hermann's tortoise

Help! Looking for someone who has seen these marks before... An overview of my problem: These are my Hermaans hatchlings, just over 4 months old. They've been really easy to care for, no issues until now.... I first noticed these yellow marks on 7.5.26 after a soak, looking them over. I...

Hi everyone! I’m a teen and I’ve had my Hermann’s tortoise living in a 40-gallon tank for about two years now. He’s about 6 inches wide and 5 inches long. His diet mostly includes collard greens, dandelion greens, and sometimes flowers when they bloom. Occasionally, I give him some arugula and...

Hi, One day after soaking, I noticed some sort of discoloration on the belly of my young hermann's tort. Is this shell rot? I keep him in a closed chamber enclosure with ~80% humidity. For substrate, I use mix of peat moss and orchid bark. In terms of behavior, there is no change. He's eating...

Hi all, I’ve decided to get my first tortoise and will be ready soon to bring one home. After doing a lot of research I think I’m mostly going between a Hermann’s or Moroccan Greek tortoise although am open to other suggestions. I live in Albuquerque NM which is arid with four seasons and...

Hello! So I have a 7 year old Hermann’s tortoise and I’m trying to replace the big bulky dome lights with tube lights to make his habitat less cluttered looking. I ordered this specific light on Amazon https://a.co/d/dzsMu3Q (Oiibo T5 HO Reptile Light Fixture UVB Lighting Combo Kit Suit for...

Dozer will be turning 4 years old in May and he weighs a little better than 2 pounds. He grew pretty quickly and has been seemingly happy, healthy and incredibly energetic. Ever since his tail started to lengthen, he’s always carried it differently than what I’ve seen from other male...

Hi all, I'm currently keeping a sub-adult male Hermann's tortoise. I've had him since last fall, and he's just great. However, I do have a few questions about his diet. I was told by the previous owner he was fed fresh fruit daily (strawberries, mangos, etc). To my knowledge, his diet was far...

Lost turtles and tortoise. On 7-22-22 A hide in my tortoise pen collapsed allowing 2 box turtles and a Hermann's tortoise to climb it and escape. They will be in the E.214th area of Euclid Ohio Which is right outside of Cleveland. A reward is available if found. I just want them back home...

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...

Hello friends. I have a 2 year old Eastern Hermann’s tortoise who is close to full grown. He weighs around 660 grams and is round 6 1/2 inches long. I noticed this morning he was making a sound that sounded like a little bird chirping. From what I’ve read on the forum, I assume this is the...

Playing in the leaves ?

Ready for fall ??

I’m getting a young hermann’s tortoise soon. i live in georgia where the humidity can get very high especially during the summer months. will it be safe? i know low humidity can cause pyramiding but what happens if the humidity is too high?

Good Evening. I recently purchased a Russian Tort who we named Albus Dumbledore (huge Harry Potter Fans Here). We had a sulcata a few years ago that passed due to health issues. I am new to Russians though. I got a really long and wide Zilla Terrarium, hide out, food, water/soak bowls, cork...

I first want to thank all of the members who are putting in countless hours posting replies and helping people out. I, like many others, did an enormous amount of research before getting my Hermann’s tortoise. I was so confused by all the conflicting information. The only thing I knew for...

My Hermanns, Ravi has recently started crawling under his water dish. In doing so, he completely empties it. He then carries it on his back to sit underneath it by his light. I have no idea why he is doing this, can anyone help? He has never done this and we haven’t changed anything about how...

Hi, I'm looking to get a baby Hermann's tortoise in May-ish. I've compiled a list of supplies I'm getting for them in advance. If you have any suggestions please let me know so I can update my list. Thanks! Food/Water https://kapidolofarms.com/product-category/foods-and-diet-items/ (hibiscus...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to pop in and share some new pics of Tortilla. He (maybe?) is almost 9 months old now and we've had a great time taking care of him and spending time with him everyday.

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...

I own a HT since he was born 8 years ago. Out of nowhere, he became lethargic and no longer himself. That was 7 weeks ago. We have taken him to the vet several times and received treatment via injections for renal failure and vitamin A shot. This did not change anything so we took him for a...