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by PeterH
08 Jul 2022, 08:19
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns
Replies: 10
Views: 8702

Re: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns

Nina, thank you soo much for all your help and advice. I think we will pop him to the vets like you said just to be sure. Thanks for the offer of the booklet, I’ll be sure to email my details over. It’s rubbish just not being sure, you start worrying about irrational too. Anyway I’ll leave you in pe...
by PeterH
05 Jul 2022, 08:31
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns
Replies: 10
Views: 8702

Re: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns

Apologies for not responding sooner, really busy weekend. Thank you so much for your knowledge and time helping us. I will change the substrate on the next clean out day, as I want it to be as natural as possible for him. We have led him up to the platform with food a couple of times but it’s so wei...
by PeterH
02 Jul 2022, 13:42
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns
Replies: 10
Views: 8702

Re: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns

Hi again Nina, So the substrate is hemp with dried grass/flowers mixed in with it. I was assured by the reptile pet shop that this was suitable substrate to use, as my tortoise would forage for the dried flowers etc. I have to admit I’ve never seen him eat any of it. It certainly had a picture of a ...
by PeterH
01 Jul 2022, 10:46
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns
Replies: 10
Views: 8702

Re: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns

Hi thanks both for your replies. I have attached 3 pictures below. We were using a stick on thermometer until unstuck itself recently. I also changed the heat lamp when the enclosure was upgraded from the standard heat lamp to a mercury vapour dual light output lamp, I took this out yesterday a re f...
by PeterH
30 Jun 2022, 13:33
Forum: Mediterranean Species
Topic: Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns
Replies: 10
Views: 8702

Change of behaviour 18 month old Hermanns

Hi I am a little concerned with my Hermanns tortoise. During the colder winter months I expected him/her (not sure yet) to be less active due to the temperature drops. But now that warm weather is here he spends the whole time sleeping or sitting in his “bed” and watching out the door all day. He wi...