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  1. islandtort

    How’s my western hermanns look? He turned 1 last month.

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    Please rate my set up! More info in comments.

    Just ordered the 6.5r. What number should I be looking for? Will get a flood bulb as well and an led strip.
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    Please rate my set up! More info in comments.

    Was hoping you’d reply! Thanks for the advice on the soaking. Glad to hear you’ve done it for so long with no issues. The basking light is a the spotlight one from zoomed. I don’t have a UV meter, is there one you would recommend? The UV tube is on 13hrs with the basking lamp. No ambient...
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    Please rate my set up! More info in comments.

    7 month old western hermanns (you can see him in the back). 40gal enclosure with doors on front and tin foil on top to make it “closed”. 75w heat bulb and 10.0 t5 tube that I need to replace probably now. Ambient heat is around 75, basking is around 95, humidity stays around 70% but sometimes...
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    Western Hermann's Availability

    I honestly would not get one from an expo. While you might find one there, they’re probably not pure and you won’t know where it’s coming from, any diseases, health issues etc. I got mine from Garden State Tortoise. You can contact Chris via email from their website, they also run...
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    Absolutely loving the colors that are starting to show. 5 month old western- Apulia. Literally perfect.

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    How’s Doug looking at 5 months old!?

    Apulia!
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    How’s Doug looking at 5 months old!?

    Haha! Close but somewhere in Italy!
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    How’s Doug looking at 5 months old!?

    Anyone care to guess the locale?
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    What are these bugs and should I worry about them or just ignore them? There’s black ones (bigger), gray ones (medium) and white ones (smaller).

    I notice them mostly around his food and water dishes. There are some live plants in his enclosure.
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    Are ponytail palms save for hermanns?

    Thinking about putting one in Doug’s enclosure hut want to make sure it’s safe. Thanks!
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    Yeah I was really hoping there would be some paperwork with him. The broadleaf testudo seed mix...

    Yeah I was really hoping there would be some paperwork with him. The broadleaf testudo seed mix from tortoisesupply he seems to love what’s growing. Also got their herbal tortoise hay & sprinkle a pinch on as well. He seems to be loving the mazuri tortoise pellets now. I soak two and chop up...
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    Nono was actually going to ask you if you got any because I didn’t get any haha. Right now my...

    Nono was actually going to ask you if you got any because I didn’t get any haha. Right now my guy is being more picky with what he’s eating. What are you having luck with?
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    Need new camera recommendation.

    I am currently using this Wyze Cam v3 with Color Night... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R59YH7W/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 which seems fine but has a glare under the heat lamp. What camera do you guys use that doesn’t have this glare?
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    Corsica was a debate for me I really like them. I chose apulia due to the vibrant coloring. It’s...

    Corsica was a debate for me I really like them. I chose apulia due to the vibrant coloring. It’s not a green fabric for the fence it’s green plastic about 6-8 inches tall that you would typically put around an outdoor garden bed. My guy is like 13g haha. When was yours born?
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    He seems to be doing well. Sleeps a good bit. Gaining weight and pooping almost every day with...

    He seems to be doing well. Sleeps a good bit. Gaining weight and pooping almost every day with his soaks. My wooden fence started to mold under the substrate so I had to change it. Actually if you look at my post about it you might find it helpful because you’re using a similar terrarium. Plus...
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    Is the "Herbal Tortoise Hay" from tortoise supply good for Hermanns?

    And just repeat that cycle every week and he’s good? Haha sorry if that sounds like a dumb question. Theoretically I can have him eat the same thing every ‘Monday’, then the same thing every ‘Tuesday (different than Monday)’ for the rest of his life and so on and so forth with the other days?
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    Is the "Herbal Tortoise Hay" from tortoise supply good for Hermanns?

    So theoretically I can get 7 different kinds of dried leaves/weeds and each day of the week just sprinkle a different dried leaf on a couple different greens like spring mix, endive, escarole, dandelion, romaine etc? Of course choosing a few days a week to do mazuri.
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    Is the "Herbal Tortoise Hay" from tortoise supply good for Hermanns?

    If so should it be fed every day (varied periodically with different fresh greens and mazuri)?
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    great fence build for closed system.

    Thanks! I’m finally content with the set up. I’ve found myself changing little things here and there and it just didn’t feel ‘right’.
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