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So, you are planning on hibernating her outside? I think that my BT was egg bound. I went on vacation for a week and had my neighbor take care of my little pets and she kept trying to dig. My neighbor thought that she was trying to get out of her enclosure so he kept filling in the holes...

How is your tort doing now?

Thanks Yvonne, I will increase her calcium and check her beak.

As listed above, soakings provide many health benefits. I soak my adult tortoises about every three days for 15 -20 minutes. I visually watch them drink and they seem to really enjoy the soaks.

I agree with johnsonnboswel. Enjoy him. Two males will most likely stress each other out, and well if you get a female and you keep them together the male will always be wanting to mate.

Taffi, I hope that today brings good news on your little tortoise. Torts are hardly. Hopefully the fluids helped and she she on her way to recovery. I received a Greek Tortoise that had been kept in a storage unit for months. She was not doing very well when I got her; Didn't want to eat or...

You can hibernate a Hermann's if you want, but hibernation requires care. The tort needs to be kept at a low temperature, ideal is 45-50ish. The temperature can not be freezing (32), or above 60 degrees. Obviously, freezing kills and at 60, the tort's body comes out of hibernation. There is a...

When she first lost her beak, I Googled it and I read that she should grow another one; I was just wondering if anyone had any personal experience with this. Thanks for the reassurance that it will grow back. (I just wish it would grow quicker than it is) :)

One of my box turtles lost her lower beak last summer. The beak got a crack in it and a few days later fell off completely. I was hoping that it would grow back. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions? What causes this?

Very cute. It's always nice when critters get along. I have a couple of box turtles that seem to hang out together too. Why not be friends right? :)

Looks like a boy to me but definitely not two years old.

Give the little guy some time. Spend time with him, so he becomes use to you and realizes that you are safe. :)

Wow. What makes you think that her growth was accelerated? I thought that Greeks got to be about 8" when adult? I assumed that under the conditions that I got her, not the best, that her growth would have been stunted. Thanks