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Hello everyone, I would very much appreciate responses on this thread as I'm getting very concerned for my tortoise at this point. I own a Hermanns Tortoise who's about 15 years old and yesterday around 3pm, I took him out of hibernation. He sat under the basking light for a good while, I gave...

Today when I picked up my 10 year old tortoise I noticed that a scale on his left front leg stood out, it looks like it has been peeled or ripped off and sticks out from his leg, and I can't really see if there's a wound within. It looks a bit red, almost like dried blood. I tried taking some...

So I sat down a while ago to drink some coffee in the sun and let my dear tort have a walk in the open - and he proceeded to sit down next to me and rest his head against my foot, and has been busy with that for the past hour... Anyone who knows what he's doing, exactly? It's cute as hell, if...

Good morning tortoise lovers, I discovered that we have a large amount of these flowers in our garden, and I wonder if my Hermann can eat it? They look delicious. :) Owner of one little Hermann Tort. :)

Anyone got any good tips on treats for a Hermann tort? It seems as if most if not all fruits are bad an unhealthy for them, yet it would be nice to have something extra sweet to give him once in a while! What do you guys give your tortoises? Owner of one little Hermann Tort. :)

Good morning from Sweden! Throughout the previous days I've noticed that my Hermann isn't drinking a lot, I haven't seen him drinking at all for a while, to be honest. Any ideas why this is happening? He's living in a outdoor habitat right now and the days are pretty hot and dry, which...

Hello everyone. This is my very first post on this forum and I've got a problem with my tortoise. I bought him two years ago, when he was six years old (more or less), and he's always seemed healthy and well. However, as of this summer I started reading up and looking into tortoise care and I...