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  1. squirrelkitty

    Hard dry poop

    Hi, my Hermann's yearling has had a few very dry poops lately. They are also so thick that he had to strain a lot and I had to help him ease them out with some toilet paper. His poor tail gets dilated so much when he tries to push these bricks out, it looks really painful. His temperatures are...
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    How does my yearling's shell look?

    With my Frankie's first hatching day coming up, I'd like to check his shell looks OK at nearly one year. Please let me know what you think. (He doesn't have a fourth vertebral scute.)
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    Video about Western Hermann's in the wild

    Found this on YouTube. It's available in HD. There are some very cute tortoises in it.
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    Wrinkly plastron - is it shell rot?

    My Frankie's plastron is a lot more wrinkly than it used to be. I'm fretting in case it's shell rot, as his substrate was probably too wet for a while. (At first we used the tortoise table and Aspen chips the shop recommended. When we changed his habitat and substrate, I think we overdid it and...
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    What species of turtle is this?

    I saw this tiny cutie at a botanical garden. What species is this?
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    How old should baby Hermann's be to play outside?

    How old should my Frankie be to be allowed to play in the garden in sunny whether? He won't be living outside because it's too cold here. But I want to make him an outdoor run to play outside on sunny days. Unfortunately our neighbour sprayed the lawn with pesticides, so the run will have to...
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    Hilarious video of Frankie 'dancing' with food on his nose

    Frankie had some food on his nose and chased himself round in circles biting the air.
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    Indoor playground for exercise and entertainment

    I thought I'd just share this in case anyone has a tortoise who is very lazy or can't have any decorations in its enclosure because it flips over a lot. Our Frankie has an indoor playground where he can climb under supervision. He used to flip over a lot in his enclosure (partly because it was...
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    Healthy treat for baby's "hatching day" ?

    My baby Hermann's first hatching (birthday) day is coming up... well it's in June, but I'm fussing already. I want to give him a special treat that is healthy at the same time (no fruit etc.) His favourite is dandelion (but I don't let him have too much because of the oxalic acid). His diet...
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    What subspecies is my baby?

    Could anyone help identify what subspecies my little "egg" is? I've looked at the guides many times but the more often I look, the more confused I get. I thought he was a Boettgeri, but his plastron looks more like Hermanni hermanni. I'm not sure about his coloration, it depends on the light. He...
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    Obese tortoises at pet shop?

    I went to two (awful) pet shops yesterday to look for some stuff for my Hermann's hatchling and I noticed something about their Russian and Greek Spurthigh babies: they had very thick hind legs. I'm not sure what those species are supposed to look like but their hind legs looked weird to me...
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    Tortoise boarding (holiday pet sitting)

    What do you guys do with your torts when you go on holiday? We're currently looking for somewhere for our baby (Hermann's, ca 6 months old) to stay when we go on holiday in May. What do you what guys do with your torts when you go on holiday? We're currently looking for somewhere for our baby...
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    Baby Hermann's with tiny fourth vertebral scute

    Our baby Hermann's has a tiny fourth scute on his back. First I thought that this is where his shell growth, but then found out that they are supposed to have a certain number of scutes. He also only seems to have ten scutes on his plastron. He is four months old and his weight is 22 grams. He...
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