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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 lined the interior with a thick clear plastic used for picnic tables..works amazing! he is very happy :)

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...

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 have had Peewee for one year now,,he's almost 1 and a half years old..here he is,many pics to give a good view..does he look good? I adore him and want to make sure he's getting the best of everything! thanks! also,,any idea exactly which type of hermann's tortoise he is? I was told a...

here's Peeweee's new home, he LOVES it!

I've had Peewee now for 10 months,and he's just over 1 year old now :) I adore him,and he's wonderful in so many ways! I am pretty sure he's a boy,,has a tiny horn on the end of his tail, is this a sure sign? here he is,I would like to know if he's looking good to all of you,this is my first...

I heard the coil type UVB lights are bad. I have one,,so I'm out to get the better one today..One question,,I have a regular basking light on the warm side and on the other side is the UVB light. It's a double light fixture hood for reptiles. anyways,I want to know if I should just put the...

I can't figure out if my baby Peewee is a western or an Eastern species... anyone want to chime in?? thanks! he's 8 months...thanks!

I have a basil plant I grow through the winter,full of beautiful leaves,,was wondering if it would be ok to feed to my herman? I also grow cat grass(oat grass) that would be great to give him,,but the herbs I wasn't sure...?...

Here is my almost 8 month old Hermann tortoise Peewee..loved this shot of him <3

Hello! I wanted to know what a healthy shell is like at 7 months old for a hermanns tortoise. including the plastron. at a young age is it normal to be a little rigid on the plastron? I also feed him a little greens and hay ever day,(the grass hay is a substrate) so is this too much? he...

Hi all,,I finally got my baby,,7 months old,and has been a wondeful addition..meet Peewee,, [/img]

I am so happy to announce that my baby (8 month) old box turtle is finally eating fruits and vegetables! after a life only of snails,worms ect,,I offered (again) some blueberries the other day and he devoured them,as well as strawberries,and lettuce!! Yay!! so now do I offer worms 3 times a...

Is it normal for a GC boxie (6 months)not to eat as much as he normally does? I only saw him eat 1 meal worm in the last few days. He had a bowel movement today when he was beeing soaked though,,so should I worry? Do they sometimes eat less?? He turns away from his feed dish,and always used to...

This is Agustus,,6 month gulf coast and his set up..Had him since he was a hatchling,and I'm so pleased to say he's doing fabulous!!

I am thinking of adding a florida box turtle to my gulf coast box turtle's habitat. I am in Canada,does anyone have any idea how or where I can start looking ? I would preferably like to adopt or rescue one,,thanks in advance. ~Libby

My Gulf coast box turtle is almost 6 months old,and I am thinking of getting another one. Does it have to be the same type of turtle? is there any others that are similar to the set up I have now? Humid and warm...tanks in advance :)

Has anyone else seen mealworm beetles in their tanks? I was cleaning out my box turtles tank this am and found about 5 beetles!!! from mealworms,I guess it's ones he never ate?? I will start to feed him out of the tank now,,what do other's do? Have you seen this before? Can it be a problem in...

I'm SO excited!!! My little agustus (3 month box turtle) is eating veggies finally!! I have been offering him mixed salad,greens carrot ect and he never had anything to do with it,,but today,I made him a salad with shredded carrot,mixed spring salads,chopped tiny pieces of strawberry and he's...