sincerelysam15
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Hello! I have recently added a new member to my family. His name is Charlie and he is a Hermann's Tortoise He is super young! Only about an inch in diameter. I only got him less than a week ago.
I have some questions about his behavior and I want to make sure it is normal.
1. Since I got Charlie he spends 90% of his time buried under his bark. He doesn't come out on his own. I usually will pick him up from under the surface and when I do he will go eat a couple bites of a leaf then climb in his water and then go bury himself again. Is this normal?
I worry it may not be warm enough in his home, and that he may be instinctively hibernating. Does this sound plausible? I do have a 10.0 UVB and a 75 W heating bulb just above his home but it does not feel too warm in there.
2. He will occasionally make these constant movements when sitting still. It reminds me of a Tortoise hicc-up. his head and two front arms will flinch every second or two until he starts to walk around. Is this common among young Hermann's tortoises?
3. Where does he get his protein? I know his diet should consist of all greens such as plants, weeds, and lettuce, and very little protein, but where does that little protein come from?
This is all I have at the moment. I have been doing my research on this little guys for quite some time now but it is hard to find good information. Any answers you could provide would be much appreciated!
Here are pictures of Charlie as well
Thank you!
I have some questions about his behavior and I want to make sure it is normal.
1. Since I got Charlie he spends 90% of his time buried under his bark. He doesn't come out on his own. I usually will pick him up from under the surface and when I do he will go eat a couple bites of a leaf then climb in his water and then go bury himself again. Is this normal?
I worry it may not be warm enough in his home, and that he may be instinctively hibernating. Does this sound plausible? I do have a 10.0 UVB and a 75 W heating bulb just above his home but it does not feel too warm in there.
2. He will occasionally make these constant movements when sitting still. It reminds me of a Tortoise hicc-up. his head and two front arms will flinch every second or two until he starts to walk around. Is this common among young Hermann's tortoises?
3. Where does he get his protein? I know his diet should consist of all greens such as plants, weeds, and lettuce, and very little protein, but where does that little protein come from?
This is all I have at the moment. I have been doing my research on this little guys for quite some time now but it is hard to find good information. Any answers you could provide would be much appreciated!
Here are pictures of Charlie as well
Thank you!