Hi, I’m looking to adopt a hermann’s tortoise (prefer adopting from someone that needs to rehome their tortoise rather than buying from a breeder). I live in MD and willing to wait. For transparency, this is my first time with tortoises but I did have a red-eared slider (he sadly passed away at the age of 20). I’ve been doing a lot of research but it’s a bit difficult since there’s a lot of mixed opinions. Let me know if you know of a tortoise that needs a new home or a rescue that I can follow!
Looking to adopt a hermanns tortoise
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Littleredfootbigredheart
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Hello! Aw it’s so wonderful you want to adopt!! There’s SO many that need better homes! I’d actually suggest getting yourself on something like Craigslist, so many come up! Just do be aware some haven’t had the best start in life, therefore need some extra tlc
As far as care information, I know firsthand how truly overwhelming the beginning stages of research can feel! Believe me when I say you’ll be saving yourself a whole lot of confusion by using this place as your only source of information, once more knowledgeable it’s easier to distinguish the good from the bad so you can look elsewhere, but if just starting out, I definitely suggest staying here, you can feel free to challenge members on their answers to get to the nitty gritty of any information you need. This place is made up of folks from around the world, many of whom have spent years perfecting their care for the healthiest, smoothest tortoises long term. Facebook pages, stores, breeders and most vets are d are following very outdated information, stick around here and you’ll see why so many love it!!
If wanting to adopt an adult, perhaps you’ll find this thread useful
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Some further inspiration for an adult set up
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If you ended up deciding on a baby, hopefully this thread I made might be useful to look over! It covers equipment, levels, importance of a closed chamber for younger tortoises(only way to maintain the humidity you need), appropriately maintaining the humidity, substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything and a really handy diet link to check out! If going with a greenhouse, the lower the ceiling height, whilst still allowing for recommended bulb height, the better!
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This includes some more closed chamber options for a baby, some more efficient than others
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Lastly, probably the most important, this one is also really good to familiarise yourself with, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying
tortoiseforum.org
Hope they help! Take all the time you need going over things, there’s lots of great threads on here! Welcome to the forum, lovely to have you here
As far as care information, I know firsthand how truly overwhelming the beginning stages of research can feel! Believe me when I say you’ll be saving yourself a whole lot of confusion by using this place as your only source of information, once more knowledgeable it’s easier to distinguish the good from the bad so you can look elsewhere, but if just starting out, I definitely suggest staying here, you can feel free to challenge members on their answers to get to the nitty gritty of any information you need. This place is made up of folks from around the world, many of whom have spent years perfecting their care for the healthiest, smoothest tortoises long term. Facebook pages, stores, breeders and most vets are d are following very outdated information, stick around here and you’ll see why so many love it!!
If wanting to adopt an adult, perhaps you’ll find this thread useful
Housing adult Russian and Hermans indoors
Hello there! In this thread I’m going to include some information an example of an appropriate indoor set up for an older Herman/russian. As much as it’s encouraged to have tortoises in a safe outdoor enclosure, I understand being from the uk myself, that some climates make it difficult to...
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Some further inspiration for an adult set up
Enclosure inspiration
Howdy folks! Hope everyone is well! As you all know, I’m a big fan of making threads that cater more towards visual learners like myself, I’ve really been wanting to create a thread full of adult enclosure inspiration for a while now, I’ve managed to find some great references over time! I do...
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If you ended up deciding on a baby, hopefully this thread I made might be useful to look over! It covers equipment, levels, importance of a closed chamber for younger tortoises(only way to maintain the humidity you need), appropriately maintaining the humidity, substrates, there’s lots of visual examples for everything and a really handy diet link to check out! If going with a greenhouse, the lower the ceiling height, whilst still allowing for recommended bulb height, the better!
Housing young Russian/Herman
Hello there! In this thread, I’m going to include some information on an effective way to tackle a starter set up/a way you can build a bigger size once your baby is an adult. I know it looks a lot to go over, I like to make sure all bases are covered, I’m happy to break down any information...
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This includes some more closed chamber options for a baby, some more efficient than others
Visual inspiration
Hi guys! I’ve had some lovely messages complimenting me on my care sheets I made for all the visuals they include! That makes me so happy because as a visual learner myself, that was my goal🥰 I’ve recently had some requests for some more visual inspiration for set ups that can house babies/...
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Lastly, probably the most important, this one is also really good to familiarise yourself with, it’ll help you avoid the wrong bulbs, substrates, housing etc, I always encourage double checking purchases on the forum too before buying
Common keeping errors
Hello everyone! I’d been a long time lurker on this site long before joining just under a year ago now, over that time I’ve seen these husbandry issues come up time and time again, sometimes with dire consequences☹️ I thought this thread might serve as a good visual guide for these common...
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Hope they help! Take all the time you need going over things, there’s lots of great threads on here! Welcome to the forum, lovely to have you here
