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    Hibernating my 11-year-old for the first time

    Hello dear tortoise enthusiasts! As the title says, I’m on my way to hibernate my dear Idamia for the first time this winter. I haven’t attempted this until now because I haven’t had the right equipment or knowledge (or guts) to try it until now. So far, I’ve been lowering the amount of...
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    Help with sexing my 11 year Hermanns Tortoise

    Hello fellow tortoise lovers! I've had my dear Idamia for more than a decade now and I've grown more and more keen to eventually getting a friend for her. However, when it comes to tortoises, I've heard that sexes can have a huge inpact on how well they get along. The pet store where I got...
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    Are hermanns tortoises supposed to walk like this?

    Hi tortoise forum! I have my Hermann’s tortoise for almost ten years (!) now and I've always found her way of walking a bit peculiar. As a small kid I had a leopard tortoise living in my back yard (this was in Mozambique, Africa) and I remember their shell being levitated off the ground while...
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    Bark - suitable substrate or not?

    Hello all tortoise lovers! I've been using a 50/50 sand and soil mix for my Hermann's Tortoise for about ten years now and find that my room gets really dusty after a while. I just watched Kamp Kenan’s latest Youtube video about baby tortoise care, where he recommended to use a soil and bark...
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    Concerned about Idamia's shell :(

    Hello everyone! I am band new to this forum, just created my account. I have had my dear tortoise for almost den years (she's about to turn 11 this autumn!) I got her as a birthday gift when I turned 13 and haven't always given her as much attention throughout the years as she would need (you...
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