Herbie the Hermann's

HappyHerbie

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Hello everyone,

I've just got Herbie. He's about 6 months old and is a cute little torty! I've wanted a tortoise for so many years but the time was never right....until now. We're in Yorkshire, UK.

I've used this site loads to read up on so much. All the topics and replies have been extremely helpful so thank you all for this. I now feel quite confident and able to provide the best care for Herbie.

I'm really happy with Herbie's set up - a tortoise table with mainly a sand/soil mix, bowls, slate, stones and his lamps. His heat lamp comes on at 7am and off at 9pm. He's in my dining room and the central heating comes on automatically if it drops below 15 degrees. He's very rarely up and moving before 9:30am and often takes himself off to the 'bedroom' at about 5:30ish. I've been turning his UV lamp on at about 8am and turning it off at about 8pm. Is this ok? I figured he might still need heat while he's sleeping but not UV.

Looking forward to reading your responses!

Thanks,

Katy and Herbie
 
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Yvonne G

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Hi Katy, and welcome to the Forum! Nice pictures.
 

diamondbp

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Katy welcome to TFO. THat's a gorgeous eastern hermanns you have there!
 
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