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Many thanks to @HermanniChris for this beautiful Apulian female Thh. I currently have two redfoots and a loggerhead musk turtle; however, this is my first Mediterranean tort. Thh has long been my dream species to keep, so I am very happy right now.
She is 2" SCL and 25 grams. Because the Hermann's is quite different from anything I have ever kept, I have been researching care for the last few months and hope I have done everything correctly. Please feel free to offer any husbandry suggestions, as I want to make sure she does well.
She's in a Christmas tree bin on organic potting mix with cypress mulch and a bit of play sand mixed in. Ambient temps are 80-82F during the day with a CHE, and a basking temp of 94-97F using a 100w Powersun. Nighttime temps go down to about 70F. Room humidity is around 50-60% thanks to my 125g musk turtle tank, so I only mist her enclosure about once a day.
Diet consists of a mix of things: Mazuri and Zoo Med grassland tort pellets, dried herbs, and weeds from the yard. I just started growing the Testudo seed mix from TortoiseSupply in 10 seed trays and hope to start harvesting that soon. I hope my redfoots and bearded dragon will enjoy certain weeds as well.
Here are some pictures!
First soak upon arrival:
She's a wee one!
A first look at that adorable face:
She's soaked, weighed, measured, and ready to see her habitat:
Habitat:
The left side: cork hide, tupperware moist hide with sphagnum moss (under fern), food/water dishes, a few fake plants for security
The right side: basking area, mopani wood
Now the hard part-- leaving this cutie alone so she can get settled in and de-stress:
She is 2" SCL and 25 grams. Because the Hermann's is quite different from anything I have ever kept, I have been researching care for the last few months and hope I have done everything correctly. Please feel free to offer any husbandry suggestions, as I want to make sure she does well.
She's in a Christmas tree bin on organic potting mix with cypress mulch and a bit of play sand mixed in. Ambient temps are 80-82F during the day with a CHE, and a basking temp of 94-97F using a 100w Powersun. Nighttime temps go down to about 70F. Room humidity is around 50-60% thanks to my 125g musk turtle tank, so I only mist her enclosure about once a day.
Diet consists of a mix of things: Mazuri and Zoo Med grassland tort pellets, dried herbs, and weeds from the yard. I just started growing the Testudo seed mix from TortoiseSupply in 10 seed trays and hope to start harvesting that soon. I hope my redfoots and bearded dragon will enjoy certain weeds as well.
Here are some pictures!
First soak upon arrival:
She's a wee one!
A first look at that adorable face:
She's soaked, weighed, measured, and ready to see her habitat:
Habitat:
The left side: cork hide, tupperware moist hide with sphagnum moss (under fern), food/water dishes, a few fake plants for security
The right side: basking area, mopani wood
Now the hard part-- leaving this cutie alone so she can get settled in and de-stress: