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    uv light

    Hi can any suggest a good uvb tube to be used in an enclosure for hermans tortoise or point me in the right direction.
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    how often should hermans wee?

    The hermans I bought a couple of weeks ago is worrying me , more and more. At first I noticed a funny smell and took him / her to the vets. the vet told me the shell was fine , no shell rot , but to bathe in an iodine solution , which I have done. Ive been watchin the little fella quite a bit...
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    smelly tortoise

    Hi I got a new hermans last week . Its settled well and is eating and behaving fine. But I noticed an orangey colour (like rust) on its shell and removed it carefully with a toothbrush. After a day some of it has returned and it smells. Any ideas please
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    humidity

    thanks for that
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    humidity

    Hi , if kept housed inside , what would the ideal % humidity for a hermans be? thanks
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    zoo med tort food

    hi just tried some : zoo med "natural" grassland tortoise food crude protein 9% crude fat2% crude fibre 26% calcium 0.9-1.3% phosphorus 0.4% sodium0.3% soaked in water and my two hermans luv it! im not gonna use it as main food source but maybe a small ammount every other day mixed in...
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    PERFECT DIET FOR A HERMANS

    ive had my hermans for 2 weeks now. Their main diet is : dandelion, sow thistle , plantain, grass . to add to there diet they also get romain lettuce, chopped carrot , water cress , chopped celery. im growing some vetch, pansies turnip, carrot and beetroot greens. are any of these harmful and...
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