I've been having trouble getting Tillie to eat ZooMed Grassland, as she seems to prefer the PM layer crumbles. I recently made the Kapidolo gel kit using the soaked Grassland with rose petals c/s as the soaker and moringa as the other component (she seems to readily eat moringa and rose...
I'm probably worrying about nothing but would appreciate any reassurance. I just noticed that my 6mo old Western Hermanns girl looks to have some sort of an indent in her shell by the keyhole pattern? Photos attached. She's in an enclosed chamber vivarium with 80% humidity maintained, 85F...
My 13 week old Western Hermann's won't use her humid hide. All of the parameters of the viv are aligned with the care sheet (humidity 60-88% over the whole viv all of the time, temps 82-86 daytime and 74-80 nighttime, and basking peak temp of 92. Her humid hide is on the side that stays at...
I'd like to introduce these to my 13 week old Western Hermann's aquarium, but she's so tiny, and I'm afraid that they will harass or nibble on her eyes etc...
https://www.joshsfrogs.com/dwarf-tropical-white-isopods-25.html
Any thoughts are appreciated! Thanks in advance!!
My 12 week-old Western Hermann's arrived today from Garden State Tortoise! This is Matilda - Tillie. She had a warm soak when she arrived, and she drank in the tub right away! I then weighed and measured her. She's a whopping 12g! Then, I put her on top of her lunch in her vivarium. She had...
Greetings and Salutations! My 12 week old baby girl Western Hermann's from Garden State Tortoise arrives tomorrow before noon! I am beside myself with excitement!!!!!
I've gone through Chris' and the Mediterranean care sheets and think all is in good shape but just want to make sure no one...
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I would appreciate any help that can be provided about the edibleness of the following for my Western Hermann's girl. Many thanks in advance!!
1. Pennsylvania Smartweed (Persicaria pensylvanica) (not listed on the forum nor TT) - photo here...
We're building a 22,000 gallon bog-filtered pond in northern Virginia and want to bring in some captive-bred native turtles to be part of our family. Any suggestions?
I have thoroughly and carefully read the GST Western Hermann's care sheet multiple times and cannot find the answers to these questions. Many apologies in advance if I missed them.
1. Humidity of 70% for adults. Should that go higher for babies, in the 75-80% range?
2. Ambient daytime...
Hello, I'm looking into building my own 3-tier wood indoor enclosure for my baby Russian tortoise that will be able to carry him or her into adulthood. Apologies in advance for the very long post, but I want to do this right.
Once baby reaches adulthood, I plan to keep adult outside in a safe...
Hello! I'm expecting my baby Russian from Garden State Tortoise in mid-August. I've read the care sheet and noted that the adults need 32sq ft of roaming space, minimum. Would there be any way to achieve that by moding this enclosure with ramps, for example...
Hello! Thank you for letting me join. I'm very excited to be here. I have my very first tortoise on pre-order from Garden State Tortoise, a Russian. S/he is expected to arrive sometime in mid-August as a baby. I've already been going through threads and doing tons of research. I want to do...