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  1. AdamK

    Soft bottom shell and sleeps all the time

    Please help! My little Hermann's tortoise baby was doing well for months (got him on May 1, 2020). This week he's been sleeping a lot, doesn't want to wake up and eat/drink/soak. Today I forced him to be soaked and go to his outside enclosure to get some natural UV rays. Later I noticed that his...
  2. AdamK

    Outside enclosure in Texas

    Hello, My hermann tortoise loves the outdoors. He likes to hang out in his outside enclosure that I built for him with a secure chicken wire top. I was happy with the enclosure until this heat wave that has been in North Texas for the second week in a row with temps in the upper 90s and even...
  3. AdamK

    Coconut Substrate

    I used coconut fiber substrate for my baby Hermann’s Tortoise ? but it seems super fine and it looks like it may get in his eyes! I sprayed the substrate with water to increase the humidity and it seems sticky and makes the baby all dirty. It’s only on one side of the enclosure, the other half...
  4. AdamK

    Beginner/Hermann’s Baby Tortoise ?

    I’m new to this Forum and I’m from Dallas, TX. I’ll be getting my baby Hermann’s Tortoise ? on Friday! I’m looking forward getting beneficial information from this reliable source!
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