hermann's tortoise

Hi, I have a reed diffuser in my room, but my Hermann's is in here to. I got one because my new room smells like dogs, but I'm not sure whether the fragrance fumes will damage her tiny lungs. Thanks. :)

Howdy there folk. I have a question that I just can't find the answer to anywhere. So I work at a national pet retail chain and we just got in this little guy. He was sent to us labeled as a russian tortoise. Now, admittedly, I'm not great at distinguishing between the Testudo species, but this...

So this has been done before and trust me I've scoured them looking for matching plants. I think I've gotten most of them right for my Dalmatian Hermanns but i still have a few questions. I've included pictures of the plant and the leafs. Top and bottom. For better identification. Plants 1 and...

Hi, my name is Jack, and I recently got a 4-year-old Hermanns tortoise named Oogway. and I have some questions. Should I feed him more than once a day, How much should I feed him, I have done a lot of research on their diets so I think I have that one covered. What should his basking spot be...

I have a ~1 year old hermann's tortoise that I've had for about 7 to 8 months. Everything has been really good so far aside from a minor RI that he just recently got over. I'm concerned now because his urates have become chalky. I've increased the amount of soak time he gets, how many times a...

Hi, I have a Hermann Tortoise that I keep indoors, (I use the UV light in her enclosure) and I was wondering does the uvb light affect us.

I have never had a tortoise before and am really appreciating the depth of experience on this forum, including and especially the Beginner's Mistakes. I am debating whether to go for a Russian or a Hermann's tortoise at a fair this weekend. I live in Minnesota, so the tortoise will need to be...

hello! my name is Avery, I'm very new to the tortoise world. I felt very prepared for the little tort to arrive after all my research, right until he actually got here. He (we've been saying he for now) is about two months old and named Allo (picture in my profile pic). my list of questions...

Any medical advice on the following would be hugely appreciated ... We have a small number of adult Hermann's rescued from development sites here in Montenegro and awaiting relocation to a reserve in the spring. Two of the females appear to have, to varying degrees, tissue infection in the...