estherofrivia
New Member
Hi! I’m new to this forum, and a new baby Hermann’s owner. I got my tort (named Tiberius) on March 25th. I did a lot of research beforehand and everything has been going great so far, except for today.
I went to visit my father for the day, and I called my my mother to see how my tortoise was doing. She told me that she checked my tort a little while before I called her (which was about 10-15ish minutes before I got home). When I got home, I found my baby Hermann’s on its shell. I turned it over gently immediately, and it seemed to be walking around and everything. I was so scared that it had died. It was under the heat lamp, but not directly. I read online from some sources saying that the tortoise would be fine, while one even said that their tortoise died the next day after having flipped over (https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/my-tortoise-flipped-over-on-its-back.63270/). My tortoise is sleeping now, and I am so worried. I’m not sure how long it was on its back, but it hopefully wasn’t more than an hour. Will my tortoise be okay? I haven’t been able to sleep because of it.
For the soak in the morning, should it be longer than 15 or so minutes? I’m scared that Tiberius will be dehydrated. Thanks for any help, it’s all appreciated.
I went to visit my father for the day, and I called my my mother to see how my tortoise was doing. She told me that she checked my tort a little while before I called her (which was about 10-15ish minutes before I got home). When I got home, I found my baby Hermann’s on its shell. I turned it over gently immediately, and it seemed to be walking around and everything. I was so scared that it had died. It was under the heat lamp, but not directly. I read online from some sources saying that the tortoise would be fine, while one even said that their tortoise died the next day after having flipped over (https://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/my-tortoise-flipped-over-on-its-back.63270/). My tortoise is sleeping now, and I am so worried. I’m not sure how long it was on its back, but it hopefully wasn’t more than an hour. Will my tortoise be okay? I haven’t been able to sleep because of it.
For the soak in the morning, should it be longer than 15 or so minutes? I’m scared that Tiberius will be dehydrated. Thanks for any help, it’s all appreciated.