Regarding your comment that I have not "listened"I have actually listened to a lot of advice on here . I could probably name ten changes I have made due to advice given on this thread and I thank you all for it !
One thing I have learnt though through life as well as on forums is there are...
They have settled in well I think , they do not use the home compartment in the table for sleeping , one prefers to sleep by a plant and the other burrows into the soil around 7pm which is when I turn out the light , they usually sleep for 12-13 hours and wake around 8-9am full of beans...
I have been watching them carefully , the larger one seems more active than the smaller one but both eating well and moving well - when they go to bed they usually huddle up together which seems sweet ! , the smaller one has not yet been for a bath or drink in the water tray however larger one...
well I have them in my care now and will make sure they are in a humid environment.
Thank you, we love them. They seemed really happy got home late, they had a a good hour wondering around testing everything and then burrowed together and went to sleep. managed to get the megaray light at 95...
there is a slight Pyramid texture to shell although was wondering if that was growing as they are only a year old. What would you recommend to keep her from getting any worse if it indeed is starting to pyramid? keeping them on known weeds and lambs lettuce as a treat and a calcium supplement...
All in and happy. Moving around well climbing eating and one has now gone to bed :) we are watching the other. Yet to be named by our eldest son as they are his birthday present!
Camera angle is quite deceiving and they are tiny just short of a year old. As they are older I will look to build them something more suited but hoping this will last a few years.
would you put the substrate in all the compartments or just the bottom?
Hi guys, just doing the waterproof lining but wondered should i put my substrate (Top soil chemical free and coco coir mixed) in the housing compartment and the middle compartment too?
OK thats great thank you for your time. i have some things to do now ready for tomorrow evening which includes buying waterproof pond liner and buying the coco coir but will post a picture when they are settled in so you can see the setup. Also thinking of buying some slate for them to climb on...
thank you. I have emptied the sand into my son's sandpit and thats where it will now stay. I am going to buy the coco coir substrate and mix it prob 50-50 ratio with the topsoil so this should be ok.
Being in the UK the tortoises will spend a lot of time in the table so have brought a highly...
also just to add, the membrane i am using is not plastic waterproof its a material just to separate the soil from the base wood. You think this is OK, i do not believe its toxic but just wondering if just if the Hermanns decide to dig deep enough to eat the membrane would it be safe for them?
Good morning guys,
thank you for your comments and truly grateful for your time. I also am taking on board all your advice The sand and the cat pellets I also was not sure of but the breeder i am buying the tortoises from tomorrow has this set up for his 50 babies and swears by them for the 20...
I will be a proud Tortoise owner of two 1 year old Herman tortoises in a few days which will be kept indoors. I have done a lot of research and hoping i have done enough to give both of the new additions everything they need. I had a few questions/ concerns but perhaps you could answer this ...