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None of them require any lighting, just thermostat controlled belly heat from the heating cable I have installed below each tub :)

Haha! I have other reptiles housed below. The first shelf is just supplies and crickets. On the second shelf, the tub on the right houses four dwarf sand geckos, the tub on the left a leopard gecko. On the third shelf, the small critter keeper has an 8 month old male albino paradox sand boa and...

Here it is! Olive the hermanns tortoises new indoor. 4' x 2' x 15" right now she has full run of it but if I see loss in activity I will partition it so she only gets to use half to two thirds. Shes 5 months old and 65 grams :)

Thanks guys :) It was by chance that I ended up with Olive; I had the breeder send me pics of all the tortoises he had available and on the day I told him I would decide he contacted me with a picture of a new hatchling much lighter than the others and my choice was made right then and there...

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Humidity is usually between 50 and 55%, higher following misting. I turn the coir in the am and mist, then mist in the pm. She also has a humid hide that she utilizes and has become fond of digging herself into the coir under the heat lamp as of late. She also gets bathed at least 5 days a week...

It was dry because that pic was taken in the morning, directly under the basking spot, and I had not turned the coir yet or misted. Thank you for your concern though :)

Olive seems to be growing quite quickly; she is just over 4 months old and 55g but she did hatch out on the large side to begin with at 17g. I just wanted to make sure her shell is looking all right, to me it looks fine but I have only had her since April and she is my first tortoise...

This past weekend I started a building project and I went from this set up for my reptiles: to this set up for my reptiles: all so that I can build Olive (my three month old Hermann's tortoise) a bigger enclosure. Here is my design: and this is what I was thinking for the lid: I...

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"Galvanized Wire - Electroplated galvanized wire is safe but wire that has been hot-dipped is not. Birds can ingest zinc from cages and clips made from galvanized wire. You can reduce the toxicity of the wire by scrubbing it with a brush and a vinegar or mild acidic solution to remove loose...

Hardware mesh is galvanized and thus has a zinc content which can result in zinc poisoning. Apparently there are different grades of galvanizing processes and some are less likely to cause issues than others. I also read that scrubbing down the mesh with a metal brush and vinegar can reduce the...

I got materials cut today to make a new rack for my other reptiles that will double as a stand for a much larger tortoise enclosure. I am hoping to get the rack built this weekend then get the materials I need for building my tortoise enclosure in a couple weeks. I am going with black melamine...

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So far so good, for sure hasn't backed off from feeding, this little tort just packs it back. How much should I be feeding it? I have read a couple things that conflict and wanted to know what you fellow hermanns owners think. Right now I am feeding a mound about the same size as the tortoise is...