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  1. BlueBaron

    Finished Olive's new Indoor

    Here it is! Olive the hermanns tortoises new indoor. 4' x 2' x 15" right now she has full run of it but if I see loss in activity I will partition it so she only gets to use half to two thirds. Shes 5 months old and 65 grams :)
  2. BlueBaron

    Hows Olive's shell looking?

    Olive seems to be growing quite quickly; she is just over 4 months old and 55g but she did hatch out on the large side to begin with at 17g. I just wanted to make sure her shell is looking all right, to me it looks fine but I have only had her since April and she is my first tortoise...
  3. BlueBaron

    What to do with the lid....

    This past weekend I started a building project and I went from this set up for my reptiles: to this set up for my reptiles: all so that I can build Olive (my three month old Hermann's tortoise) a bigger enclosure. Here is my design: and this is what I was thinking for the lid: I...
  4. BlueBaron

    Building an indoor, need some guidance

    I got materials cut today to make a new rack for my other reptiles that will double as a stand for a much larger tortoise enclosure. I am hoping to get the rack built this weekend then get the materials I need for building my tortoise enclosure in a couple weeks. I am going with black melamine...
  5. BlueBaron

    My Hermann's tortoise came today!

    Its finally here and started eating within an hour, I am so happy with this little baby :)
  6. BlueBaron

    How am I doing?

    My little Hermann's tortoise will be arriving mid may and I just wanted some feedback. Above is what my tortoise home looked like when I first started posting here. The UVB light I was told could be harmful so I switched it, went from coco soil with aspen to just coco soil, switched out the...
  7. BlueBaron

    Shipping - a little worried!

    Hey guys, I am getting a hermann's hatchling mid may but I am a bit concerned about how long shipping will take. The flight alone is 10 hours so the little tortoise will be boxed up for 11-14 hours. What are your thoughts and experiences? There are some available closer however the seller would...
  8. BlueBaron

    Soon to be tortoise owner!

    Hey everyone, I am going to be getting a 2.5 month old hermann's tortoise mid may and decided to pop onto this forum to make sure everything goes all right. I have owned many reptiles over the years and currently have a sand boa, 5 stenodactylus sthenodactylus, 2 gonatodes, and a leopard...
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