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    Help getting rid of tortoise? :(

    Any Leopards I will take on
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    Looking for a 2-4 year Leopard Tortiose

    I miss my sweet turtle so much and could use his weed trimming skills. I live in Louisiana and have a large back yard. Please looking to adopt
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    Babies on the way

    I am looking for a 1-3 year old. If you change your minds about hold back.
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    Hatchlings

    When they are older they may become more territorial
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    Hermann update

    Dang my Hermanns is tiny. I got him a year ago and he only weights 62 grams? I'd been cold so. Had to feed him store bought stuff but now he his happy and put side. Is this weight correct for a 1 year old?
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    White lines on my Eastern Hermann's tortoise?

    The pores on his back are just like our skin. They need to breath. So more regular misting and soaks. You should see a big difference shortly
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    Switching Substrate

    My tort loves the mix of cypress mulch mixed with some organic top sail. It hold moisture in, I can plan weeds and things for him to eat on. I just found the reprtibatk was to hard and not to stable to walk on
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    Caging

    Looks ok. I would put a water and food dish in there and then give him some outside time to spread his legs. Other than that your on the right track
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    Hermanns tortoise

    Yvonne said it perfectly. Read the care sheet. Even on warm days " I live in Louisiana " I have blocked off areas wee he is free to roam. Happy Tortying
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    Wheezing? Resp. inf.?

    I use cypress mulch and my Herman loves it. I spray his tortiose table down at night and it seems to hold the humidity really well. You can also mix it with top soil and that holds humidity
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    Is this normal?

    Torty loves to sleep with his head on a rock like a pillow. Soooo cute
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    Hermanns tortoise and mazuri

    Hermanns are not supposed to eat fruit. Soak it in warm water and sprinkle it on the fresh vegtables. Also a little calcium 2-3 times a week. Variety in greens will help him get all the nutrients he needs
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    Glass enclosure or Wood?

    Wooden. Glass creates a green house heat that could kill it. The heat has nowhere to go and it keeps getting hotter and hotter. Use a wooden Tortiose table and put a shower curtain over it to hold in the humidity. I have a humidifier I use that I bought off amazon for cheap. This idea has worked...
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    Hello from Utah!

    To be honest as a starter I'd go with a Hermanns I love mine! They are small, you can keep indoors in the winder and awesome personalities. Mine comes up everytime I come in the room. The first year of life most Tortioses require daily or every other day 20/39 min soaks in warn wAter. Trust me...
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    Hello from Utah!

    I used to live in Utah to be It is so dry there I would be afraid to raise one there. They grow a fast in a year that will need per tort 4x4 miniumim. And in the winter what will you do for human heat? They need at least 80% humidity and 80%humidity to stop pyramid ding. I have have thought...
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    New owner

    Yvonne's list is the best stick with that and your torts will be off to a good start
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    Tortoise pellets or no pellets

    My torts love soaked ZooMed grassland pellets mixed in their greens
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    Hermann's tortoise?

    Looks Greek to me. Read up on the care info in the " species specific " are. Looks beautiful I almost got one
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    Summertime Enclosure

    I would just add more shade but looks good
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    Tiny white bugs

    I found the same thing!!! Yes mine jumped and they were so little and cleanish. Anyone know what they were? I was using cypress mulch and soil
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