New Hermanns Home At Last

[Tortoise]

I thought I would post photos of my 2 new Hermanns.
I picked them up yesterday and they seem to be settling in well.
They are smaller than I anticipated.I am so happy to have these.
They are around 7-8 weeks old and have grown about a half inch since hatching apparently.
Still experimenting with substrates etc in their big tub enclosure-I was going to build a table and then saw these stock tubs available and it was perfect for them.
I have some peat moss as a substrate and wet it down a little as I worry about the dust.

Thanks for looking!
Louise

 

[maggi]

aww they are so cute louise enjoy hun x

 

[coreyc]

Congrats' they are too cute

 

[wrmitchell22]

Aww! So cute

 

[cemmons12]

Great looking torts, congrats! I like using Eco Earth(brand) coconut fiber substrate. It doesn't mold and stuff when u mist it down. Just food for thought.

 

[Tortoise]

Great looking torts, congrats! I like using Eco Earth(brand) coconut fiber substrate. It doesn't mold and stuff when u mist it down. Just food for thought.

Thanks for the suggestion_i will have to track some down Our local hardware store had cedar bark but the pieces were huge-they would get lost, buried in such large pieces.
They are incredibly cute-barely 2 inches long so look kinda lost in their enclosure-lots of room to roam!
I have them outdoors for a while-assuming its ok to put young babies out given shade, protection, moisture etc? Should their outside time be limited I wonder ?

Thanks for the suggestion

Louise

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Thanks for the nice comments everyone.
I have waited 5-6 years for Hermanns to come along so it has been a patience game for me.
I'm so pleased with them.
Any tips appreciated as these are my youngest babies (of any species) so far - I can't believe how small they are!
Thank you!!!
Louise

 

[cemmons12]

Great looking torts, congrats! I like using Eco Earth(brand) coconut fiber substrate. It doesn't mold and stuff when u mist it down. Just food for thought.

Thanks for the suggestion_i will have to track some down Our local hardware store had cedar bark but the pieces were huge-they would get lost, buried in such large pieces.
They are incredibly cute-barely 2 inches long so look kinda lost in their enclosure-lots of room to roam!
I have them outdoors for a while-assuming its ok to put young babies out given shade, protection, moisture etc? Should their outside time be limited I wonder ?

Thanks for the suggestion

Louise

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Thanks for the nice comments everyone.
I have waited 5-6 years for Hermanns to come along so it has been a patience game for me.
I'm so pleased with them.
Any tips appreciated as these are my youngest babies (of any species) so far - I can't believe how small they are!
Thank you!!!
Louise
I'm still pretty new at this so I won't pretend to know it all, but "I" wouldn't leave them outside for real long periods of time being how the are little ones.

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[Isa]

Aww they are so tiny They are beautiful! Congrats .

 

[l0velesly]

Beauties! One of them has unique irregular scutes.

 

[natsamjosh]

Cute little ones, congrats! I just got my first one a few weeks ago, so I'm a new owner as well.

 

[Zouave]

Congratz!

 

[Tom]

They are gorgeous. Love them. I think the irregular scutes are pretty neat looking. I don't have any Hermanns yet, but only I leave my hatchling sulcatas and leopards out for an hour or two each day. Its very dry here and I worry about them dehydrating in the hot sun. As they get older and larger, I leave them out longer and longer. My yearlings are out for 6-8 hours usually.

 

[Tortoise]

They are gorgeous. Love them. I think the irregular scutes are pretty neat looking. I don't have any Hermanns yet, but only I leave my hatchling sulcatas and leopards out for an hour or two each day. Its very dry here and I worry about them dehydrating in the hot sun. As they get older and larger, I leave them out longer and longer. My yearlings are out for 6-8 hours usually.

Thanks Tom
In fact that is what I ended up doing-2 hours max yesterday as it was up to 29 degrees here and they had chosen to hit the shade so they came inside. They are just so tiny-I still can't get over how small they are-incredibly cute, I'm just in tortoise la la land right now

I had put them in a cat litter box with moist earth within another tortoise enclosure so they shared the screened roof and they must have dug around a bit in the soil-I'll attach some photos soon-very funny!!

Thanks for the advice-I will continue to put them out daily but limited time.
You mentioned not having Hermanns yet?? Are you planning any?
Louise

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Cute little ones, congrats! I just got my first one a few weeks ago, so I'm a new owner as well.

Thanks-Congrats on your new little one too.
Hope he or she is settling in well?

Louise

 

[missmoofi]

awww they are soooo darn CUTE good luck and congrats !!

I love the way one of the shells has like a shield shape on the top !!

 

[SnakeyeZ]

Cute tortoises Louise!

So tiny... that's how small my greek was when I got him.

 

[Amy9]

They are so small and cute Very pretty!

 

[Tortoise]

They are so small and cute Very pretty!

Thanks Amy
Is that a Californian rabbit on your pic?
I have one here.When I lived in the UK as a child, I had a Californian rabbit for a pet-best rabbit I ever had..

Louise