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Just wanted to check-in and see how your little guy is doing. I'm a tortoise novice so hoping someone more knowledgeable than I can offer you something here. Thinking good thoughts! ~Adam

Hi All, I’m a complete novice when it comes to plants and gardening. I am trying to grow some hibiscus in large pots as feeder plants for my soon to be arriving Hermann’s tortoises. I am waiting about 6 months (longer?) before feeding to try to flush out any systemic chemicals that the plants...

Hello everyone, I want to thank you all very much for the kind support and advice. It seems that kidney failure, likely starting from the very beginning, is what happened with Tuga. It’s been sad, but we had a nice little burial ceremony for him in the yard and I am learning from the...

Dear Tom, I have read a lot of your threads and am always careful not to miss your replies to other's posts. I really appreciate your wealth of knowledge and the time you spend. I would be very grateful if you could read through this post of mine whenever your time permits...

One more photo showing Tuga's indoor set-up...

Hi All, First time tortoise owner here and this is my first real post on the forum beyond an introduction. Unfortunately, this post is a sad one. Almost exactly 2 months ago we purchased Tuga, our little Eastern Hermann’s hatchling from Tyler Stewart at Tortoise Supply. For most of the time we...

Hey there...I'm a Tortoise and Forum newbie myself and not too far from you down in Santa Cruz. You're a little bit colder and moister more of the time than we are down here but close enough that I've had the same question about which tortoise breed for the climate. I'm pretty sure I'll end up...

Hello All, Just recently joined the forum and wanted to say hi. I’m completely new to tortoises and have been in the research phase the past few weeks as I am thinking of getting one soon. I’ve basically got it narrowed down to a Greek (T. Ibera) or Eastern Hermann’s and am contacting a short...

Hey Dave. Yeah, the Russians, Greeks & Hermann's are all on the smaller side with the Russian being smallest I think. As far as the Eastern Hermann's, I think females are usually a little bigger and max out at 9-10" I believe the Greeks are supposed to be a little larger than the Hermann's. All...

Hello All. Not to detract too much from the original poster's adoption question, but I too live in a coastal area of CA (Santa Cruz) and had the same question about the suitability of a Hermann's or Ibera Greek (for what will be my first tortoise!) I'm also interested in Redfoots/Cherry Heads &...