Hi everyone! You folks were so helpful with another question I had recently that I thought I'd bring up a concern on my mind. After careful research into indoor spaces for Hermann's tortoises, my husband built a big, open toirtoise table out of untreated wood, which I filled with soil, rocks...
Okay, I'm going to be stronger than that tort! When you say they can go a long time without food, how long are you thinking? I've waited five days already before giving in with the romaine...
Hi everyone! I'm having trouble with a picky tort. I have a 15-year-old female Hermann's, Henrietta, living in a 4x8 (I think) open tortoise table with a heat/UV lamp in one corner, a big bathing and drinking dish, plants, dirt, rocks, etc. She's been super happy and healthy for the three years...
Have you learned anything about the right bulbs to get for tortoises yet? I don't want to write a whole long thing about it, if you know what you're doing, but it can get confusing to choose bulbs, so let me know if you'd like me to share what I've learned about it!
Hi! What kind of tort do you have? I'm no expert, but so far in my experience, there can be lots of reasons why a tort skips a meal, and many of them do not suggest a serious issue. The first thing I've found with my Hermann's is that she turns her nose up at her food when she's going through a...
I remember off the top of my head that the veterinarian Lisa Gote seems to have moved to Florida. I'll look back at the others and check back in.
Until then, any suggestions from anyone living in PA?
Hello! I have been searching for a vet for my 13-year-old female Hermann's for awhile now. She has never had a health problem, but I want to be ready in case anything happens. I looked up or contacted all of the vets close to me that are listed elsewhere on here, and they had either moved or...
Thanks for the warm welcome! I love looking at all the beautiful pictures people on this forum post of their torts! I'll have to add some of my own soon...
Thanks for the welcome!
Don't worry, Henrietta doesn't roam around; I put her on my white tiled floor for a photo shoot to show off her lovely bright and dark colors. Unlike the picture suggests, my cat is completely uninterested in her. Either way, the cat isn't allowed in the room with the...
Hi there! I actually joined this forum a few months ago to ask about some worries I had about my Hermann's Tortoise, Henrietta, but I never formally introduced myself. I adopted Henrietta a year ago from a family that didn't want her anymore (and I re-named her and changed her diet). They said...
Hello! I'm concerned because the corner of my Henrietta's eye looks a little swollen. I couldn't get a clear picture (I'll try again when the sun comes out) but it's the whitish corner, not the dark center. It's not red and there's no discharge; it's just slightly puffier than the same part of...