Recent content by fieldy

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    Options for month-long vacation...

    Hi All, I currently have a 2 and a half year old Hermann's tortoise who is healthy and doing very well. Unfortunately, I will have to be away from home for about a month, starting mid-January and I don't really have anybody to come and look after my tortoise while I'm away so I'm currently...
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    Burying himself completely

    I think it is a completely normal behaviour. My tort completely buries himself even when he goes inside the humid hide. Even if you provide a hide and your tort goes inside, it may still bury itself inside the hide just like mine do. :D
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    Zoomed T5 anyone?

    I'm currently using Zoomed Reptisun T5 10.0 for my tortoise and it's working out great. The one problem is as lynnedit said, fixtures might be more difficult to come by. I got a Sunblaster T5 plant light fixture from Amazon, and just switched out the bulb. It's a little more pricey but it's...
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    Safe plant soil for enclosure

    Thanks! Would it be ok to use only peat moss? I currently don't have a yard so any dirt or soil I get will have to be bought. I'm new to growing plants and things so I have know idea what's good for starting and growing seeds.
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    Safe plant soil for enclosure

    Hi all, I had a plant tray in the enclosure that I planted with seed mix that my hermann's tortoise could graze on. I planted the seeds using Jiffy seed starting mix, which is basically half peat moss and half vermiculite, and my tortoise really seemed to enjoy it....until I found out that...
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    Newbie here!

    Hi, New to the forum, although I've been just browsing around here for a while to dig information! I have a 7week old Dalmatian Hermann's tortoise that I bought on this forum and I'm having a ton of fun looking after him. I've had him for a week but I still haven't thought of a name for...
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    Feedback on Enclosure for Hermann's hatchling

    Hi all, I'm a happy new owner of a Dalmatian Hermann's hatchling, currently about 7 weeks old. I bought him from Tim/Robin here on Tortoise forum, and had him for a week and he seems to be very active and doing great (or I think so anyway). Although I still haven't thought of a name for him...
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