bewildered newbie

[jonna]

hi folks,

i have just bought a lovely little hermann something i have wanted to do for years, he is called bob and he is about 6 months old.

i can't belive how many contrasting views there are on the best way to keep him but am starting to make sense of it all( i think??)

jonna

[Paul B]

Ask away, there are a lot of tortoise people on here that are more than willing to help.

In short:

Tort table. or very well ventilated Viv. (take the top off).
right temps
proper UV
proper substrate

No iceburg lettuce

Staple spring greens

tomatoes and fruit as a treat

Look for bright eyes good appetite and active during the day
fairly firm poo with some white stuff too. (Urates).

Weigh them regularly and get a fecal done for parasites like worms.

[Piecesandjam]

Just wondering if all this seems ok to the more experienced?!

Got a 2/3yr old Hermanns (female)
Shes fed on florette salad, dusted with calcium and repative supp. once, sometimes twice a day (if i give in to her stomping! ).

Water always in the tort table. Along with half aspen, half sand/soil, plenty of stones to climb over and around (extra cuttlefish in there too).

Has solar glo heat lamp (getting thermometer and hydrogemeter to check the stats). On for 3 hours in morning and 3 hours at night.

Bathed every 2/3 days in shallow warm water (with a lot of protesting!)and blotted dry with kitchen towel.
Does this sound ok to the regulars?

[grannykins]

you are better off posting in the 'shelled' section of the forum, as not everyone comes onto the newbie section. You will get lots of advice there.