Thank you, i really appreciate the help! Glad to hear I'm doing a lot of things right as well because i was afraid that i was accidentally neglecting him. I will change that lighting out for the correct lighting asap and get rid of the moss.
Thank you again and happy new year! :)
Thank you so much for your reply! I am indeed using a mercury vapour bulb, I'll switch that out for the right lamps asap. I have an open table, i very recently switched to a mix of coco coir and reptibark for extra humidity and warmth and he loves it. I spray him and his enclosure with the right...
Hi everyone! I have an almost 1 and a half year old eastern/dalmatian hermann's tortoise and I was wondering if anyone here could help me out. Dash is my very first pet, I love him (or her!) with all my heart and I just want to make sure I'm giving him the best life I can.
Although i did...
I'm wondering if anyone here could help me figure out if my juvenile Dash is an eastern or western hermann's tortoise? The place I purchased from didn't give any information about it. Also I'm very aware of his slight pyramiding, he already had it when I got him and I'm trying my best to fix his...
I noticed about 2 weeks ago that Dash's shell smells funky - kind of like curry or a spice mix. He's eating and pooping well and very active so i dont think it's a health concern but is this normal?? Seems very random to me.
I noticed this morning that Dash has these 2 grey lumps in his eyes that disappear for a few seconds when he blinks. Is this just sleep like with humans or could it be something else? I can't get them out because he keeps blinking when i try to. His eyes aren't swollen and it doesnt seem to be...
Hi, I'm just wondering if i can clean reptibark by blanching it in boiling water? I don't have the zoomed enclosure cleaner so I'm looking for alternative ways to clean it.
This might be a stupid question but Dash has these worm-like white lines on his scutes that i havent noticed before. Is this normal? They kind of look like little cracks but his shell is smooth
Thank you! I actually found a different method that worked today, i scrunched them up (with gloves on!) for about 30 seconds to release the juices and then washed them. Dash ate it all with no issues today! Thank you for the explanation it was actually really interesting
Yeah they're definitely edible to humans but i can't find anything about them being safe for torts. Probably best to play it safe and just not feed them?
My hermanns tortoise Dash really likes nettles but i think they are stinging him!! Today he had the strangest reaction to eating them. He jerked around, opened his beak really wide and moved his head from side to side as if they were stinging him. He just kept eating them but eventually i took...
We've had orchids in our house for years, and every summer the flowers fall off and we just throw them away. Are they safe to feed to my hermanns tortoise? I can't find much information about it online.
So just an update, it's been a little over a week and Dash seems to be doing a whole lot better! Still got slightly wet poop but s/he's pooping a lotttt less, like once every few days so i assume the diarrhoea has stopped or is at least clearing up. I almost had a heart attack this morning when...