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I have been considering getting Wegehaupt's book "Naturalistic Keeping and Breeding of Hermann's Tortoises" is it worth the price?

I love the name Rio perfectly gender neutral I think.

Hope all goes well with the surgery. Keep us posted.

We just received our little hatchlings from Chris today. We purchased 4 Eastern Hermanns from him we received great service from the very 1st interaction with Chris. He answered all our questions quickly and made the purchase of our 1st tortoises a breeze. I look forward to watching these...

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Lyn it was a red light and I have already returned it after doing some reading. Good thing I have been working on this setup a month before tort arrival! I do have an question though I was setting up my light today to do a test run on temps I had Reptitemp 500R remote sensor thermostat that I...

Thanks Tom! I appreciate all the input from experienced folks like yourself!

Thanks Jacqui!

Is Exo terra forest moss ok to use in humid hide for a Hermman hatchling? Using Coir everywhere else in the enclosure but wanted to use the forest moss in the humid hide. Thoughts?

We are both getting Hermanns Tortoises

Thank you for the Birthday wishes! Yes our new arrivals will be here next Thursday getting ready to plug in light and test temps and humidity in the enclosure before arrival time gets here. I have had so much fun starting seeds and getting the enclosure ready. We are getting hatchlings so...

What a cute little guy. Mine from Chris will be here Aug 13th. I can't wait. I have everything all set up just need to set up the lights and monitor the temps and humidity and get that all set before my babies arrive. My best friend and I are each getting 2 (yes we are aware that we may have...

Thank you for posting your set up for your babies. I do have a question. I am soon to be getting Eastern Hermanns hatchlings, (beyond excited!) from @HermanniChris , could I just cut out about half the top of the rubbermaid container use hardware cloth to cover it and set my lamp stand over...

Keep me in mind if for some reason it doesn't work out.

I appreciate any and all help! I got the Zoomed Powersun MVB 100w, Zoomed Nocturnal Infared Heat Lamp 100W, Zoomed REpticare day/night timer, Zoomed mini deep dome dual lamp fixture, lamp stand, Reptitemp 500R Thermostat. I haven't gotten anything to measure humidity yet. I plan to construct...

Before I do anymore construction I will find out what size tortoise will be available from the breeder ( I estimate I won't be ready until middle of August) and then finish the enclosure keeping all this in mind and doing a little more research. I have already ordered and gotten in my lights...

Even if I configure a mesh wire top?