New owner Hermann

[Spyro]

Hello everybody

I'm a new owner of a year old Hermann.

I'm based in the east of the UK.

 

[JoesMum]

Hello and welcome. Please post pictures of your tort and ots enclosure and we will do what we can to ensure your new friend settles in quickly

 

[JoesMum]

Some reading matter that will help you
Hermann's care sheet http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread...toise-care-sheet-updated.101410/#post-1131735
Beginner mistakes http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello

 

[4jean]

Hello, welcome!

 

[Spyro]

Thanks everybody

Here a few pics; I know the enclosure is not the recommended one but it is doing its job so far.

I soak it three/four time a week but often it is asleep in the morning and evening, is it ok to wake them up?

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise Forum.
He is an absolute beauty.
Your substrate looks rather dry, what is it and what is the humidity as this is a crucial factor in raising tortoises.
Lights should generally point down into an enclosure to give a basking spot, best uvb etc. and prolong the life of the bulb.
If you use a non- transparent soaking pot, he will not be so keen to escape.
And i hope he also has a water bowl, a shallow terracotta saucer sunk into the substrate is a good and cheap choice that will help keep him hydrated.
if you know any or all of this already, then sorry, but thought I'd point it out, I learned so much from the forum contrary to what the pet stores and books informed me.

 

[Spyro]

Thanks

After reading your guides I've implemented a terracotta (plastic really) cheap water bowl and I humidify twice a day. I have also raised the light.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good, good, little by little we all make our torts lives better.

 

[pam]

Welcome