I have got a Herman tortoise who is about 2.5 years old. When I first had him he was 1 and got the Mercury Vapour D3 Basking Lamp by Arcadia. Now I have realised I need to change this as after getting a solar meter( still confused about😂) the results for uvb are low. It’s been a while of looking...
I have just got my tortoise (a 1 year old Herman) he went straight into his enclosure when I got home and has been exploring for a while now but won’t stop climbing on things and flipping on his back, I don’t know what to do as now I don’t want to leave him. HELP!!
Hello there,
I have just seen your tortoise enclosure and although the size and all your hides are perfect i think you should put some stickers on the glass as tortoises are not able to see glass and will constantly try and get out this will stress them out. Other then that your doing a great...
Hello everyone
I’m posting again, finding this forum to be very useful. I was reading online ( all you do as a new tortoise owner?) and was wondering on substrate as i saw somewhere that they use sterilised top soil- i know that normal soil and sand is terrible though. I message them and they...
Thank you for all the advice,
This whole getting a tortoise things does seem very overwhelming but I’m sure it will all be worth it.
Having a second look at the picture it does look a lot smaller them it actually is. It also is going to have a lid on for the most part so I don’t think the...
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This forum is so welcoming I am getting a Herman tortoise and one about a year old I think I have got most things for the enclosure but here is my set up (without the substrate)
I am going to add some stones around the water dish and have some slate under the heat lamp!
Thanks Josie
Hello everyone,
Im am new on this site as I am getting a tortoise very soon( I’m so exited I’ve wanted one for years) I think I have done all the needed research but I was wondering if under the heat lamp you have to put anything like rocks or slate for the tortoise to bask on?
Thanks Josie