Hi. I have a 1 year old dwarf hermann and just wanted to air my concerns.
Perhaps if I tell you about him and then maybe you could say whether you think this is normal!
Right - like I said he is 1 years old. (His came is Tully). He currently weighs 74g(!) Size wise - he fits nicely into the palm of my hand.
He mostly likes to eat watercress but does have a nibble on apple and carrot occasionally. I also offer him some pet shop bought tortoise food sometimes as I find this is the best way to give him his calcium supplement.
He sleeps alot! I tend to wake him up most days and he quite happily wanders around for a while and then goes back to his house. (I keep him in an open top tortoise table with basking lamp, uv strip and sheltered housing.
He mainly eats when I wave it in front of his nose and often goes a day or 2 without eating anything.
I took him to my local vets (who didn't know much) and they said he seemed perfectly healthy but still very small (he is a dwarf after all!) For that reason I have decided not to put him into hibernation this year. I feel he would lose too much of his already very tiny body weight.
So does this seem normal to you? Do you have any suggestions of other things you think he may enjoy to eat? Any help, tips or guidance would be greatly appreciated!
I have only had 4 weeks but already love him so much and want to do the best for him!
Look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks
Laura
Perhaps if I tell you about him and then maybe you could say whether you think this is normal!
Right - like I said he is 1 years old. (His came is Tully). He currently weighs 74g(!) Size wise - he fits nicely into the palm of my hand.
He mostly likes to eat watercress but does have a nibble on apple and carrot occasionally. I also offer him some pet shop bought tortoise food sometimes as I find this is the best way to give him his calcium supplement.
He sleeps alot! I tend to wake him up most days and he quite happily wanders around for a while and then goes back to his house. (I keep him in an open top tortoise table with basking lamp, uv strip and sheltered housing.
He mainly eats when I wave it in front of his nose and often goes a day or 2 without eating anything.
I took him to my local vets (who didn't know much) and they said he seemed perfectly healthy but still very small (he is a dwarf after all!) For that reason I have decided not to put him into hibernation this year. I feel he would lose too much of his already very tiny body weight.
So does this seem normal to you? Do you have any suggestions of other things you think he may enjoy to eat? Any help, tips or guidance would be greatly appreciated!
I have only had 4 weeks but already love him so much and want to do the best for him!
Look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks
Laura
