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Mumsmad123

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Hi everyone my name is Mandy and I live in Reading Berkshire England. I am retired and recently widowed. I got a Hermann's tortoise in October and I am not sure if what I am doing is right or not. I have had reptiles before but this is my first tortoise. I am new to threads and things so please excuse me if I get it all wrong.
 

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Hi everyone my name is Mandy and I live in Reading Berkshire England. I am retired and recently widowed. I got a Hermann's tortoise in October and I am not sure if what I am doing is right or not. I have had reptiles before but this is my first tortoise. I am new to threads and things so please excuse me if I get it all wrong.


Welcome!

In case you havent found the Species links yet.... here you go - https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/sticky-hermanns-tortoise-care-sheet-updated.101410/
 

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Hi Mandy and welcome to the Forum!
 

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Hi Mandy!

Welcome to TFO... it's a great place to learn about living with your new tortoise.

Jamie
 

Mumsmad123

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Thanks guys I didn't realise how slightly complicated keeping a tortoise could be. Tiddles, my tortoise, loves the pelleted food you can get but is it ok to feed it? She does have other food but I don't want to put her health at risk.
 

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Thanks guys I didn't realise how slightly complicated keeping a tortoise could be. Tiddles, my tortoise, loves the pelleted food you can get but is it ok to feed it? She does have other food but I don't want to put her health at risk.
That depends on the pellet brand. Brands like Mazuri and Zoo med’s grassland tortoise food are fine to feed :)
 

Mumsmad123

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I have 1 lot of food from Komodo, 1 from Habistat and 1 from Step into pets world. I have fed Tiddles the first 2 but not the last one. I give them to her after soaking and also give dandelion, curly kale, rocket, water cress not all together obviously. I weigh and measure her every week. There is a basking UVA UVB heat basking lamp and a heat mat. The temperature is graduated from 30c at one end 26 in the middle and 23 at the cool end. The heat mat is not under her house that she sleeps in at night. There is also a UVA UVB strip light as well. Her lights are on for 12 hours. Am I doing anything wrong?
 

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