Today I received my FIRST Hermann Tortoise named Shellie. She is the cuties thing on 4 legs.... LoL
When she came here yesterday morning I was on my way out so I opened the box and Shellie came for a ride with us and went shopping....
When we got home my husband seen her and thought it was adorable. By the way my hubby didn't know I was buying her at all it was a surprise LoL
So I put her in a warm bowl of water to soak her then put her in the tank and put some greens but she didn't really eat the food so I threw what she dragged in the soil away. I figured she wouldn't eat because she had a ruff night with shipping. So then at dinner time I gave her 2 little pieces of greens again and she ate a good amout of it.
So I have the basking light that she loves. I did have the UVB light shining on her BUT it fell and broke today so I had to go get another light and look for those hooks that I can hang the lights on because right now I have them resting on the screen. Oh and no worries Shellie is fine I did NOT drop it on her or even near her. It fell in the back of the tank not in her way at all.
So anyways she is a cute tortoise and I'm happy I got her. My kids picked her out of the 2 I was shown. So I HAD to get her.
I was hoping for a male BUT her tummy is poked out and I heard males bellies are more flat and a little in words. So I don't know. I heard it would take alittle bit to tell what sex it is. I already named her so hoping a female now LoL but either way she is a GREAT addition to my family She is only 2 weeks old so it will probably be to late to tell if it is a female or male.
Here are some quick photos I took. I'll take some better ones tomorrow.
Oh also in the photo you will see the blue thing with water BUT whenever she tries to get up there she slips off of it. What can I do to fix this anyone have any thoughts?? I did put a little rock under it to level it BUT she is still having a problem getting to the water. HELP!!!
When she came here yesterday morning I was on my way out so I opened the box and Shellie came for a ride with us and went shopping....
When we got home my husband seen her and thought it was adorable. By the way my hubby didn't know I was buying her at all it was a surprise LoL
So I put her in a warm bowl of water to soak her then put her in the tank and put some greens but she didn't really eat the food so I threw what she dragged in the soil away. I figured she wouldn't eat because she had a ruff night with shipping. So then at dinner time I gave her 2 little pieces of greens again and she ate a good amout of it.
So I have the basking light that she loves. I did have the UVB light shining on her BUT it fell and broke today so I had to go get another light and look for those hooks that I can hang the lights on because right now I have them resting on the screen. Oh and no worries Shellie is fine I did NOT drop it on her or even near her. It fell in the back of the tank not in her way at all.
So anyways she is a cute tortoise and I'm happy I got her. My kids picked her out of the 2 I was shown. So I HAD to get her.
I was hoping for a male BUT her tummy is poked out and I heard males bellies are more flat and a little in words. So I don't know. I heard it would take alittle bit to tell what sex it is. I already named her so hoping a female now LoL but either way she is a GREAT addition to my family She is only 2 weeks old so it will probably be to late to tell if it is a female or male.
Here are some quick photos I took. I'll take some better ones tomorrow.
Oh also in the photo you will see the blue thing with water BUT whenever she tries to get up there she slips off of it. What can I do to fix this anyone have any thoughts?? I did put a little rock under it to level it BUT she is still having a problem getting to the water. HELP!!!