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    Amazing story of "Hope" the albino pink bellied turtle born with an exposed heart

    Has anyone seen this video of Hope the albino pink bellied turtle born with an exposed heart! Who would have believed the little one would survive! :<3:
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    Is it ok to wake my tortoise in the morning?

    I have checked for previous threads but some are a few years old and I wanted to ask if it is ok to wake my 2 year old Hermann in the morning if he has gone to sleep in the cooler end hide? Mostly he will burrow down in the substrate near to the heat lamp and totally cover himself and then I see...
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    Are young female Hermann Torts as likely to ram your hand as males?

    So earlier this evening I went to replace the water bowl in my (almost) 2 year old Hermann's enclosure. "She" has been with me just over a month now and is very friendly, eats from my hand, comes over to me when I put food down on the slate, enjoys a tickle under the chin. But just now when I...
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    Your Views on This 'New' Substrate, Please?

    Hi guys. On the advice of this forum I need to change my substrate in my 2 year old Hermann tortoise's indoor home and I know orchid bark and coco coir is recommended but I have just seen this "new" substrate offered for sale at the place I bought my tortoise-friendly indoor plants from and...
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    need help with lights

    I am so pleased I found this wonderful forum with genuine, knowledgeable people. I am in the UK, have owned my Hermann tortoise for a week and a half and she (or he!) is just under 2 years old. She is healthy and active and I set the basking lamp to the correct temperature with a thermometer...
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