Hermanns Tortoise Care (Testudo hermanni)
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- How to care for your Testudo hermanni. I hope you this helps those of you that are looking to get a tortoise.
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He looks so healthy! That shell is beautiful.
Thanks buddy!
I got my first reptile last year a leopard gecko and I got a bearded dragon a month ago. your videos really inspire me, thank you for making them keep up the amazing work.
Glad you enjoy man! Keep it up!
I'm thinking about getting a tortoise but I'm worried about getting/ maintaining the appropriate temperature. I live in Maine and winter my apartment is only 68-70 degrees. I'm scared it will get to cold. Anyways, I'm impressed with the care and love you give all your animals :) Great job!
IF you are looking at Mediterranean species of tortoise you will be fine! Night time temp in my room in the dead of winter hit like 63
I think he looks healthy and his slight pyramiding is 100% normal
Jennifer Beasley u
This was actually really good advice for me as I was gonna fat a glass tank but now I shall build my own. Also cute tortuous
Glad you enjoyed!
Finally, no more dandelions in my yard.
Rasta Banana+lmao
A dandelion must be the last one of the season!
He is so adorable! ❤
I love your videos :)
It is so lovely and I want to keep one!!
Really interesting Mike, I for one would love to see an in-depth diet video. Book !
SWeet!
4 years later, but still I like this kind of videos. Just one comment: stay clear of words such as "never" or "must", I have noticed with time that they are very subjective. I know people here in Germany who would literally killl you if you dare not induce them to hibernate. Stil in nature there have been tortoises found not hibernating (for whatever reason), and in Israel there is a whole community of Tostudo Graeca Terrestris who do not hibernate. Hibenation is not sleeping, it's nature's solution for animals to survive the harsh winters (cold, food shortage, etc.), there have been studies about animals getting used to not hibenating when conditions are spring-like at worst (and they don't lose their procreation cabailities). Many newborns in nature also die during the first hibernation (or second or third), this is why some experts recommend not necesserily to put them to "Winterstarre". But if you even nention that in Germany, better don't show your face in public for a long time. As for a water bowl - all depends on the experience and on the individual animal. If you feed them with wet leaves (emphasis on WET), there is no real need for a water bowl, unless the indivitual tortoise you are raising got used to having one. I do have a water bowl, and my tortoise NEVER touches it. In nature they also don't have it, most specimens will never find water sources rather than in plants. As for the ground, Testudo Hermanni lives in accross lots of types of habitats, unless you know the exact sub-species and even community of the specimen you have at home, there is no point to recommend on type of soil to be used. And anyhow they will get used to whatever you give them. My tortoise I have right now which I understand is a T.H.H from the wastern coast of Spain, is a very avid digger, he needs the type of soil where he can dig and dig his way out on the other side. So the type of soil I provide hhim cannot be what you have. That doesn't mean that yours is a big NO-NO, which is the same for sand, given that many T.H.H in Sardinia and T.H.B live in sandy habitats. So it all depends on many factors. One thing I do agree, though, food should be green, green and diverse (and non-poisonous of course). In the case of Tortuga Graeca, which nornally receives pretty much the same recommendations, there are communities of some subspecies (T.G.T) which feed in nature on friuts relatively more than others, but for T.H only greens are recommended. Good video, though, strong like.
Thanks for that lengthy comment haha. Glad you enjoyed the video?
Almost Hibernation but for reptiles, like tortoises, its Brumation.
Worth noting that the water isn't only for drinking and hygienic purposes - but also to moderate their body temperatures as they are ectothermal animals. So it's actually VERY important they have a water source as well as something they can dig down into to reduce their body temperatures and act as a means of shelter.
They also need a fair bit of calcium supplements if your local fauna has a poor calcium to phosphorous ratio - which ideally should be 4:1 - and in some places can be 1:4 which is very bad for the turtle.
Thanks for the advice!
Do a whole video on making a tortise tank thingy
I'd love an in depth feeding video! Also can you do more ackies care videos? Book :)
I have one on the channel
He's very cute! While you were filming he was following you round like "hey man, pick me up!" Lol
haha ya
If you could JUST upload Sheldon videos....THAT'D BE GREAT
hahahah
Mike Tytula i named my turtle shelldon as well, bad name because she is a 7 inch long 2 year old female
You should put slate around his water bowl so he doesn't track in very much substrate
That's not a bad idea!
