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My 20 year old Hermann's tort, Speedy, is currently in hibernation. He's been in the fridge since Dec. 1st. He pooped some time in the last two days, and I discovered it today, so I took him out and removed the feces. It was very dry, so I don't think he has peed.
However, he opened his...
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I'm in the process of creating a new enclosure for my 18 y.o. hermanni tort Speedy! He's been living indoor in a tub all his life, but it's time for something bigger. I bought a shelf, took out the shelves and put it on the ground. I'm planning to somehow cover it with some kind of...
Hello, fellow tortoholics!
My tortoise, Speedy, is to awake from hibernation this weekend, and I'm wondering how I should do it. I usually leave him in room temperature for a couple of hours before I heat him up with his heat bulb.
Now, he's been hibernating at my dad's, and I have to bring...
Before hibernation I noticed two "bubbles" on Speedy's shell, but I figured it wasn't anything serious. But now his whole shell appears to be filled with vague spots almost resembling bubbles in ice. I can only see them when looking from close up, and they're not visible at all on my photos...
I've had my Speedy since he was a hatchling (for about 13 years), but I've only recently started giving him pellets. I bought a bag of this kind of pellets, and he absolutely loves them! He actually picks them out from his regular food when I mix them together.
However, I searched it today, and...
It is now that time of the year again, where Speedy no longer gets his food in preparation for his hibernation.
I did until very recently believe that hibernation was a mandatory part of a tortoise's life, but after some reading around, I'm not so sure anymore.
He is 13 years old, and this...
I posted a video of my tort a while ago:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzxLfIELc40
That was one of his sudden, but rare, hyperactive outbursts. However, he's recently become more and more active, and now he's like this almost every day. So I was wondering, is there anything I can do to calm...
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I've had my tortoise for thirteen years now.
We got him as a half-year-old.
After being ours for a year, my family was getting tired of him - they frequently forgot to feed him, and he spent most of the time sleeping in his box.
My parents said that they'd give him away - we weren't...
I had my Speedy outside in his enclosure today. Something happened, so he was left to himself for about an hour.
When I came back, he had escaped the enclosure - I had left the door open...
We've searched our garden for hours, but we find no trace.
I think he has gone to sleep or...
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My beloved tortoise Speedy started bleeding from his nose today!
It's not much, but it comes out when he sneezes or swallows.
I've taken him to a vet, but as tortoises are rather rare animals in Norway, they don't know what to do about it, or how to find out what's wrong.
He is...
Ello! New guy here.
I live in Norway, and for the last twelve years I've spent my time together with my testudo hermanni, Speedy. He is almost thirteen.
I sometimes meet other people who have/have had a tortoise, but nobody believe me when I tell them my tortoise is running after me.
Yes...