testudo hermanni boettgeri

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    How much food should I give my tortoise per day?

    I have 3 greek tortoises and 1 hermann's tortoise. How can I calculate how much food should I give per day? I searched everywhere and couldn't find a reliable feeding technique. Some people say they should eat a loose fist size and some say that you should put food on their plate then take it...
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    Need help again, please.

    My tortoise has been acting very strange since we came up to the mountains, she has been sleeping all day, doesn’t eat or drink, I give her carrots and a salad, I need to go buy other foods she needs to eat (Did research online). Can someone please tell me how to take care of her, all the...
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    Need some help please...

    I got my Turtle 2 weeks ago, she/he is 5 months old, I was told to give her only lettuce at the start, what other foods can I give her now? Also, does anyone know any good beginner tutorials/advice on how to take care of this type of turtle, I'm afraid I'm doing something wrong.
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    My turtle keeps trying to escape.

    My Testudo Hermanni Boetgeri keeps trying to escape from her enclosure, I got her 1/2 weeks ago her enclosure is in the open with dirt under it, it's not that small, and she even has a small house, she tried to escape every day in a lot of different ways, I give her food and water, is there...
  5. Richard Harrison-Cripps

    Hermanni with major carapace trauma / egg retention problems

    Hi. I'd be very grateful for some advice from folks here with veterinary knowledge. I'm a ecologist, working on Testudo hermanni populations in Montenegro for around 14 years, and have more and more found myself getting involved in rehabilitations. Our latest case is a mature female brought to...
  6. NadineB

    Plastron looks weird/flaky

    Hello members, I own a female Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri, hatched in August of 2016, I've had her since 2018. Since then the living conditions have been in an outdoor enclosure, so I've got sunlight, shade, digging and hiding spots and a water bowl. I feed her a leaf & flower based diet and...
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