That’s a good tip for me also, thanks! This is my baby th-cam.com/video/9Mt79Bx7gd4/w-d-xo.html&feature=share
What a fantastic and informative video. Thank you, from the UK 🙂
Thanks Lynsey! Glad you enjoyed, I hope you took some useful information from it :)
Actually; pyramiding is linked to humidity and it being to dry. Although a high protein diet will also cause pyramiding.
I don't think it's a definite thing really, likely a combination of all things really
Yeah that is linked to pyramiding too, but it isn't just one thing that can cause it. Improper diet, low humidity, too much calcium, too little calcium, improper UVB, genetics, and I'm sure there are others. For some people it could have been just one thing that was off and for others it could be a combination. Everyone's scenario is different!
Kaleb Moore I agree
Dehydration causes pyramiding. Excess protein causes pyramiding. Daily, available mouth & cochlea water intake necessary. In addition to your suggested flowers, weeds, romaine, hibiscus, endive, etc,…fiber rich Timothy hay too. I always offer some moistened Mazuri LS Tortoise Pellets. No pyramiding,…2 Eastern Hermanns,….16 yrs. Lighting: Arcadia T5 12% UVB. IF ya wanna learn Tortoise everything right the first time, TH-cam: search: Garden State Tortoise.😎
1:10 about the glass I like having my tortoise in a enclosure with glass because we can see if he’s ill and what he’s doing at all times (he’s in our living room)
They are typically stressed by all glass enclosures, and you should be able to see what he does at all time even in a pen...
Mike Tytula he’s never really stressed he’s chill and understands how the glass works
Glass usually means aquarium. Often Too much heat trapping your tort in too much heat full time. A temp gradient necessary. Tort needs cool, private, dry, option in same habitat. Use heat gun to ensure temp gradient across your pen/enclosure. Really, torts need space, natural sun and natural foods with good fiber offered like Timothy Hay. Inside habitat very possible but not aquariums. On TH-cam check out Garden State Tortoise for everything tortoise for any kind of tort! Watch 10 of Chris & Casey Leone’s lifetime of Tortoise anything vids and serve your torts correctly.
when they are baby's its fine to keep them in a glass one just put paper or something so they can't see out
Thanks, this is extremely helpful.
btw would this work for a 4 year-old (hermann) tortoise?
this seems western hermann's as more contrasty shells. mine looks exactly like yours
Ya I'm pretty sure it is
Book! Nice video Mike, Congrats on 22k as well! Haha Sheldon's booth dance is the best XD
He's pretty special haha. And thanks man!
Great video Mike :) I love tortoises but I just don't have the room for one :(
They are amazing! Sometime you will have room for them and be able to keep them :)
Would it be easier to keep smaller tortoises like Sheldon in outdoor enclosures or indoors? P.S. I love your videos, you make actually enjoyable care and room tour vids! Keep up the good work!
Should we strain the top soil to make it finer and easier to burrow and digest.
Depends on what brand you get I suppose.
We took in my aunts eastern hermann tortoise about a year ago with very short notice and kept her conditions the same as before, besides getting a new wooden table, and listened to my aunts advice but we recently noticed that shes growing and could barely fit through her wooden hidey hole like she used to so i did my research and have found out everything were doing is wrong. Her table is about 1.5ft by 2.5ft and her substrate is a mix of sand and bark, we feed her a handful of lettuce everyday and she just isnt getting the proper care at all. we dont have the space for a huge house and i dont know what to do. would it be best to find her a new home with an experienced reptile owner or can she manage with her small house now? shes 5 and i am worried that she will outgrow it. the best we really do for her is give her a cuttle bone and dandelion leaves in the summer, we dont even clean out her water that regularly. i hate that i didnt do my own proper research sooner and feel really sorry for her. we can easly change her substrate but im really concerned about how much space she has. i feel awful about it and just want the best for her.
Well now that you know she's not in the best setup, you could always just upgrade her.
Great info! I’m in love with Sheldon! BOOK! 🐢
Sheldon is the man!
How long do these live?
