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Hi everyone, Hope you are you tortoises are all well! I just wondered if anyone could help us with Pebble. Recently noticed a colour change in one of Pebbles Scutes and a small bit has peeled off. Does not feel soft at all underneath. I've given her a really good soak and wash and noticed...

Hi Everyone, just looking for a bit of advice, I have a Habistat high range dimming thermostat capable of holding a 600w 230v bulb which i used a 100w bulb in and for the most part it works well heating to temperature fine and warming Pebble lovely. Lately though i have noticed that the...

Hi Everyone! just a quick question, I have seen on here that giving your tort cuttle-bone is a good way for them to get their calcium and to keep their beaks nice and trim. I have been using calcium and D3 supplements up until now for Pebble who is two this September ( is she still a...

Hey everyone, Been a while since I have posted, pebble is growing big now she's is 2 this year! I'm just wondering what these marks are in her shell? ( White marks in the shell look like little lines or spots) I think they are to do with growth but I wanted to check Thank you

Hiya, i am just wondering is Pebbles head is shedding and of her eyes look normal new owener worries i am sure she had coir in her tank and humidity at 80% usually 80 in the hot end anything morebshe wont bask and 70 in the cool end. she is 9 months old. thank you

Hello, can anyone confirm what this is? we are in the UK and i am not sure between ragweed or a parsley varient thanks! leanne

Hello!! wondered if you lovely lot could help us. Pebble is a 7 month old hermanns usyally happy, active and lively. about a month ago Pebble went off of her food usually salad and the odd dandlion if i could find one... she just wouldnt eat it. so i brought komodo tortoise food and that...

Hi Guys.. wondering if this feacrs is normal? usually and quite solid but since changing diet its been a greyish colour. she has been having Komodo tortoise food, as i have been struggling to get weeds and thought this would be a good alternative to the salad she was having and she began to...

Morning all. just wanting some recommendations of what food replacements I can give my hatchling shes 5 months old. usually having lambs lettuce and other mixed salads and weeds when i can find them outside. whennthe weather is nice she will be fed in weeds. she seems to jave gone off her...

Hi again. Can anyone help me. Pebble weighs 54 g and her sql is 6cm is this ideal? she is is 5 months old on the 20th she weight 32 g when we got her in december and has gained around 2g each week apart from a could of weeks where she gained a bit more or less. this week she has gained...

Hi Everyone. Just wondering if someone can put my mind at ease. Pebble has been shedding her skin for a little while now and I am just wondering if she is okay. I have attached some pictures. She has been a little lethargic this past week but i think that is becuase i changed her house and...

Hey fellow tortoise lovers! Another tortoise owner newbie question! I will get the hang of this, please bear with me. So I have read that tortoises need humidity, I didn't know this and when I found out I immediately changed Pebbles substrate to coir. previously had wooden bark. Does the...

Help! I am currently in the process if changing Pebbles substrate. the base layer is a sterilised top soil, sand and limestone grit mix. The top will be coir. The problem is presently she is trying to eat the base layer. I am wondering if she will be okay having a little munch or if it is...

Hi Everyone! Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend. Just a quick question. Do I need to supplement my tortoises diet with D3 if she has a UVB bulb? She is 4 months old so I had been supplementing with nutrobol everyday - a calcium and d3 supplement but I was worried I was giving...

hi eveyone. could you tell me if my hermannss growth is normal.. she is growing well all over but her back is uneven.. i have been supplementing everyday with nutrobol. and she has a uvb thanks!!

hi I am getting so much conflicting advice. So far this winter I have been feeding my tortoise florets crispy supplemented with nutrobol daily She is 3 months old and I can’t seem to ring anything anywhere in what else too feed. my partner picked this up today I wondered if she can eat it or...

Hi Everyone! just wanted some advice. Pebble is a 3 month old eastern hermanns tortoise. we have had her for three weeks now. she has gained 2 grams each week and seems to be doing well. I just wondered if her shell is looking normal and the bottom end of her shell looks a little bumpy? she...

Hello! So i am Leanne and I have just brought a hermanns tortoise hatchling who is 3 months old. Though i habe some concerns and wondered if you guys could help!! I brought the tortoise last Thursday (uk) Her shell is pliable but not soft. whoch i assume os like a babys soft spot and will...