The hermans I bought a couple of weeks ago is worrying me , more and more. At first I noticed a funny smell and took him / her to the vets. the vet told me the shell was fine , no shell rot , but to bathe in an iodine solution , which I have done.
Ive been watchin the little fella quite a bit...
Hi I got a new hermans last week . Its settled well and is eating and behaving fine. But I noticed an orangey colour (like rust) on its shell and removed it carefully with a toothbrush. After a day some of it has returned and it smells.
Any ideas please
hi just tried some : zoo med "natural" grassland tortoise food
crude protein 9%
crude fat2%
crude fibre 26%
calcium 0.9-1.3%
phosphorus 0.4%
sodium0.3%
soaked in water and my two hermans luv it!
im not gonna use it as main food source but maybe a small ammount every other day mixed in...
ive had my hermans for 2 weeks now. Their main diet is : dandelion, sow thistle , plantain, grass . to add to there diet they also get romain lettuce, chopped carrot , water cress , chopped celery.
im growing some vetch, pansies turnip, carrot and beetroot greens. are any of these harmful and...