Your Canadian and you use Fahrenheit????
Most of my viewers are from the states and for reptile products even in canada it's all in farenheight
@@MikeTytula Barbaric
Would a 4ft by 3 ft wood vivarium with glass sliding doors be ok for a tortoise? Because it's my only spate viv right now and I'm looking to get a baby hermann's tortoise soon. In my house I can only use a viv bc I have cats and they will jump into enclosures that don't have a roof lol
4 long 3 wide? how tall?
@@MikeTytula about 3ft tall too. The glass does not go to the bottom, so the tortoise won't be able to see out. But is the vivarium big enough?
If the floor space is 4x3 feet, it will be fine I. There for a while! But will need an upgrade eventually
@@MikeTytula yeah I think so too. Thankfully I have thr space for an upgrade. Thank you.
Perfect! As long as their is space!
beautiful tort!! what locale is your western hermann?
I believe Eastern
Book. Great informational video.
Glad you enjoyed it
Please make a feeding video and where to get those special weeds that Sheldon eats.
What breeder would you recommend for reptiles I'm planning on starting a business, and I don't want harmed reptiles. Anyone?
Theres a ton of breeders it depends on what you want to breed really.
I was going to get snakes, leapord and crested geckos, chameleons, bearded dragons, and tortoises
Gunner Martyr That means nothing... What kind of tortoises what species of snakes? Like you have to think all these things out
Book....great vid! Sheldon is so cute 🐢
Agreed! Sheldon is great!
I like the use of the corrugated plastic.
I thought it was clever at the time.
Hey Mike im a big fan, I was wondering if you had a link to the bulb I have the name down but I dont want to get the wrong one
I want living plants in my Herman’s tortoise enclosure but I’m told that I can’t because they have pesticides on them and they will kill my tortoise, how do I put live plants into my tortoise’s enclosure
I have a couple videos on my channel doing up Sheldons enclosure with plenty of live plants. Check out the tortoise table, they have a list of plants that are good for your tortoise.
Great video, they're awesome little tortoises!
They sure are!
That was a great video. :3 Loved the booty dance. :D hahaha... I have two Hermann's, I have that book, and I give them a water dish and bathe them approximately 30 min a day. They love their daily baths! Also I think The Tortoise Table is a great resource :3 so much to learn and apply still!!!!!! :D I probably bathe them longer and more often than most, but now they are used to it. :-p Thanks again.
That's awesome no harm in more baths haha
Hey great new I just got a baby fancy bearded dragon for my bday yesterday he's so tame already and the only time I held him was when we put him in his tank
sweet
+Mike Tytula dude my moms terrified of him when he's on my shirt
+loSt gamer She'll eventually get used to him like ours when we got him. But out bearded dragon died. :(
+Kyledren Craft how old was the beardie
Around 3 years
awsome vid I subscribed like 2 weeks ago and it was worth it
Same fam
You said that they are from desert, i can say that they are not and i say that because i am a Greek and i live in Greece (Greece is not really like a desert) and i have seen their habitats and they also don't have sand (that because you mentioned that nobody should have them in a sand substrate)
When I say desert, I mean on the more arid side of things. I'd love to see some photos if you feel like sharing.
My female hermann has a massive water dish it’s a paint tray and she can easily get in it but Iv never seen her drink only stare at the water however I do bath her every 3 days
Then I wouldn't be worried about it :)
What can I put in cage that is 5 foot 2 inches by 3 foot 2 inches? ( I can expand it if needed)
ok fruit u can feed red foots and cherry heads and more tropical species u can feed them fruit
Yes I know that but I wasn't talking about the south american tortoises.
I have a Herman's just like this. his name's Marmaduke. He looks nothing like the other 3 eastern Herman's I have. The shell makes him look more like a spur thigh. Is Sheldon a western Herman's? Maybe that explains shell difference?
It's possible! I need to get my book out and compare him again
On your monitor vid I ask u how u got Sheldon to eat lettuce
How do you deal with really bad shell rot
Get to a vet ASAP
Just purchased our first baby Hermanns! Would love more food info - what vitamin supplements do you recommend in additions to standard Calcium/low phosphorus/D3? Also BOOTY DANCE
I would order some of the nutrient powder from carolina herp supply... I can't remember if that is the name!
