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    Baby hermans tortoise behavior

    I would plant more eatible plants in the enclosure. Some grass beside the heatlamp, small tortoise love to hide in the grass. You can take grass patches from the garden. You can also put some spagnum moss in their hide to encrease the humidity there. Also make sure that one part of the enclosure...
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    SUGGESTION for Setting Up a Baby Habitat

    Yes all my hatchlings always hide in the plants or dig holes under the grass. The plants also give a good humidity for them and good foodsource so they can graze when they want. I grow plants on the side of their box and replace plants if they die or get eaten :-)
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    Inside enclosure for my Testudo hermanni

    Because we Always have Cold Winters and snow were I live I have to have a good setup inside for the tortoise. I hibernate them every year but they have to go inside for 3 months a year. The other times they are outside in the greenhouse or outside enclosures. Inside I have...
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    Tortoisekeeper and breeder in Sweden. ( Testudo hermanni. )

    Tortoisekeeper and breeder in Sweden. ( Testudo hermanni. )
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    SUGGESTION for Setting Up a Baby Habitat

    Here is for my hatchling Testudo hermanni.
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    Hermann’s Tortoise Enviornment

    My hatchlings have HID lamps and Sunblaster for Daylight. The red light can cause Eye damage. I use sand and soil and they love to dig in it. I aslo have a lot of plants that they can hide under or eat. The plants also gives a good microklimate in the enclosure ( wich is a old rabbitcage. ) On...
  7. My beautiful Alexa.

    My beautiful Alexa.

  8. Out in the outdoor enclosure

    Out in the outdoor enclosure

  9. Small hatchling

    Small hatchling

  10. Testudo hermanni hatchlings born here

    Testudo hermanni hatchlings born here

  11. Summertime

    Summertime

  12. indoor enclosure

    indoor enclosure

    After hibernation if its Cold and snoe outside the tortoise have a Indoor enclosure with HID lamps, uv-light and Lightwave for Daylight. Sand and soil mix for substrate. I grow a lot of their food like dandelions, plantago etc.
  13. Hatchling eating clover and grass

    Hatchling eating clover and grass

  14. Alexa and Astra in the outdoor enclosure

    Alexa and Astra in the outdoor enclosure

  15. Alexa

    Alexa

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