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I have 2 baby Hermanns under 1yr old and I was wondering what the perfect substrate for these guys would be. At the moment I have 100% Cypress mulch and they love to burrow way down into the stuff during the day to nap and at night to sleep. Someone told me that I should be using a mixture of...

Yea, that's what I thought...because the PetSmart by my house only sells adult Russians. No Hermanns. I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Ohh wow...that sounds like a steal if they are actually Hermanns! I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Thanks Chris! I figured that he couldn't be over a year old... I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Thanks everyone! :) I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Wow, ok...I feel a lot better now! Thanks for taking the time to explain your tortoise handling method. Definitely very helpful! :) I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Hello everyone, I recently got a baby Hermann's hatchling from my local pet store. When I got home everyone wanted to hold him and look at him. Unfortunately the lil guy was dropped from about waist high onto concrete. I was like OMG, and was very pissed!!! However he looked to be ok and there...

Wow, thanks everyone for all of the responses! So it sounds like if my tort turns out to be a girl then things get much easier in terms of co-habitation. Hermanns, Marginated, and Greeks could all work together if there was enough space and if they were all females. Otherwise they would each...

I paid $160 for an Eastern Hermann Hatchling at my local pet store. Do you think that is a fair price? I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

I have a baby Hermann's tortoise named Shell-E and I wanted to get him/her a companion for when I'm at work during the day. I was thinking maybe a baby Marginated or Russian would be a good fit. I know that its not smart to mix species...but I wanted to get something diff than another Hermann's...

Hey all, I have a baby eastern hermann Shell-E that I have been feeding romaine lettuce sprinkled with Repashy Superveggie calcium and vita booster. I was wondering is it possible to put too much of this stuff on her food? She just scarfs it down! Also I have been contemplating purchasing some...

Thanks Terry! Just trying to figure out an approximate age for for him/her now. :) I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Ohh ok...lol! Thanks for clarifying. He/She is about the size of an egg rnow. Do you have any idea what an estimate on age would be for the little guy? I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Ok, gotcha! Well thanks again for all of your help and insight Chris. :) And once again just to clarify you said that it was an eastern and you put a square symbol. Did you mean to say eastern box or eastern hermanns? I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Thought so... thanks for the positive I.D. Chris! Can you tell the sex at this point at all, or is it still to early? I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Here are some more pics of Shell-E that I took tonight. Hopefully these will help to I.D. better! :) I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise! (Shell-E) :-)

Wow, ok...thanks for the visuals Chris! You can definitely tell the difference between the two even without a plastron shot. The shell on that dalmation looks much lighter than the shell on the western. I will for sure get a plastron shot tonight bc I'm getting anxious now to find out what...

Will - I will definitely be getting rid of the water bowl that I have ASAP. He doesn't seem to go in it much anyways, but I don't want him flipping over while I'm not around. Tom - Thanks for the detailed list of improvements that I need to make. I really am in need of some thermostats to help...

Thanks Jax! I will definitely have to check out that thread by Chris if I can find it. Lol! I already read his threads about how to tell the diff between eastern and western herm and I saw his diagrams. Very helpful! However I didn't see anything about a Dalmation sub species. I love my baby...

Wellington - Thanks for your advice! I'm definitely gonna be getting some terra cotta saucers soon for food and water dishes. For now however I'm just being very careful and not filling that water bowl up all the way so that there is no risk of drowning. I love my baby C.B. Hermann Tortoise...