Possibly? He is my very first tortoise so i might be being paranoid. Specifically the white indent on the right of the picture. It wasnt there until recently. Is that a growth line? He has seemed a lot hungrier than he has in the past.
That makes me feel better! I am on a wait list to get him a vet. All the reptile vets in the area arent accepting new patients at the moment. Specifically that white indent on his shell was not there until recently. I came here because the reptile shop was a horror show. Turtles with obvious...
Hello! I took these images to a reptile store and they said it doesnt look like anything to them but these marks have developed slowly over the past two weeks. He is a good eater, very active. I soak him three times a week, his lights are about a month old and he has a cuttle bone but i also...
Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to me! This is great information. The vibrancy of his shell and yellow/green head markings were really stumping me.
I currently have no plans to breed him. Just want to give him the best tortoise life possible.
Thank you! That makes me feel better. They told me it was probably a male by the tail so maybe someday Benjamin's name will have to change to Benjamina.
Thank you!! To be honest I picked him bc thought he was the cutest out of all of them in the three places i found that sold tortoises!! No other tort I saw was as brightly colored. He has a great personality too. I love him so much i can't handle it sometimes ?
Hello All! I have been getting a lot of good advice from this forum since I got my tortoise 2 months ago. I have wanted a Hermann's since I was 21 and at 31 it became a reality. They were not particularly easy to find where I am finally found one in a reptile hobby store (i know. Probably not as...