For almost a year i thought my tortoise was a Russian, until a recent photo o posted of him in a Russian forum struck controversy! They all believe he is a Hermann's! I flipped through photos on this Hermann's forum and it seems that all of you were correct! All the little torts in this thread...
I'm glad I know that he's not a Russian! Thanks for the tips about the bowl as well. I will limit its use to when I am supervising
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Just flipped through photos on the Hermann's thread and I agree with you all. I cannot believe I was wrong about his species for so long! I should not have...
The sides are less than an inch tall, about the same height as the sides of a terra cotta saucer. And it is not glazed so it does not hold standing water very long- purposefully so there is not standing water left in it when it is unattended.
You say he is not a Russian? That's news to me...
I have a question about my heat lamp-
I have a UVB bulb in my new setup that's on a timer- so it goes off at night. On my tort's basking end I've got a heat lamp to keep it nice and toasty. It's not on a timer because don't want the temps to drop too much at night.
Am I doing that right? Is it...