Hermann Tortoise

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sim1l3vin

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Hey guys! I just got a hermann tortoise! It os very small and adorable! It is only 3 weeks old! It doesnt really move, and in the habitat i have a couple small tortoise sculptures made out of rock and my tortoise keeps climbing on them! Is that normal? Is it also normal that he moves so slow? Also aprox how many hours should he sleep? Remember he is only 3 weeks old!
 

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Yvonne G

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Hi sim1l3vin, and welcome to the Forum!!

The two most common mistakes beginner tortoise-keepers make with baby tortoises are not keeping them warm enough and not keeping them hydrated.

Your baby needs a UVB light plus a heat/light where he can warm up more than 85F degrees. I like to use the UVB lights that also put out heat, called Mercury Vapor Bulb (MVB). They're expensive, but they work well.

Soak your baby in warm water every day for about 15 minutes.

What kind of food are you offering?
 

MasterOogway

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Your baby is just adorable! Did you pick a name yet.


What a cutie! Did you pick a name?


Sorry I didn't think the first one went through :p
 

gieseygirly

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Hermann's are my next choice of tortoise! Your's is so pretty! Might I ask where you acquired your lil one from? Having fun raising him/her!!!
 
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