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Been a long time since I've posted on here but it feels good to be back! I'm building a new enclosure for Otis (nearly 8 years old, Hermann's tortoise). This is because we are relocating and cannot transport her old one easily (plus, she's due for a bigger one). Her enclosure is currently 4ft...

Hello, Otis is three years old, and is a healthy weight / size. She has never experienced any sickness before and I was wondering if this is anything possibly serious and I should take her to the vet tomorrow :( I was bathing her earlier this evening. I bathe her 4/5 times a week for 30minutes...

Hi, My sister and I are building Otis, a 2-year-old Hermann's, a new indoor tortoise table now that summer is upon us. We've chosen the DIY route and have some questions to confirm before starting anything, to ensure we have what's best for Otis, and we'd love to hear your answers :) First off...

Hello, long time no see. Sorry for the shabbily associated thread topic, I was in a rush to make this particular thread. This morning I awoke to see the UVB lamp and heat lamp (which are both on timers, 8.30am-8.30pm) and did my daily scan to see how Otis was doing. This was interrupted when I...

Hello, Otis is a year and a bit old (turned one early July) and she was out on the patio eating some weeds, content. A week or so ago my neighbours set up their new fish aquarium on my patio as it had the space for it (they don't have a garden) and they didn't want mess in their house (we were...

Hi. Otis is a female tortoise; her egg batch was incubated to be so (slightly higher/colder incubation temperature, I can never remember which :P). I know there's probably a chance she is male, but it's a very small chance. I don't know the scientifics but from the incubation, I can say I think...

Hello! So I haven't posted in a while, and although that's sad it's also good because it means Otis has been happy n healthy :D She turned one on the 1st of July! They grow up so fast.. :P Okay, onto my question: Otis was out in the garden and came across a patch of clover. It's the first...

Hello, Otis is approx. 8 months old. She's a Hermann's tortoise and eats normally, is active. Her basking temp is 35 degrees Celsius, sometimes 37. Her cooler area is 19-22 degrees Celsius, her general warmer area is 22-25. She's on a sterilised soil substrate. I've noticed that there is a...

Okay, this is an emergent situation. To be honest, I know it isn't much but I'm just worried about Otis, she's three months off one year and a tiny little thing. So I woke up this morning to see my bulbs, which come on at 7am, weren't switched on as normal. The UVB bulb was fine but the basking...

There's small (really tiny) flies / gnats living under the water dish in my enclosure. Otis, my 7month Hermann's, doesn't seem bothered. I understand they thrive in the damp which is why the water dish, which often water is spilt etc, would be a good place for them. There aren't hundreds or...

Hi all, I'm concerned for Otis. She is a Hermann's hatchling, 7 months old and has been active since I've got her. She eats and drinks and roams regularly. I soak her for twenty minutes each day in warm water, and her diet varies between water cress, wild rocket, dandelion leaves on occasion...

This morning, I went on a lovely walk through fields, and happened to pick out some nice clover and a bundle of dandelions. I thought I was the best tort mum around. Striding back with pure pride, weeds clasped like a trophy in hand, I soaked them, and then put them in front of Otis. I was...

Hello. So just earlier I was spraying Otis' substrate, as you do, and all was content with the world...then BAM. I saw this little sucker crawling along the inside wall of the table, and, in horror, squashed it with a piece of toilet roll. Still stricken by this incident, the turmoil was yet to...

Hello. Otis, I was told, is 5/6months, born July 1st. I have been searching but cannot find any information on how big / large they should be at this age and what she should weigh ideally that doesn't relate to hibernation, which isn't a topic that's surfacing right now. My scales recently broke...

Hello. Otis is 6 months and has a healthy appetite, is soaked daily each day in warm water, and has a basking temp of 31C, cool temp 18C, and I moisten the substrate a few times the day with mist and water. She burrows each night and goes to sleep, and is active during the day. Recently I have...

Hi. I received my darling Otis on Christmas Eve. For the first few days, she had eaten and weed (only in her journey here, which I suppose, as it was in the car, was out of fright / nerves), but not pooped. Four or so days after I got her, she pooped, and I found it in her enclosure. I was...

Hi. I'm aware that tortoise hatchlings (mine is a 5-6month Hermann's, born July 1st) can poop and eat it, and also as I use a sterilised soil substrate it can be hard to pick out the poop. I bathe Otis every day for around 20 minutes in lukewarm water. I even tried warmer water to see if she...

I have just got Otis, a girl tortoise (yes...we stuck with the name) who has after shyly being introduced to her tortoise table, perked up in a few minutes and trailed soil through her water dish, eaten some of her dinner, and exploring every corner of her enclosure before burrowing nicely under...

I'm getting Otis tonight instead of tomorrow! The breeder changed her mind last minute due to circumstances. SO SHE IS COMING TONIGHT and I'm so excited! Everything is prepped but I'm still very nervous, for those who know of Otis I just thought I'd say! My first tortoise will be here in a few...

Hi! First of all let me apologise for bugging you all with a second 'plant identification' thread. Having used @Yvonne G 's promising method (Google :D) with most of my photos and finding the species, these particular plants haven't worked as well. I've also tried describing the leaves alongside...