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Hello! I am building my adult enclosure for my baby eastern Hermann. I want to use plywood (birch or maple) and seal it with a few coats of Minwax Polycrylic. I was reading through the other threads, and it looks like I should be using PVC. However, this will cost me around $500. Wood would be...

Hi everyone! I have had Harriet for about a month and a half. She is a baby eastern hermanns tortoise (born july 1 2024). She has developed a problem with flipping herself over. I think she falls off her half log (i have found her at the end upside down 3 times) and just yesterday I found her...

Hey! I’m planning ahead for winter (which will be here soon ughhh). I have dehydrated sow thistle, plantain, mallow, and I am looking for more to dehydrate. I’m in Saskatchewan Canada and winters are long and cold. (Like October-May and down to -50°C). I’m wondering how everyone feeds their...

Oh damn then I would need a new bin. I will get a greenhouse cover.

hmm ok. What if I cut the holes just big enough and used aluminum tape to seal it up? but then my UVB might be too close. How close is too close?

Could you elaborate on the 'chimney effect' what is it and why does it happen?

Ok thank you. Would it work to cut a hole in the lid of the bin and mount the lights that way?

I’m glad I asked here because this is what they told me about her shell :

I’m now learning I probably need to change my substrate too. I have peat moss mixed with sphagnum moss. I feel bad 😖 I followed the instructions of that Facebook group because I thought they knew what they were talking about. Only to find out they were wasting my money and endangering Harriet :(...

It’s so hard to know what to believe :(

Hi! I saw on a Facebook group that when forest floor is heated it releases a gas from the cedar. Is that true? Looking at this care guide it seems like lots of what I read on there may be incorrect :(

I have another question, if I’m going to make the enclosure closed, how do I get the lights at the right height? Right now they are about an inch above the bin hanging. I worry if it’s closed that it will be too hot. Do they need air holes?

Thank you for your help Tom!

Thank you so much for your help. I didnt know this could happen so fast! I have only had her 2 weeks. I will have a read through the links you sent. I feel bad!

Hi everyone. I just brought home my baby tortoise around 2 weeks ago. Her shell looked smooth when I got her but now when I run my finger over it, it feels bumpy. I’m worried she is starting to pyramid. She is in a 40”x18” plastic tote with an open top (but I close it at night). She has an...