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Hello all. My wife and I are moving to Minnesota from Canada July 1st next year. We will be there for 1 year. We currently have a 2.5 year old Hermann's tortoise and he will be moving along with us. Does anyone have experience with bringing a tortoise from Canada into the US? What permits are...

Hello everyone. Just wanted to share my new indoor enclosure I made for my 2 year old Hermann's Tortoise. I converted a raised garden bed lined with light outdoor tarp and placed it on plywood with castors. I bought the raised garden beds from Costco...

Hi I am wondering if this will work as an enclosure? Will the Polyester tolerate the heat lamps? You can buy them on Amazon for about $110. They look pretty sturdy. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQD5Y16/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 You could rig a solid PVC bar across the top to mount the lights...

Just wondering if anyone could tell me if there is such a thing as TOO MUCH lighting? I'm asking because if an enclosure is too bright maybe it could hurt the tortoise's eyes? My current set up has. 1) 100 W MVB on left 2) 150 W CHE in middle 3) 160 W MVB on right 4) 32 W 3700 Lumens LED strip...

Hi there. My Hermann tortoise Charlie has been very sluggish the past few weeks. He wouldn't eat or come out of his hide spot every day. Some days he would come out and roam about but some days he would not leave at all. His appetite has not changed however, very hungry every time I offer food...

Hello, just wondering if anyone has tips on how to get a Hermann tortoise around this time a year to be more active? His temperature for basking is 93-95 on one end (160 W MVB Reptisun) and about 85-90 (100 W MVB Reptisun) on other end, cool area is 75-80, baths are at 100 and done under...

Quick question, my guy is having the similar thing. He wakes up but is sluggish some days. I have 2 Powersuns on each side of his enclosure and a ceramic heater in the middle. Do MVB bulbs have full spectrum light? Or should I get a separate mount and a full spectrum strip? Any suggestions? Thanks.

Hello from Vancouver, BC Canada. I finished building my little Charlie the Hermann a new enclosure. He's outgrown his old one so fast! It's only been nine months and he's gone from 30 grams to 190! 1) Started with some laminated pine. The wood seems light to me and easily cut and worked with...

I built my little Hermann a new enclosure. I used sanded laminated pine for it's light weight and it's smooth finished surface. The open top table is 12" x 30" x 60". He is a juvenile and 1 years old. He weighs 190 grams. I think this size is good until he gets bigger. I am attaching wheels at...

Hi there, my Eastern Hermann tortoise Charlie is 14 months old. I raised him from a hatchling. Photos attached. I am starting to think he's gaining too much weight too quickly! His recent growth progress so far is: Month Date - Weight (g) - Length (SCL) (cm) - Jackson's Ratio (g/cm^3) June 27...

My Eastern Hermann tortoise Charlie's home. Wood from local home depot. Wheels as well. White tupper from Ikea. Total cost of table <$80.. Organic sod from a local farm (I've since reduced the amount in his enclosure for more soil and places to dig). We set up a tripod with an old iPad hooked...