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    Enrichment in enclosure

    Hi, my 4 year old Hermann's tortoise has been getting restless lately and has been pacing her enclosure a lot. I've been doing some research and apparently try this means she is getting bored? She has a slate for basking, a water bowl, a food bowl, a log hide and a lightweight plastic ball in...
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    Tortoise going crazy over calcium rocks?

    My 3-year-old Hermanns tortoise has never touched her calcium rocks. She has had one in her table for 3 months and we recently put more in hoping she would show some interest. Since then she has gone crazy over them and seems to be constantly eating them. Since she started eating them more she...
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    What substrate should we be using?

    Hi, I have a little 3 year old Hermann’s tort and we are unsure of what substrate we should be using. In the past we have used wood chips and have been told that it is a bad substrate because when wet it breeds bacteria by this website: http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/substrates.html...
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    It’s treat day!

    It’s A’Tuins treat day today and we are trying him with carrots as well as his favourite, cucumber! Here he is munching away and looking cute as anything ?
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    What should my Hermann tortoise have in his enclosure?

    So my Hermann tortoise A’Tuin lives in a tortoise table in our house and is let out in our garden when it’s nice weather, but his table is quite boring, how do you keep them entertained and what should we add to keep him happy? Currently he has a water bowl, a food bowl, a slate to bask on, a...
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    Top soil clumping

    Hi, My tortoise’s top soil is clumping. I wasn’t sure if this is normal or if it is because of the water we are spraying? Do we need to declump it or is it ok?
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