Avery.s
New Member
Hello!
This is Eli, my Hermanns that I believe was hatched in October. After weighing him I realized that he weighs a bit more than he should for his size which is resulting in some slightly odd shell growth (hard to get a good picture of). I was wondering what more experienced people do to ensure their tortoise isn't over-eating and also any tips on avoiding this type of shell growth/pyramiding. He eats a variety of dark greens, weeds and occasion other vegetables (pepper, carrot etc) and Mazrui pellets with a calcium and vitamin supplement regularly. He soaks every day, drinks often and eats normally. He has a basking spot of 90, with 70-80 overall and cooler areas and humid areas. I'm mainly just looking for any advice and anything suggestions to improve his table. (please note, these pictures were take right before I replaced his water/cleaned out his food and bathed him so his table and him usually aren't so messy). Thank you so much!
This is Eli, my Hermanns that I believe was hatched in October. After weighing him I realized that he weighs a bit more than he should for his size which is resulting in some slightly odd shell growth (hard to get a good picture of). I was wondering what more experienced people do to ensure their tortoise isn't over-eating and also any tips on avoiding this type of shell growth/pyramiding. He eats a variety of dark greens, weeds and occasion other vegetables (pepper, carrot etc) and Mazrui pellets with a calcium and vitamin supplement regularly. He soaks every day, drinks often and eats normally. He has a basking spot of 90, with 70-80 overall and cooler areas and humid areas. I'm mainly just looking for any advice and anything suggestions to improve his table. (please note, these pictures were take right before I replaced his water/cleaned out his food and bathed him so his table and him usually aren't so messy). Thank you so much!