The Tortoise Table

Good news, Herman finally had a bowel movement on the weekend. Not sure what was wrong with him but he's fine now. Going everyday like he used to. Maybe he was stressed from the new substrate. I gave him a bit of cucumber like you mentioned. That may have helped too. Thanks

I have put water bowls back in their cages. I have it mixed 50/50. I will offer cucumber and keep soaking and see what happens. I went thru the substrate and did find one little nugget buried in the substrate so I'm hopeful. I will keep you posted. Thanks so much

Hello, I changed the substrate July 19th. I have not seen any poop in the sand/soil. I have two Hermans. It's not the one with the pyramiding that is having the problem this time. They both have baths every two days in warm water. The water does go up to their chins. They are both peeing too. I will...

Hello again, I need some advice. So since my last post I have changed my tortoise substrate to sand and topsoil mix 50/50. Since the switch, my Hermans has only pooped once! He used to poop all the time. It's been well over a week so I Am very stressed. I have been soaking him every two days. He is ...

Hello again, so I decided to remove the reptibark from my enclosure today and put only topsoil and sand in as a substrate. When I removed the bark and began scooping up the soil/sand mix underneath it, it stunk like crazy. I cleaned it very well. I've since put in new soil/sand mix in the enclosure ...

Hi,thank you for your response. Yes when I said eating like a pig I meant that he is eating much more compared to before. He eats fresh greens and weeds and Mazuri Tortoise chow. I currently have top soil and sand mix under the reptibark. I just covered it with reptibark because he was eating the so...

Hi, question about my four year old Hermann. I got him when he was about one and a half. He's always been very quiet compared to my other Hermann Tortoise. And always just kinda layed in the same spot and only ate small quantities (for two years). His shell has always looked very nice but it seems t...

Hi, I live in Cornwall Ontario Canada. My Hermans have an outdoor enclosure that I want to put them in during the day but the stones are full of very small red bugs. Wondering if these can hurt the tortoises or not. There so small that I can't get a good picture of them.

Ok great. I wasn't sure if it was sow thistle because the leaves are smooth and not picky at all. They also stay small. Thanks!

Hi, these things are growing in my yard. Wondering if my Hermans can eat them. I live in Canada-Ontario. Pic 2and 3 are the same type of weed. Thanks!