herman tortoise

  1. mmags

    URGENT ADVICE Hermanns tortoise left out in cold shallow WATER, waking up but slow moving?

    Hi, I currently live at home and have my 3 year old Hermanns. When I’m not home my mom likes to try to take him outside even though I’ve asked not to unless someone is going to keep a close eye on him while he’s out. Long story short I came home and assumed my tortoise was sleeping in his dome...
  2. Ashley & Rolo

    Wonky spinal scutes?! Help!

    Hello tortoise friends! New to the forum and hoping you can share your vast tortoise-y knowledge! I'm in panic mode right now! I got this little guy a few months ago, hatched July 2022. I was looking back at his weigh in day pics and noticed his spinal scutes are progressively moving off to...
  3. M

    Health Check

    Hello everyone! Just looking for some thoughts here as I believe my tortoise is healthy just some curious questions. I noticed he/she has some white skin built up around his nails on the back legs. Is this stuck shed or is the skin just growing with the nails. I don’t have an age but I...
  4. K

    Water Dish in Enclosure

    I have a question regarding water dish. I clean and replace new water for my tortoise everyday. The problem is he will step on it right after I cleaned the dish. I never saw him drink the dirt water. Will they still drink it after they stepped on it? If not, then the water dish is useless🥲
  5. M

    Finding the right UVB bulb and fixture

    Hello all, I am struggling with finding the correct UVB bulb and fixture for my Western Hermann’s tortoise. I currently have a 10.0 UVB bulb in a dual repti zoo dome fixture because my tortoise was a baby and in a small enclosure. Now that he’s getting larger I upgraded his enclosure and am...
  6. A

    Substrate?

    What substrate should I use for my Eastern Hermann Tortoise? I was using coco fiber but then it got all in his water and now i’m using coco husk and he absolutely loves burrowing in it, but i’m not sure if that’s the best option. Recommendations?
  7. C

    New York outdoor Brumation

    Hi Hermann parents - anyone from New York/New York city with success brumating hermanns outdoors all year? Would love to hear from you. I have a clutch of adult 6 that I’ve always brought in but now considering brumating.
  8. J

    Hello All

    Just a quick question I need to know if my Herman Tortoise is healthy? It’s developed these patches on the scutes..?
  9. M

    Is my tortoise a western or eastern Herman ?

    Could someone tell me if my Herman is western or eastern please… I’m pretty positive it’s a Herman Any age guesses ?
  10. M

    Herman's tortoise not eating.

    Hello all. I have a Hermanns tortoise, she's about 9 and I've had her almost 4 years. She hasn't been eating the past 4 days, and I'm getting worried. She always ate before, she gets soaks every other day, and her temp and humidity are in the recommended range. Any ideas on why she would stop...
  11. Melodieyy

    Home upgrade!

    Nugget my 1 year old Hermann's tortoise just got her home upgraded from her old Home Depot Cement mixing tub, to a new 6×2ft enclosure! It's still definitely a work in progress and it looks a little janky for the moment, but she's loving all the extra space! Can't wait to keep decorating it🐢💚
  12. TortillaTortoise1

    Thoughts on plans for my new Tortoise Enclosure?

    My Tortoise (Tortilla) has just turned 3 and has rapidly outgrown the first enclosure that we made for her. I've asked around on the forum and apparently, she is already quite large for her age. The plan: I have chosen a space for her enclosure (About 3 ½ feet by 7 ½ feet.) Her substrate will...
  13. M

    Transportation enclosure

    Hello all, I currently live in an apartment and am getting my first tortoise next month. I would say about every 3ish months we have a fire drill or someone in the building accidentally sets off the fire alarm. I was curious what anyone would recommend transporting a young tortoise in that will...
  14. M

    Tortoise diet questions

    Hello! I am getting a Hermann’s tortoise in July and am trying to research a variety of weeds and plants that my tortoise will be able to eat. I just purchased Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis and three African violets. I also purchased seeds for cat grass that include oat grass, rye grass, and a few...
  15. Sallythehermanntortoise

    Hermann tortoise edible garden

    Hello community!! I'm looking at doing a garden project full of edible plants and flowers for a Hermann tortoise I want to get it right and full of varieties. She loves her strawberries so I will be adding them but I don't know about edible flowers please help
  16. Sally enjoying a lil melon

    Sally enjoying a lil melon

  17. P

    Light circle

    Hi! Sadly my parents bought me a tortoise when I was younger and we were given lots of information which turns out was all incorrect 😭 I want to get him a general health check so emailed the vets to ask if they see reptiles. But I’ve noticed he has some peeling skin, and a weird light patch...
  18. I

    Only This Frontal Scute Is Pyramiding On This Hermann's Tortoise

    I have tortoise called Phoenix. She is a 7 month old Hermann's Tortoise. I got her while she was sick. She was stressed and she didn't eat for a while. I hand fed her every day and after a while she turned normal. She was really healthy until I noticed one of her frontal vertebral scutes were...
  19. TacoHermanooo

    Sleeping position any cause for concern?

    This little monkey had started sleeping a lot like this and gives me a fright everytime she does it. Is it anything to worry about!?
  20. C

    8 month hermman foaming at mouth and bobbing head in and out of shell. Help

    My Hermmans tortoise (about 8 months old) isn't eating for days (about 4 or 5 days) now and it is foaming at the mouth and taking its head in and out of its shell fast continuously. Seems to be struggling to walk. Dragging back legs. (Have had my tort for 4 months so far & its is supposed to...
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