hermann

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if hibernation is a requirement for my little Hermann's. He's 2 years old at the moment and kept in a comfortably warm indoor enclosure. I didn't hibernate him the past 2 winters as the vet recommended I don't consider hibernation until he's a little bit older...

About 1 year old ♡ Destroying his tiny cakeumber treat ??? I do need to ask since the papers say otherwise and I don't believe that he could be over 1, weighing around 50 to 53 grams. Any kind of speculation is welcome!

I would love to adopt a Russian or Hermann's tortoise in the St. Louis MO or Southern IL area. Please contact me. I've got an enclosure and all the supplies ready. I had a tort lined up but it fell through.

Today i found this yellow crystal in my tortoises enclosure and looked up what i could be. I found something about that they're urin could crystalize when they're super dehydrated but the picture of those where very different from what i found sense what i found was compeltely dry and hard on...

I found this in my tortoises enclosure and was wondering if it's a bladder stone? You can scrape of the sides of it with your nail but it's to hard to crush between your fingers.

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...

Hello! Im new here, i got a baby hermann tortoise in April, hes great! Such a funny lil guy, but i have a question.. i recently added in some rocks for him to play with to keep him occupied, but he started to bite them? And now hes even started to lift up the rocks and sniff underneath them? Im...

I’m starting to see a pattern here with my baby Hermann... I weigh her most days, and while she has gained 8g in the 4+weeks she has been here, most days there is no weight gain, or just a 1g difference. Her diet is a rotation of plantain, mulberry, chicory, grape, clover with some extra dried...

Hello, I’m looking for recommendations for tortoise breeders in the United States. I’m from Minnesota but am unable to find a breeder anywhere remotely close to me. I’m still not 100% sure on the species of tortoise I’m planning on getting yet, but looking into Russians and Hermanns (as I’m...

Hi everyone! I am a new owner to a baby Hermanns, it has been 4 days since bringing baby home and I was given very little information when adopting him. I have done as much research as possible since bringing my new little family member home but I have so many questions and concerns. POOP...

After taking Peggy to the vets today they have said that she could possibly have an infection. But there’s still hope! She is being given antibiotics and we’re giving her special food. Things are definitely looking up and I just want to say thank you everyone for all your advice.

It's been a long story, but basically, since I got these two cute critters, they have been eating Pak-Choi. In fact, they were eating Pak-Choi when I first saw them in the store. I have tried feeding them with a variety of other plants, but they rejected them all. My attempts include: Plantains...

I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself yet! I am happy to have found this forum. Me and my mum have been incubating eggs for 3 years now. Our first year we got only one little guy but this year we’re expecting 11 and 6 have already hatched! They are all so adorable and we will do our best for...

Hi everyone! My name is Brian and I live in Los Angeles. I recently became an owner/proud parent of an Eastern Hermann's Hatchling, Tortilla! He (maybe a he?) has been getting daily soaks, has a great appetite, gets some sun during lunch, burrows down for long sleeps, and already enjoys us...

We left our 3 year old hermann tortoise in his run with his companion and we didn't realise there was a small hole in the run luckily only he got out but we have searched the garden a far few times and we have also checked the neighbours garden a few times too and so far no luck we have also...

I recently got a hatchling from tortoise town and Im struggling with getting the humidity above 35% in his enclosure. I soak him for 15 minutes everyday along with dampening his bedding. I also mist down his table two/three times a day. I have his humidity gage about 6 inches off the substrate...

I noticed my babys belly slightly red, pink and veiny i dont think ive ever noticed this before, is this an indicator of him needing more needing less off? could it mean something internally? appreciate the quick response am sitting worried now Also if anyone is able to sex ‘him’ that would be...

Hi all! I've had Aristotle, a hermann tortoise, for 1.5 years and her new growth on her shell has become a brighter yellow colour than her older growth- please see attached photo. I havent changed anything in regards to her food/habitat. Is this healthy or should i be worried? Thank you! Ellie

I am a new tortoise owner. Very beginner so I have a lot of questions. I have a baby Hermann's which is about 6 months old. I've done my research but I still got confused or maybe still suffering from information overload. I have few questions: 1. Humidity - What is the right humidity for a...

Hello! I’ve been searching info for weeks and often end up on this site so I thought I should finally join :) Our tortoise is just a baby and super adorable but the information available is inconsistent and pet stores are horrible; they nearly blinded our poor little guy with coil bulbs that...