If he is inside he isn't hibernating.25 degrees is to hot for hibernation. They prepare to sleep when temperatures are around 10 12 degrees and sleep between 5 and 8 degrees.
I saw in another thread that hermann breeding method is very different in your countrys.so i prefer let someone in us...
I'm very surprise to ear that. You can be sure that all the wild population in france including corse and north italia brumate each year. The temperature always fall below 0 degrees anywhere in the country. The brumation can be longer in the north but there is always one.i' m petty sure it's ghe...
Thanks.i didn't know this word.
It's very strange. Here in france where you can find wild hermans every breeder say that herman ( hermanni or boettgeri) must brumate even if she is small. And it is not advisable to buy a tortoise that has never hibernated.
I dont understand. You keep your...
"Brumation"? Sorry i don't understand what do you mean.
For a herman tortoise it's necessary to hibernate. It's essential if you want a healthy tortoise.a herman wich hibernate have a longer life...
the only case where it is better not to hibernate the tqortoise is when she is sick. So you...
mine are also less active right now. what is the outside temperature?
Winter is coming here and they are preparing to hibernate. They eat less, sleep longer.
All is normal.keeping them inside during winter and put them under spot isn't natural.
Your tortoise don't live outside?
hermans should live outside all the year.Keeping them in house is never good for them.
Here in france, herman tortoise is the most common tortoise. Good breeders advise to keep them outside in a protect area from the first year.
They should hibernate outside...
I don't think. They all eat a lot and are active all day. Just don't grow.
They are still very young, maybe it's normal. Let's see in one or two months.
I use a kitchen scale but its right, i don't weigh them at the same time.sometimes after bath, sometimes morning...
the first arrived the 20 of june. she was weighing 57 g. since this day, one week she weight 61g, an other 55g or 63...
So during 4 months her weigh didn't really change.
I don't...
i forgot to update this post... unfortunately this poor tortoise died few days ago.
I tried to feed her with syringe (critical care) during all the days i had her but there has been no improvement. Near the end we started an antibiotic treatment because of her jaw but no results.
Today i still...
Thanks guys ! the ambient temperature is around 27 degrees but under the basking spot the temperature is 33 degrees (solar raptor 35 w).
I have a 150 w CHE, which maintain the ambient temperature. Just under it the temperature is around 37 degrees. humidity is very high in the sides of the...
Hi ! I know that humidity for sulcata babies should be around 80.
In my enclosure the humidity level is always around 95.there is humidity on the walls all the day. Is this a problem for my tortoises?
The temperature is around 27 degres night and day.
Hello. I have two new pics from the seller. Can you confirm me they are male and female?
The pic of the male iq not really good...
The female is better:
Thanks.
so the bigger one is certainly a female and the other is too small to identify him? I will ask the breeder if i can have some tails pics.
i forgot to give you the weight. around 200 grs for the small and 700 for the bigger.
He told me that the bigger is older thsn the other ( just few months)...
after 18 days of antibiotic treatment, my tortoise is fine.
I will stop the injections tomorrow.
i continue to soak her two times a day during one week or more.
so all is good, she enjoys her new enclosure.
hi, I'm looking for buying a couple of indian stars from a breeder.
the breeder tell me there is a male and a female around 4 years.
can you confirm me the sexs? theses are the only pics I have.
And here the boy ? 8 cm
And the girl ? 13.5 cm
Thanks.