hermann diet

  1. TortugaFriend

    Help identifying this rock - limestone I think - safe as a feeding slab?

    My little hill in Los Angeles is covered in this stuff. It is soft and if I apply any amount of pressure, it just crumbles. I have been using it as a slate and am wondering if I could more of Trixie's (hermanni) outdoor enclosure with it. Consequently there are lots of little pebbles of it...
  2. L

    Hermann’s tortoise immobile after Panacur treatment – looking for advice/experiences

    Bonjour, Ma tortue d'Hermann (Testudo hermanni), pesant 1,3 kg, a expulsé un parasite. Le vétérinaire lui a ensuite administré du fenbendazole (Panacur) à la dose de 100 mg/kg (130 mg au total). Depuis lors, elle est complètement immobile, avec des mouvements désorientés et incapable de se...
  3. D

    Growth

    My 10, almost 11 month Dalmatian Hermanns is 117g, I got it from hatchling, 10g. I haven’t seen many see this rapid of growth rate, he eats romaine lettuce and dandelion leaves mostly with some grazing outside on clover and grass (Franklin likes it). Should I be concerned? There is some small...
  4. X

    General Hermann Tortoise Advice

    Hi guys! I'm new here and new to owning a tortoise in general. My dad was given a Hermann Tortoise (at least this is what the guy said she is), by someone he works with, because the bloke didn't know enough about them, and couldn't be bothered to research its needs, but my dad hasn't got the...
  5. AjDaVinci

    Hibernation

    Hi, we have been struggling with helping our tortoise gain weight for about a year now. We brought him to the vet for critical care, injections, tube feeding etc. We now inject him ourselves twice a week because we have to stop him from hibernating as he is too thin to hibernate. Vet says his...
  6. I

    How to upgrade Hermanns enclosure?

    Hi! It's my first time writing on this forum. I got a Hermanns tortoise yesterday and didn't even know I was getting it, so I couldn't prepare properly. This is what I managed to do with things I already had in my house. The tortoise isn't that old yet, it's about 7cm long. How could I improve...
  7. 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
  8. Sally enjoying a lil melon

    Sally enjoying a lil melon

  9. Sallythehermanntortoise

    Sally enjoying some much

    Sally 1st time eating dandelions
  10. Zenpsyche

    New Hermann’s Tortoise questions 🐢

    Hi ya’ll!!! I am somewhat new to this forum but I’ve been doing a lot of research over the past months… Last week I got a new amazing Hermans tortoise from a really sweet privately owned pet shop. I’m guessing he is about a year and a half to two years old. He’s about 5 inches in length. The...
  11. H

    My tortoise won’t accept nutrients?

    Hello! I have a Hermann’s tortoise that is about 4 years old. I’ve had him for about 9 months and he is my first reptile. He’s been acting kind of strange lately and I don’t know why. It started about a week ago when I noticed he wasn’t eating very much of his food. I got him kale and green...
  12. H

    Help! My Hermann's tortoise keeps getting substrate in his mouth!

    Hi I have a 4 year old hermanns tortoise and i keep finding pieces of substrate hanging from his mouth. I use zoo med forrest floor and it seems to get in his mouth and i have to pull the strands out. I’m not sure if he’s trying to eat it or if he digs and the pieces get in his mouth? Is there...
  13. J

    Hermanns Tortoise less active

    Hi all I’ve had my Hermanns now for about 2 months and it’s going well! However, just wanted to see people’s opinion on who active she has been for the last couple of weeks. She is only about a year old and and has been pretty active through the summer which is when I got her, but as the...
  14. Eve0810

    Hermann Tortoise Viv layout, food and routine

    Hi Everyone, I posted in this forum a few months ago asking for help about Franks shell starting to pyramid. We took all the advice everyone suggested - so thank you! He is a 2 year old hermann tortoise and now has an orchid bark substrate which we keep humid by spraying it with water. We also...
  15. H

    Tortoise suddenly won’t eat

    Tortellini (Eastern Hermann) is about 4-6 months old and is 76g. I keep him in a vivarium because it is terribly dry in the winter (like my own body is cracking because it’s so dry). It’s around 70%~80% at all times. Cool zone 28c, hot zone 33c, central 30c. He had sun soak time until early...
  16. yay14

    Good Calcium for diet?

    Hi i have a 1 year old hermann tortoise and now during the cold months i can't feed an all weed and flowers diet so i have to buy some grocery store stuff. So right now he gets, Arugula, Radiccio, Endive, Frisee, Kale and some pak choy every now and then. I also give him some weeds that i have...
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