My male Hermanii does that, too and will bite if I keep my fingers in the way but only when he's in the 'mood' I've been having a giggle at everyone's responses.
I was advised that if I wanted my Hermann microchipped, then I should wait until he's at least 100 mm, however, the new DEFRA (UK) laws state that if your tortoise is to be sold or displayed then it should be done before these activities go ahead. So 60 mm it seems is acceptable. If you're...
A Hermanii, looks female. In good condition, too. What are you keeping her in? Mine's a male and doesn't like being put in water even for a few minutes.
I love my little tortie but he is needing someone who really knows how to look after him and give him the space he needs to develop. At the moment he's in a small table top enclosure as I don't have the room to give him a larger one, so allow him to plod around the house to stretch his legs but...
My 3 1/2 yr old suddenly started doing this, too. When I moved things or ruffled the surface in the enclosure he would rush towards my fingers and try to bite. I put it down to hormones as it was not long after this he started flashing and I determined that Daisy is in fact a male - we haven't...
Thank you all. She already knows she is cute as she gets told nearly everyday. She responds to my voice by looking up at me. The breeder, a very knowledgeable lady, gave me a care sheet which tallies very nicely with the care sheet on here. In fact she was the one who mentioned this forum as...
Hi I'm relatively new to tortie keeping. Daisy was a July hatchling Hermanii and I got her in September 2017. She's cute and quite active when she's warm. At the moment she's indoors as its very cold and damp here in Preston. I was told she is likely to be a girl due to the temperature she was...