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  1. Kitkat1989

    Moving house, to a apartment

    So long story short I am moving out of my current house to a apartment for 6 months then in to a bigger house with a better garden, my hermann will have no access to a garden for 6 months which in the uk it is going to be cold for these months but I am worried about how I am going to get weeds...
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    Not eating and sleeping a lot

    My hermann has stopped eating and is sleeping a lot, is he looking to hibernate or is something wrong? He will eat some tortoise pellets if I offer him them but other than that he will not touch any of his weeds or any of his favourite food
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    Pictures of your hermann.... Or any other tortoises!

    Walt enjoying his bath
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    Baby food soak

    How do you go about doing a baby food soak and when would u recommend doing one, I have a friend with a Russian who isn't eating and I was looking for answers on hear and thought that might be worth ago? Any info on baby food soaks would be good, like flavours etc. thanks
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    Can anyone help with baby fish?

    Iv had no luck with fish forums so I was hoping someone on here may be able to help. 2 weeks ago my endler had 4 babies, last night something else in the tank has had babies so we have another2! I was wondering if the male endler could of got anything else pregnant in the tank or if the female...
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    Is this fish pregnant?

    My partner bought this fish and a few days after getting it home it gave birth to babies! We were not expecting that! So now I'm wondering is she pregnant again?
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    Thinking of getting another tortoise

    So I have a hermann but my partner and I started talking about our new house and that we may add another tortoise to our collection since we will have more space and more outside space. Now I have my little Walt who is a hermann and I am in the process if researching other breeds, however can 2...
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    Geordie shore tortoise

    Did anyone see the tortoises on Geordie shore? Pic was flicking thought tv and they had 2 in a hamster cage! Surely this isn't the right environment to keep 2 in??
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    What is the point in soaking a tortoise?

    I don't really understand why I should soak my tortoise? I know because he is 2 there isn't any need to do it very often but other than encouraging them to poop is there any benefits to doing it and can you soak to often?
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    What type of fish is this?

    I know it's a poor quality photo but can anyone identify this type of fish? I liked the look of it in my friends tank but she can't remember the exact name of it
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    Tortoise off his food

    So Walt and I are currently having a battle of wills over food. He is pretty bad when it comes to what he likes, but I'm trying to get him on better foods for him but he is just refusing to eat. I know with dogs and cats if u power on once they get hungry enough they will eat, is this the case...
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    What is this plant?

    Anyone know what this plant is? Would it be safe to leave in a tortoise outdoor encloser?
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    Few of Walt the Hermann I thought I'd share

    Since iv spoke about him and asked a few questions, I thought I'd share a few more photos of my little guy :tort:
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    Interesting reads?

    I got this book and was just wondering if there is any other factual books about tortoises. I like to do research and find out more about things, any one got any recommendations
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    90 litre tank

    Ok so we have a 90 litre tank with danios, tetras, bottom feeders and a couple of other different types of fish that I can't remember the name of. They are all community fish. Would it be suitable to add a beta fish in to this? We are looking for more of a feature fish as they are all quite...
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    Hermann won't try anything new to eat!

    My 2 year old hermann won't try anything! I mean he eats cucumber, water cress, pak choi, occasionally strawberries and tomatoes. He some times eat dandelion leaves but anything else he won't try. A friend of mine suggested rose petals and rose leaves so iv tried that today and he has turned his...
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    Looking for some advice on flowers to feed a hermann

    So my two year old tortoise is a fussy eater and I was looking for some alternatives I can feed him. I always have carnations in my house and I have petunias and lavender on my balcony growing. I was wondering if these are ok to feed to him and if anyone has any lusts of safe foods that I could...
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    Any help sexing this little guy/girl

    So he (no idea If it is a he but anyway) is 2 years old and I'm wondering if there is anyway of telling the sex yet??
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    Bathing a tortoise?

    So Walt isn't exactly a fan of bath time, he's a 2 year old hermann and I was just wondering how important it is for him to have a bath. It's been really warm today so I thought I'd give him a little soak. As you can see by his face he isn't happy. Iv been told that soaking them is important for...
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    Introducing me and Walt

    Hi everyone, just thought I'd introduce myself, I'm Katie, from Gateshead in the uk. I have a 2 year old tortoise named Walt (yeah I'm a breaking bad fan) and he is 2 years old. Iv had him around 2 months so I'm still pretty new at this! One of the reason iv joined today (apart from looking to...
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