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...
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...
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...
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...
Now that @Yvonne G and @HermanniChris have helped identify our tortoise, I’m sure we’ll have lots more questions. Background - we live in Sweden, so it is cold much of the year. Anton has mostly lived indoors, roaming freely in the home (first my parent-in-laws, and now my husbands and mine)...
Hi! New to the forum, but have been enjoying reading lots of useful information. Introducing Anton, who has been in my husband’s family since September 1964...and we don’t know what kind he is. He was young, but not a newborn, when he was gifted to my brother-in-law, and then he lived in my...