herman tortoise

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...

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...

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!?

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...

I found cactus at my local grocery store and I was wondering if it was safe to feed my baby hermanns! She is only about 3-4 months old. Any help is greatly appreciated:)

I will go with a 50/50 mix of orchid bark and top soil, or should I use sand instead of orchid bark.

I have been feeding my tortoise mostly kale and Catsear recently with many plants on the side , however I have heard that kale is not the best for tortoises. Please give advice.

The basking temp 95 degrees F. My bedding is topsoil. I have a UVB and heat bulb. The gradient temperature is 75 to 80 degrees. I have a humid hide that I went every morning. Yesterday while I was feeding some green spit came out of her mouth but it was not vomit because she swallowed it. I feed...

Hey tort lovers - I have a group of 4 Hermann living outdoors. I know one of them is a 4 year old male, but I am not 100% sure on the 3 pictured in this post. I believe 1.Squirtle is female and so is 2.Speedy after lots of research but I am not confident. Anyone disagree? Also, I think...

I’ve seen a few threads saying that they have Timothy hay in there with their hermanns tortoises, however usually they don’t have an age listed so I was wondering is it alright for a 2 month old to have some? I just want to be extra cautious! Thank you so much for any help! I’ve attached some...

Hello, I purchased a baby hermanns tortoise this weekend from the reptile convention I went to and I was wondering what her basking temps should be at? I’ve seen so many variations but I want to be sure that I get it right. I’ve seen 90-95 but I’ve also seen 95-100. What should it be? She is...

Hey I’m looking to adopt a adult male Hermans tortoise or a adult male Russian tortoise in Texas 10+preferred lmk if anyone has any available:) pictures will be asked

I've just adopted this 5 to 6 year old Hermann's tortoise, she/he came with what is pictured which I think is pretty bad... Does anyone have a trusted care sheet ? I have 6 acres and two 500 mtr2 greenhouses to house her outside in the summer if possible ( I live in Ireland though so am...

Hi, I’m looking to adopt a hermans tortoise at the moment, but I’m aware they live a long time and want to know which is a better decision. I love babies but I don’t want to go to college and not know what to do with my tortoise. I also know adults too live a long time and I will have to make...

My 1 year old Herman's Tortoise is starting (pretty late) to wake up from hibernation. My other two tortoises are a bit letargic but I guess it's kinda normal if we consider that they are waking up just now; but this one in particular keeps opening their mouth while moving their head up and...

Hi everyone. My Eastern Hermann's tortoise Merwin has developed a popping sound when breathing. I have since raised his enclosure temps which has reduced the noise, and made it sound looser and less obvious. No sign of mucus coming from his nose, he is still active and eating. Could this be a...

Hey all! Wanted to drop by and ask about what kind of plants you wonderful girls and guys use for your tortoise enclosures. Something to break up line of sight, places to chill and hide the little torts. Wasn't too sure what's safe, or they don't decide to destroy. I recently got a lavender...

So I want to change my Hermann tortoise enclosure from a table to a vivarium as this will allow him to have the biggest enclosure for the space I have and will also be safer as we have a dog that doesn’t like him. Though I have done a lot of research I keep getting conflicting answers as to...

Hi, This is sunshine our family pride and joy we got him last may at 1 year old. Can someone tell me if his shell looks ok and does it look like the start of pyramiding? I’m panicking!!!!!! Many thanks