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    Shell discolouration and whistling

    Hello, my tort has has a bit of a whistle for quite a while now, admittedly humidity has been a but low as its been difficult for me to maintain. However he's been more than active, always drinking, always eating, temps are good and im in the process of building a bigger table for him as this...
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    Hermann tortoise tail horn

    Hi there, I'll skip straight to it i had my tort out on my bed on a clean towel no objects around at all. When it came time to put my tort in its enclosure i noticed its tail horn looked red i got a cotton tissue thing and dabbed its tail gently and blood was coming from the horn. My first...
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    My torts plastron is turning pinkish

    Hi there, about a month ago i thought i saw some slight pink on my torts plastron i have been checking often but i came home from work today to find the pink has spread over the entire base its still very light and mostly focused down the seem from top to bottom of the plastron. I've seen posts...
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    Worming

    Hi there, i havent wormed my tortoise before and dont really know how to go about it. Is there a test i can get to see if he needs worming? And can i do it all from home? Thank you.
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    Can i use a humidifier in my tortoise table?

    Hi there, i currently have my hermann tort in an indoor tortoise table, with it being open unlike a vivarium its hard to keep the general humidity anywhere near the recommended ammount. I have an insulated hide with sphagnum moss in holding anywhere from 70% up to 90% humidity but the rest of...
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    Lighting distance/temperature

    Hi im having some trouble with balancing the distance and temperature of my basking bulb. The bulb is currently 35 cm away from the substrate but its hitting anywhere between 35°c and 48°c. I have a hermanns and the temperature should only be 35°c at a max. The bulb is an Arcadia 160 watt d3...
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    Looking for advice (sleeps a lot)

    Hi i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. The last 3 days my hermann tortoise has got up eaten his food then slept under his heat light all day, he moves around changing positions. The temperature under his heat light is 35°c and the rest of the house is 20°c, i bathe him every...
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