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Is hardwood mulch from a garden center a safe alternative to cypress mulch for my Hermann girl?

Hey, gang! I came across this list while researching what plants are safe for my girl. It's a pretty long list and clearly shows which plants are safe vs. not safe. Just curious if some of the more experienced and knowledgeable members could take a look and see if they agree? Thanks...

It is an Eastern female. She's fairly outgoing, but withdraws I to her shell if we reach in or pick her up. I ordered from Tortoise Town before I read all the negative reviews of them on this forum. A lot of people don't seem to have had good luck with their animals, but as of now, ours is...

I live in Delaware and just got a baby Hermanns last month. My plan is to keep her indoors year round for a couple years, then move her outside. She's a great little tortoise now with lots of personality. She's active from about 9AM then goes to bed around 4. Right now we have her in am open...

Awesome! Thanks Tom! I love the kiddie pool set up! Easy and cheap!

Our baby Eastern Hermanns, Elsa, is about 6 months old. I watched a video on Kamp Kenan and he mentioned something about letting the hermann's adapt to the humid climate on the east coast. How do I acclimate her to our humidity? Do I even need to worry about it since I plan on keeping her as...

I'm having trouble keeping the temp up in the habitat. We have a MV bulb in a porcelain fixture about 16 inches above the floor of the habitat. The temp reads 89 degrees in the basking area, but I'd like it to be around 95 for our baby Hermann. Can I lower the lamp even more? How close to the...

Thanks for the info! I do spray it several times a day, and under her log I keep damp. I'll try pouring some water throughout to keep humidity up! Thanks again!

Hello from southern Delaware! We just received our baby eastern Hermann's a couple days ago! So far she's doing great! She's fairly active for a few hours each day and basks under her heat/UV light often! Eating like a champ, too; mostly dandelion greens, clover, and wild strawberry leaves...