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Got the hygrometer. The humidity is 67% in the Open-top box, 70 is recommended. So once we get the perspex sheet his box will probably turn into a steam bath.

He's just pooped out two portions of the hard poo. They were greenish brown. He had to strain a lot again and farted a lot before they came out.

He made another dry poop in his afternoon bath yesterday. Nothing yet this morning.

PS: it is possible that he ate some of the moss. I'll remove it.

I've measured the spare room. He can have an enclosure a little bigger than 8x4. I've asked some carpenters for a quote. Haha, he'll get lost in there. He's only the size of a medium potato.

The one with the logs is not his enclosure. It's his playground, he spends an hour or two climbing in there, one to 5 times a week depending on our availability. He doesn't have constipation as such. In fact, he has been pooping loads... It's just that some of his turds were huge and drier than...

Yes, I was thinking 4x8 minimum. I will measure the spare room tonight and tell you what is the biggest we can go. His dad is terribly upset about the change, I think he's a tortoise, too [emoji23]

I've got an idea: I'll get a carpenter to make his adult sized enclosure for him and then he'll be sorted once and for all.

Yes, I want to make him a bigger enclosure out of a book shelf, I'm trying to convince his dad. He does have the playground as well for exercise, but I've been badgering his dad about the book shelf for a while. I've just ordered a perspex sheet and a hygrometer.

I think I could get him some perspex sheets to cover everything except under the lamp. In other news, he's just nearly choked 'to death' on the cucumber that I gave him for his bum. Opened his mouth wide and said squee, stretched his neck out, did a dance... It was horrible. I'll always handfeed...

I think I could get him some perspex sheets to cover everything except under the lamp. In other news, he's just nearly choked 'to death' on the cucumber that I gave him for his bum. Opened his mouth wide and said squee, stretched his neck out, did a dance... It was horrible. I'll always handfeed...

OK, I will see what I can get. Thanks.

He's just made this poop which is harder than what he normally makes, but not as bad as the dry one that nearly bust his tail yesterday. He passed this on his own without help.

This is his enclosure. It can't be closed-top and can't have plants because he is silly and we need to be able to see him with a webcam when we're out. He falls over at the slightest provocation, sometimes even without any obstacles. E. G. He had a bit of substrate on his nose and tried to bite...

Yes, he has a big enclosure and also an indoor playground with a hill, a log etc. He does march around vigorously :), except when he is constipated and would most need it. I'll try the hydrated romaine lettuce.

He usually soaks for 20 minutes in the morning. Sometimes longer. The temps are as per the specs on this forum. He sits under the lamp and ceramic heat emitter most of the day and his shell feels warm when he's basked. Yes, the substrate is damp, but I can add more water to see if it helps...

Hi, my Hermann's yearling has had a few very dry poops lately. They are also so thick that he had to strain a lot and I had to help him ease them out with some toilet paper. His poor tail gets dilated so much when he tries to push these bricks out, it looks really painful. His temperatures are...

You are right he was in a dry tortoise table at first because the shop recommended it. So I'm particularly worried about him now because we did it wrong when he was tiny.

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With my Frankie's first hatching day coming up, I'd like to check his shell looks OK at nearly one year. Please let me know what you think. (He doesn't have a fourth vertebral scute.)