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  1. Higgy

    Sexing hermanns tortoise 3.5 yrs old

    Looking to see male or female. Generally tucks tail in.
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    Pink belly

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    Pink belly

    he is eating and eating lots. Keeps growing. This is new. He has been slight pink before but never this pink. Just thought I would ask.
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    Pink belly

    Hello, I have a hermanns tortoise. It is almost 2 years old. It's stomach has turned a pinky colour recently over the last few days. I am worried about it. It is still eating(lots) and drinking. Getting daily baths. My house is really dry. I am struggling to keep the humidity levels up...
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    4.5 month old tortoise not eating as much as normal

    I have a question. My little guy has been with us since mid July. He is active during the day and seems happy. The last few days he doesn't seem to be eating as much. His basking is around 90 and his humidity fluctuates but I try to maintain 60 but sometimes can get it to 75. Soaks daily...
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    Seeds for planting

    I live in Canada. Where can I get seeds that are tortoise friendly to grow my own?
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    Soft shell on hermanns

    Can I also put him outside in the high humidity I get where I live? We are talking 30 degrees celcius feeling like 40 with humidity...
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    Soft shell on hermanns

    Thank you. The calcium has d3 but I am going to buy a drop version for his bath time. I have been so worried. I will also get him a higher level fluorescent bulb.
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    Soft shell on hermanns

    He is about 4 months old. Slightly soft shell on top of shell near tail and his belly. I mean really ever so slightly soft. He is still eating. Lots. Gets calcium powder on his food, was told once a week from breeder. Has cuttle bone which he eats. He is active but sleeps a lot. Figure...
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    Russian with a bit of a soft shell!

    I have the same thing happening in with my hermanns. He is only about 4 months old. I noticed his underside is slightly soft and the top too. Just ever so slight give to it. Still eating tons and somewhat active. He seems to hide a lot. Not sure if I should worry....
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    Stressed?

    One more thing. I am having trouble keeping the substrate even a little damp. Seems my house is dry. We are using coconut bark. Should I use something different? I am spraying during the day but I feel like I am having to keep spraying it dries so fast. The whole way is dry through it. My...
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    Stressed?

    Thanks so much for the help. I appreciate it.
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    Stressed?

    Thank you!!! Anything else I should think about?
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    Stressed?

    I will do that. He is eating lots and the noise isn't consistent. I think I am being paranoid. I have had reptiles but not a tortoise. So this is all new and tons to learn as you go. Our family just loves this little guy so much we dont want anything to happen to him. I will give him a...
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    Stressed?

    The breeder told me to keep basking spot at 100
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    Stressed?

    So I dont need to worry about the weird noise? It's a soft click sound only sometimes when he breathes? I was worried about ri...
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    Stressed?

    I am brand new to this. Just brought my little guy home on Saturday. He was hiding in his hide zone for a few days covered up by his coconut mulch. The last few days he has been out but today he is hiding under the mulch near the basking spot. I found the mulch really.dry today so I sprayed...
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