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    Herman Nails cut and saw blood

    I trimmed his nails and was really careful to not cut too Much but even so saw blood drop from two nails about a minute after :( I was so heartbroken and felt really bad to have hurt him He wobbled around for a bit and I think he was hurting but after that seemed ok Won’t be doing that again...
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    Herman alternatives for mating

    Can anyone suggest what items I could introduce to my sexually inquisitive male He is attracting towards human feet etc I was just wondering if anyone knew why they do that is it the smell of blood ? He is 4 years old What else will he like as I’d like to try to help him I read a rounded smooth...
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    Hibernation problem tort won’t sleep

    Hi can anyone help 3 week wind down completed I put our Tort into the fridge at approx 5.8degrees - that’s the lowest the fridge goes and he’s been in there for 2 years no problems at this temp before The problem is every time I check on him he’s wide awake Before this he was in the attic...
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    My Hermann wont eat

    Hi everybody I am worried about my Hermann as he seems to have gone off his food and its been several weeks now. He is normally a good eater. With regards to his enclosure, he has heat but is not liking sitting under it for too long. He has never accepted UV bulbs, maybe they hurt his eyes...
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    Super sleepy Hermann

    Hi I need help with my Hermann tortoise She is just 2 years old and lately she is just wanting to sleep. Nothing in her care has changed. She is refusing to sit under a basking light or UVB Light - she always hated UV lights but used to bask for hours but lately will run from it. Food - doesnt...
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    Septicaemia

    hi everybody My hermann came out of hibernation and developed septicaemia As this was my first hibernation I had no ideas what septicaemia looked like and googled this site plus elsewhere - so I thought I would post some pics so that you know to act quickly if this happens to your fella or...
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