? (It lives outside)

    How often do you soak him? My little one is 9 months old and I soak her every morning. Mines a indoor tortoise so maybe younger ones do better indoors to start them out properly.
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    Western or eastern hermann?

    So mines a eastern then 😂🤔... Not that it matters it's just interesting to find out.
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    Western or eastern hermann?

    Won't let me post pics for some reason abut I have 2 Herman's (both kept completly separate) my older one is definitely a eastern but the little one is confusing me 😂.... Well whatever your little one is I'm sure you will have many many years of happiness..
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    Enjoying his food.
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    Basking on her ramp..
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