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My last high tech incubator was a tray of vermiculite next to the heat light of my Ball Python...egg hatched successfully after 2.5 months.

Change disrupts behaviour. Coming to a new home can be stressful. Does the tort feel heavy? A bit of time can cure A lot of issues. If your tort is heavy for it's size (a sign of good health) a week or two of sparse eating is not of great concern. If your tort is light get it to a vet if it's...

As babies are frequently prey they hide a lot. My latest hatchling (born in late November) sleeps/hides 90% of the time. I pull it out and soak and feed, it's active for 10-15 minutes then is goes and hides. It will come out and bask occasionally, but it hides/sleeps a lot. As long as yours...

What have you offered? I find my torts are attracted to red food so possibly try some radiccho.

My second successful hatch. It's name is Dietrich. Hatched 11/13/19. The photo with the tort with a flower is the mother, Jutta, the day I got her from Garden State Tortoise.

My adults stay out until over night temps drop to the mid 50s. If it's going to be cold and wet they come in.

Leopards are great, but they will get big. One of mine is over 16" SCL and not done growing. I own Hermann' s, Leopards, and Redfoots. For your situation I think a Hermann's or Ibera Greek would be best. They don't get huge and as adults can take colder temps.

The tort has a bad case of MBD. Please make sure you give it UVB and some natural light if possible. It also looks like it has a lot of dried, retained skin so please soak daily. Give it a varied diet and add some calcium powder a few times a week.

Someone dumped this turtle on me. I'm trying to determine the type of mud turtle it is. Any help is appreciated.

I have collapsible 8'x4' enclosures I can use as needed as well as a few kiddy pools if I need to temporarily house inside/seperate.

Yes I hibernate and yes I've had eggs and babies, though I've had incubation issues. I wasn't planning on more than 3 Hermann's torts, but I rescued 2, and bought a sick one that I felt sorry for (I know that's stupid) and then I needed to balance out the sex ratio.

This is Clyde. I rescued him and he has a deformed shell, nails, and a deformed jaw, but a lot of personality. His original owner got as a hatchling and kept in a bathroom.

Yes they live outside from April through October (temp dependent). Enclosure is approx.30 feet by 12 feet.

Part of my group snacking. I have 8 Hermanni living together in relative harmony, 5 females and 3 males.

Hermann enjoying a snack.

I switch between escarole, dandelion, collected weeds, and mazuri with hibiscus/albutilon/rose of sharon leaves and flowers when available. I don't have a schedule, just give what I have on hand.

Torts are happy to be outside for the season.

What kind of incubators do you use? In 2015 a found a ground laid egg. I put it aside meaning to throw it away as I was told ground laid eggs were duds. A month later I found the egg and candled it expecting to see a yolk mass pooled at the bottom. To my surprise it had veins. I used a heating...

Wolfgang Wegehaupt's books are great for Hermann's torts. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tortoise Forum mobile app

It is most likely a male, they do not get a big as females.