Hi All!
My tortoise has these black spots on her back legs, but she is still eating and moving around, any idea if this is normal? I havent found another thread of this. She has been sick before (pinworms when we got her at 3 months old) and acted very lethargic, so I am not as concerned, but...
Ahaha thank you! It has been some time. Here is what she looks like now (no bacterial infection thankfully): https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/hermanns-tortoise-with-pink-hue-on-shell-bacterial-infection.180376/
She also has an Instagram @hermannstortoise
Hi All,
Sorry for dropping off here. She was not doing well for a week or so which was scary. But I can say that she was able to get through it. We did not do another fecal test so I do not know the outcome. What I can say was that we monitored everything VERY carefully for months, keeping...
Hi! Apologies for the late response. Mine only sleeps all day SOMETIMES in the colder months, besides that, she will nap but mostly run around. The past month she has been VERY active and I think it is because she could need to lay an egg.
Hi @Yvonne G ,
Thank you so much for the feedback! I appreciate it and will start introducing changes! I also am growing some wheatgrass that I plan to plant (small sections) in the home for some additional excitement/snacking.
Thank you again for the feedback.
Best,
Emma
Hello All,
My tortoise has a pink tint on her shell and I fear that this may be something serious. I wanted to post here to get some feed back. She has been behaving normally and eating. She generally poops but it has been about 2-3 days since she last pooped now.
Details:
- Hermanns Tortoise...
Hello,
Just checking that this isn't something to be alarmed about. also any idea as to whether or not I'm overfeeding her? she has pinworms and when i originally got her she was light as a feather (16 grams) now its been 2+ months and she has reached 29 grams. is this too fast? and how can i...
thank you both! the lights always come on at 6:30 am and turn off at 8:30 pm (on a timer) an the basking area is around 93 degrees, the middle is around 75-80 degrees and the cool part of the tank is about 70-75 degrees but there is one cold corner which goes into the high 60's (she goes there...
Hello!
I have a 4.5 month old dalmatian hermanns tortoise. she wakes up at around 10 am and sleeps around 2:30. I am not worried about her because she is still very young but just to check, what were your tortoises sleeping habits when they were young? and any suggestions to have her go to...
Hes so adorable! when was he hatched? my tortoise is about 4.5 months old ( hatched sept. 25th but i got her in the beginning of january) and although we have had our ups and downs, she is the cutest thing ever and I'm still so happy to see her all the time. by the end of the first week she...
okay so we soaked her and now she seems REALLY hungry but we haven't seen any poop. also i should add that a week after we got her (3 weeks ago) we found out she had severe pinworms. now she has eaten all of the food in her bowl and is running around a lot and sometimes quickly pumping her head...
yes it was the spaghnum moss that was in the tank. i have a good amount of it but she's very small so she must have tumbled off. i will be using less from now on. and i am soaking her right now. she seems a little less perky and more scared than usual.
hello, i found my tortoise on her back. she had been that way for 20 minutes maximum. i didnt see any poop or pee around the area where she fell (she was under the basking lamp) then we corrected her and she went straight to eating. then i offered her some water (held a little cap up to her...
just updating you all that we started her on it 2 days ago. I will be giving her a mazuri/DE mix every Wednesday. we will get another fecal done in a few months and let you all know the findings. currently she 20 grams and still 4 cm long
ill be sure to post them! we just ordered the stuff so once it arrives we will begin trying it out. we really hope this works because she is too small to be helped through other means.
currently the vet rated her at a 4 on a 1-4 scale for worms. meaning she is really severe. along with feeding...