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    Help! Hermanns “gasping”(?)

    Hi @Chefdenoel10 @ZEROPILOT and @Blackdog1714 Thank you all so much for the support. Kirby has been doing much better as this week has passed. On Sunday/Monday there was, I would say, some lingering behavior in that she seemed a little less active, but the breathing issues were gone and she...
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    Help! Hermanns “gasping”(?)

    Quick update, she ate a little more of the dried mazuri left on her eating rock and then headed off to bed. I think I have heard her sniffing / exhaling a little but mostly she seems to be asleep. I will continue to monitor. I wish I knew what happened! ?
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    Help! Hermanns “gasping”(?)

    Hi everyone, Up front I’ll just say that while typing this, things feel less scary than when I started. But I’d still love some consult! Kirby, my 6 yo Dalmatian Hermanns started acting distressed this evening after eating some pellets of mushy mazuri. She was doing the following in 5-15 sec...
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    Its been weeks--How long should I leave my 5 year old burrowed?

    Hi @Yvonne G , thank you so much for weighing in. I followed your guidelines this morning. She was fiesty as always when I dug her out. Thats the 4th time that Ive dug her out in the past couple of months and she never seems dazed or sleepy which seems to go against what I thought I knew...
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    Its been weeks--How long should I leave my 5 year old burrowed?

    Thanks and good question. We have a Ceramic Heat Emitter on a thermostat that turns on to prevent soil from going below 60, which is only an issue in the cold months. When I test soil with a meat thermometer, its around 77-79F an inch down. Its been pretty warm here since mid-May so its hard...
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    Worried about my 5 year old Hermanns, shes been burrowed for weeks!

    Worried about my 5 year old Hermanns, shes been burrowed for weeks!
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    Its been weeks--How long should I leave my 5 year old burrowed?

    Thanks Sleppo and Ink. There are three lights (one was off when I took the photo but its normally on). One short fluorescent zoo med tube light across the width, one MVB, and one regular indoor/outdoor 90 watt floodlight. I do have the ability to install an additional 4 foot long flourescent...
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    Its been weeks--How long should I leave my 5 year old burrowed?

    I tried hard to find the answer elsewhere and the fact that my wife and I were unsuccessful makes me all the more concerned. Kirby, a Dalmatian Herman’s I got as a hatchling in 2015 (and posted about back then), has spent April and May in weeks long periods of burrowing. I dug her out after a...
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    Where did everyone get their tortoises?

    We got Kirby, our Dalmatian Hermanns from @HermanniChris (Chris Leone)
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    R.I.P. Corn Dog

    Sorry to hear this! RIP Corn Dog
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    Quick Update on Kirby: Before and After Size Picture

    Hi all, I just wanted to quickly share a PDF I made showing Kirby, our Dalmation Hermann's Tortoise at about 3 months old and again at 1 year and 3 months.
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    Hermans hatchlings

    Try @HermanniChris. I recently got one from him and, though I haven't gotten around to it, I want to write a stellar review because my experience was top notch.
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    cooked veg?

    I would also be interested in the answer to this question.
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    Progress Update for My New Hermann's Hatchling Enclosure

    Hi all, In the interest of sharing, I'd like to post some pics of our in-progress Hermann's hatchling enclosure. When I first began constructing this, we thought we might get a full sized tortoise, hence the large book case. Since then we were convinced to get a hatchling, so I...
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    Western Hermann's tortoise Care Video from the TSA's Symposium

    Well done video! I love the aerial shots, too
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