Hi all my name is sarah and I live in the uk and my first tortoise Stanley is an adorable Hermann around 8Months old now. I’ve wanted a tortoise from being a little girl and done so much research prior to his arrival but am still at a loss for some definitive answers [emoji848]. I hope some of you guys on here can help. First of all:- where I got my little Hermann from 7 weeks ago used to give him ‘starve days’ and recommended this. Is it good/necessary? I have a few times but he seems really desperate for food when I do [emoji53]
Hi all. My first tortoise (Hermanns)
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Feed him!!! I haven’t seen anyone on this forum approve of starve days. Offer him enough so that there is a little bit left over. Then you’ll know how much to feed. Have you read our care sheets?
And welcome! Lol. Post pics too!
And welcome! Lol. Post pics too!
You should be feeding him everyday, more than he’ll eat. Please give these a read-Russian Tortoise Care Sheet
https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/
Beginner Mistakes
https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/
You seem to have gotten a lot of misinformation. It’s great that you found us!
Could you give us a picture of your enclosure?
https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Russian-Tortoise-Care-Sheet.80698/
Beginner Mistakes
https://tortoiseforum.org/index.php?threads/Beginner-Mistakes.45180/
You seem to have gotten a lot of misinformation. It’s great that you found us!
Could you give us a picture of your enclosure?
Welcome! He is gorgeous.
No, he doesn’t need “starve” days. He might experience that in the wild but that doesn’t mean it’s good or that we should replicate it.
He looks as if he’s been kept a little dry; nothing that can’t be improved at this age but do read the care sheets; I think he may need a soaking.
If your care sheet said anything about feeding carrots, capsicum, or sweet corn; disregard it completely.
No, he doesn’t need “starve” days. He might experience that in the wild but that doesn’t mean it’s good or that we should replicate it.
He looks as if he’s been kept a little dry; nothing that can’t be improved at this age but do read the care sheets; I think he may need a soaking.
If your care sheet said anything about feeding carrots, capsicum, or sweet corn; disregard it completely.
Welcome!
I put enough food out DAILY so that by the end of the day there's still a little left over.
I put enough food out DAILY so that by the end of the day there's still a little left over.
I soaked him every day at first and now soak him every other day, I also give his substrate a good moistening and mix up every couple of days and empty his water dish under heat lamp daily.
What's the substrate that you use? Based on the photo, it looks like sand. I would recommend switching to coco coir or another substrate that holds humidity and moisture fairly well.
Hi. He has coconut coir in his bedroom bit and Komodo eco earth in the rest. I will take some photos tomorrow and put them on
Where are the pictures?? I’m very impatient [emoji847] [emoji217][emoji217][emoji217]beautiful tort [emoji7]
Id say pyramiding. Try getting the humidity a little higher.
Thank you. Not what I wanted to hear ♀️. It is warm [emoji299]️at night every couple of nights, I’ll have to start doing it every night. He was similar maybe slightly worse when I got him [emoji53]
Wide-eyed little guy. Welcome!
He is such a little piglet [emoji38]
Welcome to the group! I am also in the daily feeding camp. What a cutie you have
Thank you. He is my little beauty [emoji3]
