HannahHermann
New Member
Hi everyone, I'm new and I was soaking my Hermann's tortoise, and noticed little white bugs on his shell. I checked the substrate and they were in there too, after I checked a few handfuls I saw one. I came on here immediately and they sound like they are springtails but it's still causing me to panic. Whiplash has been incredibly active and he's also eating well, so while those are good things, he's been way more active than he was the first three weeks I've had him. I've read that the springtails don't usually bother them, but could that be why he's so active? Is he uncomfortable? It's also been really hot the last few days and the house hasn't been air conditioned so I've been watching his temps closely to make sure he's not too hot and maybe that's why he's so active. I have Eco Earth and Repti-Bark substrate. Also, the bugs are very tiny, white and so small, but they are not jumping like people have described, they are very "crawly".
I wanted to get a tortoise a year ago but waited and did research, I read Tom's care sheet recently and have been following TortoiseForum for the last year and I just want to make sure my guy is ok. I don't know how old he is because I got him from a pet store , and he hasn't gotten preliminary check-up yet but he's going to the reptile vet soon. Thank you, I'm really worried about him. After his soak when I saw all the bugs come off of him he's been calmer and is just basking on a piece of slate instead of running around like a madman, but maybe that's just in my head.
I wanted to get a tortoise a year ago but waited and did research, I read Tom's care sheet recently and have been following TortoiseForum for the last year and I just want to make sure my guy is ok. I don't know how old he is because I got him from a pet store , and he hasn't gotten preliminary check-up yet but he's going to the reptile vet soon. Thank you, I'm really worried about him. After his soak when I saw all the bugs come off of him he's been calmer and is just basking on a piece of slate instead of running around like a madman, but maybe that's just in my head.
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