My Hermanns start inside at night and in winter. But I was wondering if it’s possible to make a night hide out of a latching plastic tote? When the weather is nice I sometimes hate digging them up to bring them inside but my enclosure is pretty secure for the day time but I worry about night...
A few months ago I got a 3-4 year old female Hermanns from across the U.S. I have a 2 year old male and they have separate enclosures.
My female has had Undigested food in her poop and has been examined by the vet twice and had fecals done. It was determined that she was stressed from the...
I got Trixie about a month ago from a very dry climate and the moisture here even a few hours a day has been too much of a change too fast. She is being treated for shell rot, but her poop has always looked strange to me.
I took a sample to the vet yesterday to check for worm overload...
I just got a 3 yr old Hermann's Tort from a very hot and dry state. I am in Tennessee where it is high humidity (presently 63%). This tort is used to being outside in the dessert but I am concerned about exposing her to too much humidity too fast. I have outdoor as well as indoor enclosures with...
I Have a 2.5 yr old Eastern Hermanns tortoise. He came healthy, happy and adorable. At one year of age he had some trouble with his eyes (probably humidity related) and was treated for RI and released. Although his eyes remained dull and cloudy.
More recently he was treated for constipation...
So I have a juvenile I have had for 1 3/4 years. He was rubbing his eyes from his first soak. Not sure if this is normal. But he has had two respiratory infections in 6 months.
The first time we did antibiotics and ointment, shanked his habitat to a glass tank (at the vets request) to better...
I am looking to buy desert plants that are safe to replant and eat right away for my Hermanns tortoises table. Is there a website where I can order them.