Hello all, while drying off my hermans Tort after his soak I noticed a lump at the base of his tail. On closer inspection it turned out to be 2 small lumps which remind me of a pair of testicles?? The question is, are these testes or is it something I should be concerned about? He is nearly 3...
Just to finish this thread, I've just brought home an 18 month old hermann,s which I got from a specialised reptile store. They think he could be male? But I'm not too bothered. Got his paperwork as well which says he is captive bred & originated from serbia, which makes him an eastern hermann...
Thank you for all your kind words, this weekend I'm off to look at some hermann,s tortoise at a recommended reptile store as I have been informed that the hermann,s is a good breed for our British climate. I have spent too much money on setting up for a tortoise just to give up? Also while I...
Sadly my little tortoise died last wednesday, im so upset i could not post until now. What i mistook for him trying to hibernate, was obviously the fact that he was ill ?? He did not show any signs of illness or distress at all? He just did not eat & wanted to sleep all the time. On his last day...
I do allow him to wander away for a cool down but I keep an eye on him as he goes to the cool area for a while then starts to burrow down for a snooze. I allow a certain time of a few hours then move him back to the basking area. It's up to him if he wishes to go directly under the bulb, which...
Yesterday I spoke to a company here in the uk that specialises in reptiles & come well recommended. They said that I will have to fight nature!! & break the cycle of him trying to hibernate. So when he legs it to the cooler area & burrows down & starts sleeping a lot, to move him back to the...
Thanks for the advice. I don't want him to brumate if posible? So will keep him to his usual daily routine while he was active. I will offer food & see what happens? I have a thermal blanket that I can put over his cage at night that will keep the night time temps up a bit. Should I still handle...
Thanks for the information, I have just soaked him in mild warm water, he opened his eyes & wiped his face with both front legs. I put some fresh kale in his food bowl & placed him near it, of which he is now back asleep again laying on his kale??!? I will give him a daily soak for hydration &...
Hello all, for some reason my baby horsfield has very suddenly lost his mojo, just like his clockwork has stopped? He was fine 5 days ago then seems to have given up? It has got cold & wet here in England this week as we head towards winter & the central heating is now on!!? I keep him indoors...