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I have a 6 year old Hermanns tortoise and she doesn't seem to be enjoying her current enclosure, which is a regular tortoise table with soil substrate, a few spider plants, an 80 watt UVA, UVB and heat bulb and areas where she can burrow. I decided to put dust free shavings in her sleeping area...

I own a 6yr old female hermann's tortoise who has just come out of hibernation. right from when we got he she has had a medium level of pyramiding but i have noticed it has recently got worse. I really need some advice on diet and general lifestyle tips which will reduce her pyramiding or at...

I just wondered wether this plant would be okay to be planted in her enclosure (hermanns), I think it’s a Lilly but can’t be to sure. Thanks.

I have had a 5 year old female hermanns tort for about 3 years now, she has always had some pyramiding but never any other health concerns. However this last week or two I have noticed her faeces have been very runny and instead of doing it in one she does it in dribs and drabs. I have always...

I have a 5 year old hermanns tortoise who I am really worried about, she goes into her sleeping compartment for weeks on end and just scratches at the sides of her enclosure, and so isn’t properly hibernating but also isn’t coming out, warming up or eating and so Is loosing energy and fat...

I have a 5 year old Hermann’s tortoise who has recently started going into semi hibernation, however everyday i here this loud scratching coming from her sleeping compartment, I tried getting her out and offering her some food but she just goes straight back in again and continues scratching at...

I have a female five-year-old Hermans tortoise that currently lives inside for the most of the year except when it’s hot outside and she goes in her outdoor enclosure for the day, I am now looking to move her into the greenhouse for all year except when she’s hibernating. I am struggling To...

I already have a 5 year old female Herman’s tortoise, and am looking to get another one. I wanted to get another one because while i was on holiday i gave my tortoise to my aunt who also has two female 20 year old Herman’s tortoises and they got on like a house on fire, my one even climbed out...

I have a 5 year old hermanns tortoise and she only eats little gem lettuce and cucumber, she won’t touch anything else. Lately i have noticed her trying to eat rocks, chicken poo, worms and other insects, and my fingers. If i gave her the choice of fresh garden grown kale and a worm or some...

I am very much an amateur when it comes to tortoising. I have a female hermanns tortoise that is (i think) 5. I was just watching her and it looked like she was going to do a wee or poo but she looked a little unusual so i bent down and had a look and her pink sphincter (i think it was anyway)...

My 4 year old hermanns tortoise has been pyramiding since we got her (when she was 3) and i have tried everything to stop it and now parts of her shell are soft. What should i do? Please help!

This will be my second winter if having my tort (she is 4) I didn't hibernate her the first year but do not know if I should or shouldn't hibernate her this year. Any thoughts?

Does this orchid bark look ok to use??

I have a hermann and have had a lot of trouble with her diet she wouldn't eat anything so, as a last resort, i tried her on these tortoise pellets and she loved them but still eats hardly anything else. Can anyone recommend a really good hermann diet?

Does anyone know what should the average temperature in my 4 year old Herman's tortoise enclosure should be?

My tortoise pyramids and i have been told the main cause is humidity, so can anyone suggest a humid substrate, i have also been told that my uv and heat lamp is very drying. If anyone has any other suggestions to make my Herman's enclosure more humid please don't hesitate to reply. Thank you.

I think my 4 year old tort is pyramiding but don't know for sure, if she is is there anything i can do to stop it or reduce it. I have had her for a year could I have done any serious damage in that time?

I have a 4 year old hermann's tortoise and i am wondering if she is old enough to be put outside constantly through the summer, however I live in the Lake District (Cumbria) and the weather can be very unpredictable.

I am thinking of getting another tortoise will I have to make my current tortoises run bigger??pls reply soon.

How big should a 4 year old female hermman's tortoise be?