herman tortoise

Hey all, This feels like a silly thing to ask but here goes nothing! Miguel has been peeing in her food saucer of late, while eating. I can tell it’s pee from the smell (smells a little sometimes but not always), and bc the water wasn’t in the plate earlier. I also caught her do it once, her...

Rémy and I are still waiting for the final test results, but the vet suspected either gout or an infection. He´s a sweetheart and I´ll do everything to make him get better. He is active and eating well.

I recently purchased a Female Hermann’s Tortoise and would like to get a second one from a more reputable breeder, I’m hoping someone on here can help me find one as I’m not sure what sites and breeders are reputable.

Hey everyone , so I have a one year old Hermanns tortoise who may be having trouble with one eye. Her right eye seems to be fine as you can see from the second and third pics , but her left eye has a white border around it and when she blinks it looks kind of painful the 4th image shows exactly...

My Hermann tortoise is around 4 years old (s)he seems quite small for their age but i was wondering if anyone could help me with the gender?!

Hi there, I set up my enclosure months ago for my baby, dialed in the temperatures and set up the UV strip before it arrived two weeks ago. Reading about Ferguson zones for Hermanns (zone 3), I set the UV strip where it reads about 2.3 UVI, which falls within the zone 3 range according to the...

Hello! My family just adopted these two Hermanns and I’m determined to sex them before naming them. Any ideas on their sexes? Thanks!

Hey guys I’m a newbie to keeping torts and also to this forum. I am looking for general advice as I am reading mixed reviews. I’ve recently got myself a hermanns, Terry! ?? He is 2 years old. He is very mischievous and active. The last couple of says he’s been climbing on top of his hide and...

My hermanns tortoise has a swollen butthole and i dont know what it is. He gets fed daily with salad leaves and gets a strawberry once a month and this has never happened before. Today he had very runny poop and thats when we noticed something wasnt right. He is almost 4.

Hi Guys, I keep a mix of Golden Greek and Greek tortoises outdoor with amix of Soil and hay. The temperature in my country is quite hot at the moment around 32 degrees celcius

So my Hermanns, I got her from a pet store back in October, she was eating greens kinda, for awhile not a lot but she was eating some. I tried mixing greens with peppers and the standard Mazuri, she was not having it. I have learned she loves cucumber and strawberries and butternut squash but I...

I have a desert tortoise who I live and adore ?! She is the best. My question is some day in the distant future if I get more space, could she ever live with a Hermanns tortoise or any other tortoise species? If not I am curious as to why, I know some people are against cohabitating but the...

Hey guys! This is Alfredo. When we got this little guy, we were told by the breeders that it's likely a male because his tail length was on the longer side in this specific clutch, but, now that four years have passed, we genuinely have no idea as to whether or not Alfredo is male or female.

I got my baby in the mail today! He seems to be okay, but he isn't really moving around a ton. I have the heat and light lamp. He has water and food but he is so small Im not sure he can get to them. Also my substrate seems difficult for him to move over. Is this because its the wrong substrate...

My tortoise should be delivered tomorrow. I was wondering if there is any tips or things I should know. I read a lot about care, but I think the most useful info will come from people who have actual done this. Specific questions I have are -How close should my bathing rock be to my heat...

Hello I have a Herman Tortoise named George he is 6 1/2 years old and I'm wondering what's going on with his shell. He walks, eats normally he is active and his eyes and nose are clear and his tongue is nice and pink also his number 1s and 2s are regular and normal looking, his beak does need a...

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. On thursday i tried to wake up my 17 yo herman tortoise from her winter nap, today is saturday, evening and she went to a general vet on thursday who gave baytrill liquid and eyedrops for everyday use. Her symptoms havent changed and i am very worried and devastated Eyes swollen shut...

I am writing this because I wanna plan ahead, I have my Hermann Tortoise and A Russian and I know they both can get up to 10 inches. My question is I really would love to adopt one more tortoise, I was thinking the leopard or the red legged tortoise. I want to know what the minimum requirements...

I was giving my little one a soak and as usual, I check over her shell to see if she is okay. (When I first got her, she had chips missing from her shell) Nothing seemed out of the usual until I flipped her over and seen this pink spot. It's not soft, but it does bubble out VERY slightly. I'm...