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  1. Alisha Hawkins

    Scute rubbed away

    Hey there! Whilst bathing my boy today I noticed one little part above his leg was a lighter cream colour than the rest. Out of curiosity I rubbed the other side thinking it may be a build up of dirt. Upon researching, I feel like this may have been keratin. I'm now questioning if this might...
  2. Alisha Hawkins

    Vomited and drinking lots

    Heard my hermanns making some strange noises today and looked to see him vomiting kale and dandelion. Now when ive put him in to bathe he wont stop drinking. He has a constant supply of fresh water in his enclosure so im not sure why... Should i take him to a vet? Its the only time ive ever...
  3. Alisha Hawkins

    Positive changes!

    I noticed my little meat pie was showing slight signs of pyramiding. I have started to bathe him every other day, put a cover over his enclosure and mist the enclosure a few times each day. Is there anything else i can do? And is there a way to measure humidity accurately? P.S. Some of the...
  4. Alisha Hawkins

    Size of orchid bark

    Hi guys :) I accidentally bought coarse orchid bark for my tort today who was in desperate need of a clean out and substrate change. I always mix my orchid bark in with some coco coir. I was wondering if this bark is too coarse for him, he seems to be walking on it as normal but ive not seen...
  5. Alisha Hawkins

    Heating and thermostats, advice needed

    Hi there, Im building my Hermanns tort (5 years old) a new table with a plexi glass top, the table will have 2 floors to it so that he can have as much space as possible now hes growing a bit too big for his current table (4ft by 4ft). In total with the new table he will have 6ft by 6ft space...
  6. Alisha Hawkins

    Coco coir

    Hey guys! Just looking for a second opinion, my hermanns tortoise (originally on topsoil) was struggling with getting little particles of soil stuck in his eyes and it would only come off in soaks or if i washed it out. Ive last minute switched him over to beech chips which we had spare from our...
  7. Alisha Hawkins

    Red mark by mouth, swollen cheek

    Hi there, little vodetort had some fibres caught on the side of his face from a cloth last week which i soaked off immediately with warm water and ive been keeping an eye on him since (the offending cloth is no longer accessible). Over the past couple days the side of his face where there fibres...
  8. Alisha Hawkins

    White discolouration and squiggly lines

    Hello there! My tortoise is currently around 3 and a half years old and has had a bit of a growth spurt... as a first time tortoise owner i just wanted a second opinion, he appears to have developed white squiggly lines on his shell and plastron (ive looked around and seen theyre often related...
  9. Alisha Hawkins

    Sorry! Posted the same thread twice (how do i delete?)

    How do i delete a thread?
  10. Alisha Hawkins

    Early signs of pyramiding?

    Hi there. Now im one for getting really worried over tiny things concerning my tortoise, being a new owner of my hermanns Voldetort (3 y/o) but ive noticed his shell appears to be slightly ridged and the pastron almost appears to have a very slight concave area on the largest section near the...
  11. Alisha Hawkins

    Hello

    Im Alisha, from the UK and completely new to owning a tortoise, i found myself looking at these threads for a long while and finally decided to join :). My tortoise is a Hermanns tortoise but im unsure of anything more specific than that and around 3 years old, i got them last year (around...
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