Hello all! I'm happy to say I moved to tropical weather, and that Morgan no longer necessarily needs to be inside. :)
That being said, where I currently live there is no real "outdoor" area, we have a patio, but I'm not able to say, put cement blocks and dirt there and call it a space for my...
Hey all. :) So Morgan is about 5 months old now, I just wanted to make sure she was growing alright, since all of you probably have a better eye than me with these things. He has been a slow grower, and one of my buddies on TF that has a Hermann's of similar age has already outgrown their...
Hey all! Today where I live it's a beautiful day out. The sun is not shining bright necessarily, but it's 72 degrees. My hermann's tortoise is about 5 months old, and I really want to take him out to soak in the little sun that there is, because it will probably start getting colder again...
http://phys.org/news/2013-11-hundreds-tortoises-luggage-thai-airport.html
Poor babies... I hope they don't just do away with them or have some other silly idea to further damage the poor tortoises.
I'm just curious so that I know what/when to look for it if for whatever reason it happens to my tortoise. Even if I think I'm doing everything right for Morgan, I want to make sure I keep my mistakes to a minimum.
I'm concerned about humidity. I use coco coir and topsoil with some sphagnum...
So today is one of my closest friend's birthday (well, tomorrow my time). Unfortunately, he also lives half the world away, so I figured sending him an e-card beats mailing him one so he can actually get it the day of his birthday. :) Okay, maybe he may not be tort-crazy like I am, but he always...
Hey all! Just thought I would update you all on Morgan. Today he kind of freaked me out. Being a new tort mom, I kind of worry for everything but he seems to be doing okay. When I was soaking him he refused to put his head up. I don't know if he was being stubborn today or what but I got so...
Hey all, I seem to have a problem with the topsoil in Morgan's enclosure. It is very clumpy, as if the water is soaking up in these clumps. I have tried to mix it around, and while it makes it better, by the end of the day it's all clumpy again.
I have mixed it with some sphagnum moss, and...
Hey everyone, you may or may not have seen me bouncing around on the forums lately. :) I finally got my little Hermann! I'm absolutely thrilled! I think to just keep things simple I'm going to call him a he.
I decided to name him Morgan. So here is your very first picture of Morgan! He's...
Hey all! So as some of you might know, I recently bought a Hermann's tortoise from Chris. My lil' pal should be coming in on Friday, so I'm slowly setting up my tortoise table from now until then. Most things are coming in the mail throughout the week, but I figured I would go ahead and list the...
My baby tort is coming on Friday, but I do have another lil' one. :) Her name is Leia. She is a Boston Terrier/Lhasa Apso mix, or so I've been told. Being a Boston Terrier with fairly long thick fur, she's pretty funny lookin'! Haha.
I got her when she was approximately 1 year old, and the...
Hey! A few weeks ago I introduced myself, and talked about my plans for getting my first tortoise. That time has come! :) I have everything I need in order to give my new little friend a happy home. It also happens that my dog's vet also is one of the few vets in the state who cares for...
Hello, my name is Francis and I've lived in the state of West Virginia for 3 years. I live by the Charleston area. :) For the past month or so I have been contemplating getting a tortoise, as I think having one would add a lot of joy to my life as well as the life of the tortoise. I'm not taking...