I was asked recently to home a 4 month old female hermanns tortoise cause the person can no longer care for it properly. Is there a way to introduce them to the older ones? I have 1 male 1.5 years old,,will he accept another one? Pretty sure it's a female baby...
I am building an outside enclosure for my Herman's tortoise,,he's 1 year old...I am worried about red clover mites ,or red ants hurting him..should I be worried? I will post pics of his new outside home soon. also,what should the proper temps be for outside,and for nights? O have him at 70-90...
Thank you!! nope,,he get's a variety of the BEST foods,,different every day ( spring mix salad,carrot,bean sprouts,dandelion,strawberry tops and kale),,but Kale is his staple. I powder calcium and vtamins once a week on his salad.. I also give him a bath 2/3 days a week,,and he has his uvb light...
he's big for sure! measures 6 inches in shell length (tape measure being in contact with shell directly) and 5.5 inches in width...he's only 1 and a half..I got him at 4 months old..he was born October 2013. He is big compared to other's I have seen! is that bad!??
here is a baby pic of when I...
Hi all,
I want to make an outdoor enclosure for my little Peewee,who will be 1.5 years old in April,and he's a hermann's. I will make the enclose completely safe from predators,but what are the chances of tortoises spending their days outside getting mites?? I can't stand the thought of...
I agree,,pretty sure you have a Hermann's on your hands ,,congratulations,they are awesome tortoises!!! (but then again,they all are!)
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more pics,,then we can tell for sure!
drier air and less humidity helps! if it's cold where you are,and your heat is on,,will help! I had those,everywhere a few years ago,and I had to completely thoroughly vacuum .. the other thing is,,sprya the outside of your window sills of each window with any spray(or use DE in the cracks of...