Beautiful. I hope he/she isn't in pain though, That's a pretty severe case. Their spine runs along the middle of the shell and becomes deformed with the shell as it pyramids and causes the animal pain. A few things can cause pyramiding, (this site has great info) but its usually insufficient...
That's what I thought too. An yes they are quite a bit larger than her eggs from last year. She really struggled this time. Huffing an puffing, squeeking, straining, grunting went on all day til she finally got the first one out last night. The second was about 30 mins later
Do you think it's normal to lay eggs 2 days apart?? She layed those 2 on the 12th than I saw her lay 2 more last night.. isnt there supposed to be at least 3 weeks between clutches? I separated the male on the 12th when she layed the first 2 I don't plan on putting him.back in there with her...
I'm not an expert on the subject but I do have a female hermann & a female Russian (horsefield) & they both dig several holes over a week or 2 maybe longer before actually trying to lay any eggs. You're on the right track with offering a different substrates. What worked best for me in the past...
She actually dug many holes. Like I said the only reason I even knew what was going on was her coming to me lightly biting at my toes which she never does. That's when I heard her straining and grunting. I think she was impacted or something and the soak allowed her to get it out.. I feel better...
Yes indoors & yes she initially had about 6 inches of substrate in her enclosure but when I noticed her digging with her back legs & "nesting" I added an area on one side with about 12inches of substrate so she could go nuts.. she is about 8 inches.
& thank you sm for the quick response I was really scared for her. Was about to bring her to the animal hospital. Also the tortoise in your pic is so beautiful 😍
I didnt disturb her, she kept coming up to me an nipping at my toes. I looked down at her an she was straining and pushing an i could see an egg ..i watched her for a bit strain an squeek an grunt before i got the bath. Once i got the bath she got it right out. I brought her back to her...
My female hermanns tort is trying to lay her egss an is struggling pretty bad. Squeeking and straining and grunting. She's been digging holes for about 2 weeks before this. As I started this post I put her in water to try to help her along & it did help, she got 1 out.. Just 1 thought. I usually...
Hi, I have a male & female 3ish year old russian tortoises. Ive had a very hard time finding tortoise pellets that does not have the meat proteins that they cant have. All they will eat is Romaine & a flower blend which is not a sufficient diet. Please let me know what brand tortoise pellets...
Problem was his tail was really short and stubby for the longest time until he started growing. I got him as a hatchling. Thats why by the time we noticed he was a he, it was too late to put in a complaint. It had been too long. All my other males were noticeably male from the beginning but he...
Wow, I could never put 2 of my male Hermanns together like that. They'd be fighting, biting, and ramming.. & I ran into the same problem, my newest hermann was supposed to be female but come to find out he is not lol.. Cool that you got your money back though. I didn't. I found out too late...
Hi! This is Herman, My oldest male Hermann's tortoise. He's 4. He has had this bright orange spot on his shell since I got him from the pet store a cple yrs ago. I cant get a picture that shows it well but its very bright orange unlike any colors he has. It hasnt grown that i know of, its the...
I have a male Russian whose shell is starting to look exactly like this. I'm used to raising Hermanns which don't do this so it made me really nervous. If i couldn't find answers I was making a vet appt. Really glad you asked this question, & the good info, Thank you!