herman's tortoise

Bramble is almost a year old so I wanted to make a post celebrating and also thought I'd give a run down on all my husbandry with him, since I'm new to posting on here and he's also my first tortoise. Just want to share and see if anyone has any thoughts or advice, if maybe I've missed any...

I adopted Trixie back in Oct 25 and almost immediately she wanted to brumate. I managed to keep her up a few more weeks but as she wasn't pooping I started making plans to brumate her. Some of my family lives next door and had 3 different fridges to choose from but neither the desk cooler nor...

I wondered if anyone has a hatchling Herman’s like I do and have used a humidifier from ReptiZoo? He’s in a large clear plastic container that I wanna say is about 150 gallons. I was thinking about cutting 2 - 1 inch holes at the end that I could stick the hoses for the humidifier in and just...

Hi, I got a baby hermann‘s tortoise a couple of months ago, and it was going so well I decided to get her a baby sister. I got the baby, around 9mo old, yesterday and put her in the enclosure with her. All seemed to be well at first, all parameters are correct in the enclosure and I’m almost...

Hi, I have two lovely healthy tortoises that I sadly won't be able to care for when I move from my home to an apartment in 5 weeks. I live in Boston and would like to find a great home for each of them; separate homes are fine. I bought them a few months apart in early 2013 at the New England...

Tucker wouldn’t eat these littles growing in his enclosure, but sure loved the blossoms!

Hi all, new member here. I recently got a herman tortoise at an expo. About 3 days ago. He's super active and i love him so much already I've been reading the posts for about a week. Now I have all the basics. My temp gun will be here on Thursday but other wise I have the basics that were...

Hi everyone i'm new around here but i wish to become more involved day by day. by the end of the month ill get my little western Herman turtle, rn he/she is like 4.5cm, she's beeing soaked costantly and feed right waiting for me to pick her up. I'm trying to gather the most amount of usefull...

hello i have a western Hermann tortoise; in the day time hours the range of humidity in the vivarium is anywhere from 34% to 46%. i think this is a problem as i can see that there is potential pyramiding and i want to prevent this as best as i can, this is my first time looking after a tortoise...

Hi everyone, I’m so sad I have to post this. I’m not sure how to do this so I hope to get advice from ya’ll… I have a super sweet adult Hermann’s Tortoise that I need to rehome. I moved out to CA with her and 2 cats last October. Now I’m having to move back to TX but this time I don’t have...

Hi Hermann parents - anyone from New York/New York city with success brumating hermanns outdoors all year? Would love to hear from you. I have a clutch of adult 6 that I’ve always brought in but now considering brumating.

Just a quick question I need to know if my Herman Tortoise is healthy? It’s developed these patches on the scutes..?

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...

Hello! I would be interested in Either a Greek tortoise or Hermann's tortoise (Would also be interested in any tortoise that doesn't get too big) I am located in Christchurch, New Zealand. If you breed tortoises yourself or know of any suitable breeders (In New Zealand) feel free to send me a...

I found cactus at my local grocery store and I was wondering if it was safe to feed my baby hermanns! She is only about 3-4 months old. Any help is greatly appreciated:)

Hi all, this is my first ever post! We have a 16 year old herman's tort and are looking to get her a bigger tortoise table this Christmas. In her current one, she only has a food bowl and water bowl, but when she gets more space I'd love to add some extra decor. I've read that decor should be...