Has anyone treated mold growing up their wood enclosure walls? It came on quick, so I am going to use vinegar and a drop of an essential oil called Purify, that kills mold/mildew spores. Originally, I didn’t want to Kilz it, because of the fumes. But now, I don’t know if it would be too late...
I have been keeping my enclosed enclosures humidity at 80% but the temps creep up on me. I think I have too many lights/Che but I have been trying to keep the corners warm and not letting them drop below 80...any thoughts on better positioning or different types of lights?
Is it a bad sign when the Terra-cotta pot, inside the enclosure is growing white fuzz aka mold? I removed it and cleaned it off, but I’m wondering if that can do damage to our Hermann or if it’s a sign that it’s to damp? Humidity level is at 80%
I am getting pretty overwhelmed with all the information on this forum, which is such a big help, but so many choices. Can an experienced Hermann keeper tell me which lights they would buy for our set up. And the recommended distances for the lights your recommending. I will buy a solar meter...
We are looking at getting another tortoise, since our Hermanns hatchling passed away. We would like to be able to keep him outside (when he’s old enough) but we live in a very dry climate...Colorado. We also don’t have a large back yard, so we don’t want it to get to outgrow our backyard. Any...
I have a baby Hermann tortoise, that was born in August. He was doing great when we first got him (1 October) but now he stopped eating and isn’t moving around a lot. I went out of town and had my mom taking care of him and he still wasn’t getting better, so we decided he needed to go to a...
So our baby tortoise doesn’t like anything with calcium sprinkled on it. If I put a small sprinkle on it and spray it with water...maybe he will eat it. But my concern is if he is getting enough calcium then. Has anyone put it in their bath water and had success of them eating it there...or is...
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We are new to the tortoise world and going to be getting a new baby Hermann tortoise. But I am wanting to make sure I’m not missing anything! My son made the “cage”. We have both types of lights. On the basking side, the temperature is about 94°. The hiding spot has moist moss, and has a...