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    Bedding for hermanns

    I’ve heard the same to , I got some forest floor today I’ve attached a picture so hopefully it’s the right stuff and it’s all I could find and she already seems a lot happier
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    Bedding for hermanns

    Thank you and yes I have , I no longer am after seeing other incorrect info on there and was banned from one group for saying coco coir is safe
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    Bedding for hermanns

    I have a just over a year old Hermann and wondered if orchid bark / reptibark are safe ? I’ve always used just coco coir and sometimes a mix of topsoil which wasn’t good but I’m looking for something else other then coco coir but heard orchid bark or any bark shouldn’t be used as it emits toxic...
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    Tortoise shell looking pinky

    Today I did a monthly weigh in and measuring etc and checking of her shell and noticed she has a pinky patch at the top of plastron and I’m extremely worried ? What could cause this she is active eating and put on 20 grams in a month she’s 1 year old
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    General advice hermann

    Hi, So i have a Hermann hatched august 2022 and I've had her since feb 2023 so nearly a year , after having her for a few months she got a ri she would sleep a lot , no basking and clicking noises constantly and sneezing after some antibiotics and upping temps she was back to herself , the...
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    Temp gun

    I have a temp gun to check temperatures inside my enclosure but when i take the temp of my tort when basking or when shes not what should it say ? Like whats to hot and whats to cold when taking the temp of there shell Thank you
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    Moving

    Hello everyone im hoping i can get some help im moving in a few weeks thankfully only a 5 minute drive from where i already live but my olives enclosure is huge and not easy to dismantle so we've hired a truck to move it , shes our first priority so she will be moved into the new place before...
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    Tortoise enclosure

    I recently made a new indoor enclosure for my one year old Hermann out of pine without realising it was apparently toxic for them if it gets hot , i read some say its not true and some say it can kill them so i have yet to put her in it but is there any way i can make it non toxic as ive spend...
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    Hermann tortoise 11 months old , odd look on shell

    Hiya ive attached a picture but there seems to be this odd patch on the bottom of my hermans shell it was sold black before but now has white through and the end near her tale is the same , ive attached with areas circled to any help or advice would be great
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    How to clean a Che

    This may sound stupid but i have a che that runs during the night when it gets below a certain temperature and the same for the day time as my tortoise has a large enclosure and sometimes the basking bulb doesn't warm up the whole thing enough , i dont have a cage around it its just in a ceramic...
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    Advice on sneezing

    I will raise them right now thank you , i didnt know once they had one its easier to get another one , yes well thats what i thought as before when she had ri she never sneezed , but as its gone on a few days and the substrate isnt dry as she has daily 30 minute soaks Do you recommend to take...
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    Advice on sneezing

    30 minutes , i change the water to keep it warm to
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    Advice on sneezing

    Im just going to start with some back story ive had my tort 5 months now shes 11 month old hermann , at 9 months old she had respiratory infection as i let temps to cool and to high , thankfully i caught it early ( her only symptoms where a clicking noise everything else was normal ) i asked for...
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    Eastern or western ?

    Thank you Thank you , I've also read eastern Hermann are a-lot larger then western and shes already a-lot bigger then they say western tortoises of her age should be so i was leaning towards eastern from that anyway as shes not over weight but from them pictures on your link i definitely...
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    Eastern or western ?

    Im hoping i can get some help ive been trying for a while to figure out what sort of type of hermann tortoise i have im hoping to get others opinion i believe i was told shes western hermann but cant remember to well shes now 10 months old Ive attached pictures of bottom and top of shell
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    Line down the bottom of shell

    I see lots of pics of underneath Hermann tortoises but never seen a line like my tortoise has shes 10 months old and two months ago had a respiratory infection but is now fully recovered i just want to check it looks okay the line seems pinkish straight down , temps are 28 then 35 under...
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    9 month old hermann

    My little hermann has some brown ish on the edging all the way around its not soft etc im just wondering what it is she had a ri over a month ago and 2 weeks ago we had a check up with vet who says her shell looks very healthy , I'm just wondering what the browny colour is if anyone knows as i...
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    Feeding dish

    Hello can anyone recommend anything good for my tort to eat of i used to use a large peace of slate but that became a messy situation and when food is even got a little bit of dirt on my tort wont eat it so i opted for a terracotta dish dug down in her substate and this stops her dragging coco...
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    Hermann 9 months ri

    Thank you , ive been doing this for two weeks tomorrow as i started this when she had her last injection , night temps dont hit below 24 and the past week have been 25 day temps 29 all over and 36 basking spot , shes still eating and drinking but sleeping more but she is still a baby but the...
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    Hermann 9 months ri

    Ive posted alot in here recently about my little Hermann having ri but i just have a question as i trust everyone opinions and help as i really don't have anyone else to ask , as some may know shes has 4 injections for her ri , i was told i caught it super early as she was only clicking and...
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