Recent content by Harry and Greta

So glad she/he is doing better!! I had no idea an overgrown beak was a possibility either, so thanks so much for posting about this - always good to be aware of what could go wrong! Hopefully now they had a trim they can get back to being a happy tort! 🐢

Hi everyone ☺️ Last week I got my Western Hermann Greta, I've already gotten some wonderful advice from everyone on here so thought I could get some extra tips about creating the perfect enclosure. She's in a 3ft by 2ft tortoise table which is currently looking quite bare - I've got a couple...

Yay! So glad to hear that - I will be relying on this a lot for sure - thanks fo confirming

Is there a kind of 'cheat sheet' people use for what to feed and what not to feed? I found this one but couldn't tell of it's accurate: https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/plant-database/viewplants/a-z/?l=al#.YAvaC2nLdCU

I'm seeing now that cucumbers a tricky one, I think to be safe I will do the same and stop feeding it to her for how but may reintroduce when she's less tiny - thanks so much for sharing :) - I definitely need all the advice I can get!

Ah okay! Never know as a newbie if I'm missing something massive, so when you said pot checks I had a but of a panic haha! Thanks again for your advise

Thanks so much Ink, I'm very excited about being a new owner, she is wonderful!

Thanks for passing on this info - I feel I have so much to learn!!

Hi Cheryl, Thanks so much for the advice! I've removed all the cucumber from her food and will cross off my frequent feed list. I will sink her dishes now aswell! Great tip, I've purchased the thermometers thanks for recommending specific ones as I would have been lost - sorry in this is such...

Thanks so much Yvonne! Great to be here 🤗

No don't worry, he was very clear that although referred to as a dwarf tortoise, it's not actually a dwarf. Thanks so much for checking though - I imagine some sellers can be a bit sneeky with it!

I think it's another term for a Western Hermann (I'm a complete novice though and am just going off what the tortoise shop guy told me) but i don't think it's actually a dwarf, but just referred to as that as the Western Hermann's are a but smaller than the Eastern. Again not completely...

This is so incredibly helpful! Thanks so much!! Next time I will be sure to use a naturally less dry substrate, should I mist the coco coir bark in the mean time? So far I have been feeding her curly kale, cucumber, courgette, coriander and lettuce - unfortunately I don't currently grow my own...

Oh my gosh he is so adorable!! Thanks so much for your reply, good to know mine is also likely to get back to her active self within a couple of weeks 😊

Good to know it's normal behaviour! I will definitely keep my handling to a minimum to give her a chance to make herself at home! Thanks so much for your reply, it's put my mind at ease 😊