Super cute enclosure! Is your tort small enough to go under the tree “bridge” in the foreground? Other than that, I don’t see much shade for him. I know you said you’re adding some, but in the meantime, could just use a terracotta pot on it’s side, with some dirt filled in to level it out. Our...
I just want to share Anton’s new hide, which I’m super happy with. The best part about it - despite normally being stubborn and not liking new things, the second day after I put it in his outdoor enclosure, he went in it on his own in the evening to go to sleep. (It is nearly the same color as...
Oddly, I generally think my in-laws (who had the care of him for the better part of 40 years) didn’t know anything about tortoises, and it is amazing he’s done so well. (For example, he mostly only ate iceberg lettuce except in summer.) But we do think he’s healthy, and have been improving his...
He’s in the enclosure photo I posted - just near his food bowl (And about the same size as it). He’s about 15 cm across, so not terribly big. And here’s one from this morning.
Yes! (Roughly). My brother-in-law got Anton as a birthday present in 1964, and the family estimated he was 3-5 years old then (he Anton, not my BIL, who was 7). Somewhere my husband has pictures of the tort in my BIL’s hand, to compare for size - he was about a child hand-size then, now he is a...
Okay, that’s a helpful answer, actually! I see pictures people post where part of an enclosure is rock, part is bark (or similar), part is dirt/grass, etc., so thought it to be a better (and certainly prettier) approach. But maybe it isn’t necessary and creates extra work?
Yes, it is mostly...
Our 60 year old Hermann has an outdoor enclosure that I’ve been improving each year (based on input from this and other forums).
This year I’d like to focus on the substrate. Right now it is basically the lawn that was always in our garden, although I’ve planted a few edible plants, and added...
Hello! We have an adult Hermann (about 60 years old, been in the family 58 years) who is outside most of the summer, but indoors early spring and fall (and winter when he’s not hibernating). We don’t currently have an enclosure for him - he’s used to walking around in the house (no commentary...
Our 60-year old Hermann, Anton, is in an outside enclosure most of the time from April through September, but when it cools off at night, we bring him indoors for overnighting (and to warm up in the mornings). Outside, Anton has a partially buried terra cotta pot on its side that he often sleeps...
We have a male Testudo Hermani, a bit shy of 60 years old. He’s been in my husband’s family since 1964. He usually hibernates for a month or two in a cold closet, and wakes up in January or February, which is just what he did this year. So he’s been up and active about 2 months. He is eating...
Anyone bought this?: https://www.hpreptiles.dk/shop/krybdyr/foder/landskildpadde-foder/nutrazu-tortoise-diet-1-kg/
I searched based on @Markw84 ‘s post, and this came up.
I love the idea of the slate for basking. Is there a reason for the slate chip rather than slab/tile - or is it just because it looks nicer? My husband thinks the previous owner of our house left some dark slate tiles in the shed - so we may have this available without much effort if a large...
We have an outdoor enclosure with wood sides, about 2 m x 4 m for our adult male Hermanni (he’s about 8” long). We live in Sweden, so he’s outside mid-April thru September usually, and we bring him inside if it gets too cool or wet. No predators or other pets, so no cover to the pen. It gets sun...
@Maria Ohlson - thanks for all this great information and links! We've already been out starting to look for some of the supplies, and discussing what changes we can make both indoors and outdoors - and have already started buying some different things to feed him. Love your website - so much...
@wellington , Appreciate your suggestions, we are talking about what we can prepare for him. In the meantime, would you suggest bandaids over the red spots on his feet, with some Neosporin? We only have tile and wood floors, and it is only just above freezing outside, so will take a bit to find...
@wellington - other than the recent foot problem, he seems quite healthy and "happy" after 50 years living this way, so I'm curious why we'd need to change things? I've read on this forum that if a tortoise has gotten used to a larger space, they don't do well then being put into a smaller...
Hi! I'm new here, and don't see any posts about tortoise owners in Sweden, so curious if there are any on here. I'm actually from the US, but live in Sweden with my Swedish husband, children, and 55-year old tortoise (well, he's originally from Eastern Europe it seems, or at least his ancestors...