Carmen Koe
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Hello!
I have a hermann tortoise called Luna who is now slightly over 1 years old and have had her for 5 months so I'm still quite newbie. I have noticed that her shell has been getting quite dry and when she takes a nap she always loves to be right under the heat lamp. She's usually under the log or goes into her flower pot if she takes a nap but I have seen her napping right under the light quite a lot recently. I bath her every day for atleast 20 mins.
She lives in a tortoise table, temperature in the daytime is usually atleast 30-31 degrees, humidity only highest 50%. The substrate is mainly top soil with a hand full of play sand. The substrate gets quite dry so I need to spray water quite often. I have read on a few threads to add coconut coir into the substrate for mositure? I wonder if that will improve on Luna's shell. Now I am worried that her shell may be pyramiding as well?
Also, she hasn't gain weight well and has only gained 4 grams since I've had her which is really bad from the Jackson Ratio scale it means underweight! I feel so terrible, have I starved her? I feed her everyday with dandelions weeds and random weeds (e.g. horseweed) from the garden but she only takes a few bites.
Reading these threads have just made me more paranoid?! Please many advice and suggestions would be appreciated!!
I have a hermann tortoise called Luna who is now slightly over 1 years old and have had her for 5 months so I'm still quite newbie. I have noticed that her shell has been getting quite dry and when she takes a nap she always loves to be right under the heat lamp. She's usually under the log or goes into her flower pot if she takes a nap but I have seen her napping right under the light quite a lot recently. I bath her every day for atleast 20 mins.
She lives in a tortoise table, temperature in the daytime is usually atleast 30-31 degrees, humidity only highest 50%. The substrate is mainly top soil with a hand full of play sand. The substrate gets quite dry so I need to spray water quite often. I have read on a few threads to add coconut coir into the substrate for mositure? I wonder if that will improve on Luna's shell. Now I am worried that her shell may be pyramiding as well?
Also, she hasn't gain weight well and has only gained 4 grams since I've had her which is really bad from the Jackson Ratio scale it means underweight! I feel so terrible, have I starved her? I feed her everyday with dandelions weeds and random weeds (e.g. horseweed) from the garden but she only takes a few bites.
Reading these threads have just made me more paranoid?! Please many advice and suggestions would be appreciated!!