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A one year old western hermann. This one is quite a big for that age, weighing in at 32 grammes. I have a hunch this will be a female as she big and strong, and she knows it too!

Hi all. I am concerned about the level of humidity during refridgerator hibernation. I believe that the weight loss of a tortoise in hibernation has a lot to do with the amount of humidity in its environment. Refridgerators tend to be dry because air at that temperature does not hold much...

Here is a photo of this coldframe I just installed. The torts like it and it allows 60% UVB transmission. Its even got a little door for them to go in and out in the base. I've now got some cacti inside in pots and drinking bowls as well. Small tortoise in this one

I know its the wrong time of year - but hey - I'm starting my planning early this year. My 'biggest' Western will be six years in August but she's always been a bit light. The last two years she didn't make her safe weight for hibernation and so I kept her awake all winter and she did OK...

Hi everyone. I noticed that Danny recommended weekly bathing for a one year old Hermann. When my tortoises are indoors I bathe them most days, and that includes my juveniles. The water I use is just about the same temp as my hand (if that makes any sense). I believe they are fine with the...

Is there a preferred humidity I should provide while my Hermanns hibernate in the refridgerator? Danny helped me with this question before and advised to at least measure the humidity. Well it varies between 25-30% which I thought was a bit low so I tried to raise the humidity with an...

Here's a photo of some little Western Hermanni's that I have just been lucky enough to take on

In the past I've hibernated my Hermanns in a basically dry substrate and haven't measured the humidity in the refridgerator or done anything to raise it such as placing a bowl of water in the fridge. Should I be taking measures to maintain humidity during hibernation, and if so - how much...

Here's a little pic I took a couple of days ago of my 5 year old

Thanks to all who have put up posts. I've been onto a few other people and forums and made some progress. Here's a brief summary: Hermanns' essentially are a dry species but they tolerate and maybe even like more humidity than other Med species. The main area for them should be dry but...

I mentioned that one of my tortoises was small and Terry has observed it is probably not. Maybe Terry has seen lots of 3.5 year old Hermanns that are a lot smaller than 52mm and 35g. Must be a miniature US subspecies of Hermanns as we very rarely get them in Europe!! Terry comments as well...

I just found the forum for me - and I posted a couple of pics of my Hermanni Hermanni torts on the introduction forum. If you are really keen on Hermanns you might like a quick look there.

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Hi everyone, I live in Scotland and am very lucky to care for 3 tortoises, they are Testudo Hermanni Hermanni. I think these are the most fantastic animals. I am constantly trying to improve the facilities I have for them. The weather here is a downside for us, but in the summer the torts are...