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  1. hermantort

    beak tips?

    thank you! i'm going to try rocks and branches and see if maybe he'll go for those :)
  2. hermantort

    beak tips?

    i could try the cactus and zucchini but i'm not sure where to find pumpkins in my area this time of year
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    beak tips?

    i don't usually take him to the vet that i did this time because the one we usually go to is about an hour away and i thought for a beak trim i can take him to a more local one but he still decided to not trim it and it cost me $70 so i can't really afford right now to take him to the one that's...
  4. hermantort

    beak tips?

    i do use a slate for him to eat off of but it doesn't seem to be grinding it down enough, and i've tried to use cuttlefish before and he just does nothing with it. he does really like hibiscus tho, once it starts growing back here i'll give him the whole branches like you said, i've never done...
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    beak tips?

    i don't chop up his food but the vet was thinking that maybe i'm not incorporating enough harder foods into his diet or putting harder things in his enclosure for him to break it off on, but i'm not sure what to put in there or feed him that's hard enough to wear it down that's safe for him
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    beak tips?

    i just took my tortoise to the vet to have his beak trimmed and the vet didn't really think it was necessary, just that we needed it to grind down/chip off naturally. so i was wondering what tips do you guys have to help keep a hermann's tortoise's beak down? he has a slate that he eats off of...
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    Indoor Year Round

    my tortoise lives indoor all year bc i live in ohio where during the summer it’s not consistently warm enough for him to live outside. i do take him outside whenever it is warm enough so he can get out and graze and get some exercise, so i do recommend doing that whenever it’s warm enough. as...
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    Hermann owners!

    it was just meant to be then ?
  9. hermantort

    Hermann owners!

    wow he is soooo cute :<3: :<3:
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    Hermann owners!

    cute! i named mine herman bc i got him at the pet store that i worked at (i know, not the best idea but i loved him) and sometimes we would name the animals and since we had a russian and him at the same time we just called him herman and it stuck :)
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    Hermann owners!

    this is herman :) he is 467 grams (16.5 ounces) and i love him so much :tort: i'm not sure how old he is unfortunately
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    honestly your best bet is to take them to a vet because they are going to need antibiotics...

    honestly your best bet is to take them to a vet because they are going to need antibiotics. respiratory infections in tortoises can be fatal if left untreated or treated incorrectly
  13. hermantort

    Anyone else experience THIS? (theft of tortoise)

    I have not experienced this with my tortoise thankfully, but a friend of mine almost has. she has a sulcata with an indoor and outdoor enclosure and she had some neighbors who were showing a lot of interest in him. she went home one day and their gate was open and all of his stuff in his...
  14. hermantort

    Cactus Identification

    That's what I was thinking the first one was from looking online but I'm not confident in my cactus identifying abilities haha thank you!!
  15. hermantort

    Cactus Identification

    Thank you so much for helping me :)
  16. hermantort

    Cactus Identification

    I've seen people feed prickly pear pads to their torts but they usually burn the spines off or pull them out. I would never feed him any that is full of spikes :) Thanks for your help!
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    Cactus Identification

    Thank you for responding. I just figured I'd see if it was something he may potentially be able to eat as a treat or snack. Do you have any idea what they may be?
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    Cactus Identification

    Maybe someone who knows more about plants can help me with this. I bought these cacti for my mom a good few years ago from a Lowe's greenhouse when they were just teeny tiny. I want to give my Hermann's more variety in his diet, and I was wondering if he would be able to eat these? I honestly...
  19. hermantort

    Not Pooping? Constipated?

    mine just goes to the bathroom in really small amounts but at least there is something actually coming out. it's been going on for a few weeks now and i called his vet about a week after it started and everything he told me to do i was already doing. i did build him a new cage and i think the...
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    does my tortoise's shell look to be growing okay?

    i usually give his whole enclosure, including him, two really good mists - one in the morning and one at night. if i notice the humidity is dropping or that he looks dry, i'll give it another mist. thank you for replying :)
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