New Hermanns In Kent, UK

[Jabuticaba]

Hello and welcome! I have 2 Hermann's torts as well. Nice table!


May
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[ditzyangeluk]

I am thinking about changing to Coco Coir, where did you get yours from? and what brand is it?



What a good looking tortoise !! have you got more pics of your table? im looking to improve mine a little and am looking for ideas.

My table is about to be upgraded in the next couple of weeks as I have a small basic one to start with. Suggest: go as big as you can to start with! Mine at the moment is like this;

 

[Sam12352]

My table is about to be upgraded in the next couple of weeks as I have a small basic one to start with. Suggest: go as big as you can to start with! Mine at the moment is like this;

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Very nice, how big is your next going to be? mine spends most of the time in the garden, eating stuff.. lol

 

[yillt]

I love everything about your tortoise. Him,the cage,the log attached to the wall,his shell,his cage,the substrate and the thermometer which I think you got from Exo Terra. Carry on with the good work.

 

[ditzyangeluk]

Very nice, how big is your next going to be? mine spends most of the time in the garden, eating stuff.. lol

I am having a 48" x 36" built by a friend ... sooo excited! Sparky won't know what to do with himself, ha!

 

[Sam12352]

I love everything about your tortoise. Him,the cage,the log attached to the wall,his shell,his cage,the substrate and the thermometer which I think you got from Exo Terra. Carry on with the good work.

Thank you for the kind words!!

 

[Sam12352]

I am having a 48" x 36" built by a friend ... sooo excited! Sparky won't know what to do with himself, ha!

Thats a good size, should last for a while. Do you have an outdoor pen for him?

 

[FeebeeDeebee]

Yours looks much better than mine But here it is...

 

[yillt]

Yours looks much better than mine But here it is...

I like that cage but the light should be pointing downward preferably. Also it should have a head around it so it is directed at one point instead of the whole cage being hot. .

 

[Sam12352]

Yours looks much better than mine But here it is...

I like the idea of having a real plant.. I need to look into what ones i can get for Stomp

 

[ditzyangeluk]

Thats a good size, should last for a while. Do you have an outdoor pen for him?

Yours looks fab - not too crowded which I have a habit of doing for different climby things! The outside one is going to be the same size - 48" x 36" but I haven't told my friend yet that I will want another one (or maybe two) the same size to add on ha!

I like the idea of having a real plant.. I need to look into what ones i can get for Stomp

I had a mint plant in mine as it is ok for tortoises but they don't eat it cos of the strong smell (which I loved!) and they are quite hardy too. I now have spider plants

 

[FeebeeDeebee]

I am thinking about changing to Coco Coir, where did you get yours from? and what brand is it?



What a good looking tortoise !! have you got more pics of your table? im looking to improve mine a little and am looking for ideas.

I got the coconut coir from my local garden centre...when I asked they told me they didn't have any but I spotted some masquerading as compost...just needs soaking so it expands

 

[Sam12352]

I got the coconut coir from my local garden centre...when I asked they told me they didn't have any but I spotted some masquerading as compost...just needs soaking so it expands

Can you plant plants into coco coir? (might be a stupid question - have no gardening experience)

 

[FeebeeDeebee]

I like the idea of having a real plant.. I need to look into what ones i can get for Stomp

The plant is actually a living salad tray from morrisons...I have just bought a ton of weed seeds from eBay so I can grow my own through the winter

 

[Sam12352]

Yours looks fab - not too crowded which I have a habit of doing for different climby things! The outside one is going to be the same size - 48" x 36" but I haven't told my friend yet that I will want another one (or maybe two) the same size to add on ha!



I had a mint plant in mine as it is ok for tortoises but they don't eat it cos of the strong smell (which I loved!) and they are quite hardy too. I now have spider plants

Do they trample the spider plants?

 

[FeebeeDeebee]

Can you plant plants into coco coir? (might be a stupid question - have no gardening experience)

Not sure really? Suppose if it's deep enough and kept damp you could?

 

[Sam12352]

Not sure really? Suppose if it's deep enough and kept damp you could?

Ill try it! i looked into the prorep tortoise weed growing kit too... keeping Stomps options open

 

[FeebeeDeebee]

I like that cage but the light should be pointing downward preferably. Also it should have a head around it so it is directed at one point instead of the whole cage being hot. .

Hi it is pointing down onto his basking slate, I know what you mean though I wish I'd got a bigger table with seperate hide but this seemed a good starter table...I've taken the temps though (temp gun) and they are what they ought to be

 

[FeebeeDeebee]

Ill try it! i looked into the prorep tortoise weed growing kit too... keeping Stomps options open

I've just bought seeds to pop in a pot on my windowsill, think they were only a couple of pounds...but he's loving all the dandelion's from my garden!

 

[Sam12352]

I've just bought seeds to pop in a pot on my windowsill, think they were only a couple of pounds...but he's loving all the dandelion's from my garden!

I did have a lot of dandelions in my garden.. DID.. now he is eating cats ears.