The Tortoise Table

Ah, yes, of course. That makes sense. I was wary of increasing the temperature too much so wanted to double-check. Thanks so much. I know you answer loads of these questions on the forum and I do read them so apologies for adding to them, but thanks again, it's really appreciated. Funnily enough, Tu...

Hi Nina Thanks again for taking the time to reply. I am still using the calci-dust but will get the nutrobal as suggested, and not hibernate this year. Can I just check something on the lighting too. Earlier in the thread Lin advised to add a low power light to the enclosure to make it brighter. I'v...

Hello Lin and Nina I wanted to check in and provide a brief update on Turbo. He/she's been putting on weight consistently. He weighs 88g at the moment, up from 60g in May when we began keeping a log. Is that a healthy weight for approaching their first year (was born in October)? I've noticed he see...

Dear Lin and Nina Thank you both very much for your incredibly helpful and comprehensive replies. I am somewhat relieved that, in general, it's environment isn't too bad. I will cut out lettuce immediately and keep working on improving the diet. I had ordered a lamp/lamp stand before the table arriv...

Good Morning, all We recently bought a young Hermanns tortoise for my daughter's 9th birthday (hatch date Oct 2021). While we are doing our best to create an environment where it will be happy and healthy, there is so much contradictory advice out there that it's hard to know if we're doing the righ...