Hi Julie,
errrr...no! It's called terrano, the pet shop said it would be okay for him. The pet shop near me was rubbish and this was the only stuff they had. Should i take it all out now or get new stuff a.s.a.p?Was actually planning on changing it anyway after reading the best substrates to...
Don't really know what advice to give as i'm new to tortoises but just wanted to say good luck in finding what may or may not be wrong with Gus. Sounds like you are a very good carer! xxx
Definatley! He won't be getting them often tho! He's squirted tomato juice on his leaves so hopfully he might eat those now! Have just weighed and measured him and he's 90mm and 120 grammes. He looks healthy and is very active so hopefully i can put my mind at rest now! Thanks for everybody's...
Ok...tried him with the tiniest bit of cherry tomato in his food...and he practically ran at it! Hopefully he will move on to the dandilion leaves next...xxx
Thanks guys,
He has a UVB bulb but because the attachment is a bit high, his basking spot is about 21.5c is this far too low? Am going to set him up in a different place i think...xxx
Hi all,
Am going to try feeding him some 'bad' food today as this is now 2nd full day without him eating a thing (apart from cuttlefish of course!) Should i be worried? xxx
Ok, have given him a bath now...he moved backwards for a bit then settled...went to the toilet and had a drink...now he has gone and buried himself in the woodchips on his tortoise table! Bruce seemed quite happy tho!
Can't really contact the woman as she has moved away but will try mixing...
Thanks justanja, Think i will give him a soak in a min see if that will help him out! Iv'e heard that tortoise's have quite unique characteristics and can recognise owners just like other domestic animals so maybe he's just getting used to his new enviroment! xxx
Yes, he's two-still quite little. I have plenty of weeds in my garden for him! :-)
Will try getting some supplements for him tomorrow. How much food and water do tortoises of that age usually get through in a day? (I'm aware this is like asking how long is a peice of string!) He hasn't eaten...
Thanks for your reply, he has stopped a bit now but has been back to it a few times! He has the white powder from the cuttlefish all over his face! lol! Iv'e put some purple kale, dandelion leaves and dandelion heads on his table too...but he hasn't touched them. I don't know the person i bought...
Hi everyone,
Have just got a hermann tortoise and heard cuttlefish was good for his calcium...so i popped one in! Bruce loves it..but perhaps a bit to much, so far he has been munching it for two hours! Does anyone know wether he can have TOO much calcium? Should i take it away from him and...
Hi, my name's Larrah and i have just got my first ever pet tortoise...today!
His name is Bruce and he is a two year old Hermann tortoise and he is cute as a button :)
I'm sure i'm gonna need a lot of help from this group on how to care for him and so i'm grateful for the support! xxx