I'd love a Hermans tortoise but my parents say I have too many. I did have four but now it's down to 2
It happens haha
I'm early
Anyways I love your animals and your videos
Keep it up :)
Where should I get one in Canada ?
Where did you get Shelldon!
Great vid really liked it and can u please tell me how u got Sheldon to eat lettuce I ask u on your last vid
I put it in there? I'm not really sure what you are asking.
my tortoise loves dandylion leaves and flowers :)
Ya they normally do! Such great food sources for occasional feeding.
Plz make a list
Of what?
is there a good web site i can search , about possible foods that could be collected from the wild ( in england ) or is that a no no!
I would join local facebook groups honestly :)
Can anyone please answers this question... do I have to bath my tortoise if I have a water dish that I change the water every day?
Yes, the answer is yes haha
Mike Tytula oh okay cool! And is it every other day, twice a week, one a week? I've read numerous things.
Isn't he supposed to hibernate in order to stay healthy? (Since Hermans need to hibernate?) Thank you
If you want them to exhibit breeding activity then brumation is a must. If not, theres no real conclusive data if it is necessary or not.
@Mike Tytula Plz do food tips
What are some recommendations for in enclosure plants they like to eat that they don't destroy in a week?
The dracancea is doing well, geraniums are pretty good as well
Thank you!
Make a video on what they eat.
They get like 8-11 inches right? Are they a more humid loving species such as a Red Foot, or a desert type species such as the Sulcata?
Some where inbetween the two haha
Alright. Im deciding what kind of tortoise i want. there so many i don't know which one to choose
Ryan Siegel Theres a ton!
Video over food please
I want to purchase a hermanns, or another relatively small breed, however i am having trouble finding sellers. I live in canada, like you, do you know any good places or websites that sell tortoises for around $300-350?
You won't find one for that cheap in canada, J&J reptiles when they have them are about 450 which is the cheapest I have found.
I know that u put the lettuce in there but every time I put lettuce in her in cage she completely ignores it
What is she eating?
Is there a food that I can buy
What do you mean??
I live in Ontario Canada, and I can't find where they sell a Hermann tortoise. Please help me find one .
Look at aracniphiliacs
thankyou
Mike Tytula they don't have any Hermann tortoises
Keep looking then man
I got my hermann's from arachnophiliacs about a year ago. Bruce (the owner) lives in BC now but does travel out here (Ontario) for some of the reptile expos.
I dont even have outoor pen or indoor he rooms my back yard with freedom then when his tired he will sleep in the garage on his own
how old is your tortoise?
@@marisolwendland3149 probably around 7 years if it's doing that
Nice
@@marisolwendland3149 his 5 now
@@marisolwendland3149 he started to live outside when he was year and half he always hangout in the same spots outside and sleep in the same place garbage
Mike, what kind or brand of lightbulb do you use?
I use Arcadia linear t5s
Can Herman tortoises eat Oregano?
What plant is that
Which plant?
Great informative video! Book :)
What kind of stones are there in your enclosure?
Slate I believe
I'm sad there's no new reptile room yet lol can't wait
It's up now my friend!
Do you turn the heat lamp off at night?
All lights turn off at night!
Do a video about Box turtles
Book! Live for tortoises, mine just turned 1!
Congrats
Wondering if Eco Earth would work??
It's not ideal, but it will work in a pinch.
Hey, your from Alberta or Manitoba right? Lol I love finding people who have the same interests as me that live in my country. Except I live in southern Ontario, so it’s a little warmer down here. Lol.
Alberta. And ya it's nice to know there is a bunch of us out there.
Love ur channel bro
Thanks man!
Does he need a 40 gallon tank
More than that lol
Mike Tytula oh XD
How much did Shelldon cost? I searched it up and was shocked by what I saw (Around $150-250)
In canada I bought him for 450$
Do you know if my Hermann's tortoise can eat Mexican Petunias? There are ALOT growing in my backyard...
That's amazing
Thanks for watching!
What should the humidity be?
Medium, they don't like high humidity but not too dry. They naturally inhabit scrubland in the wild
In california can you keep them outside year round?
Depends where you are.
Yes
You can use Romain lettuce right?
You can but I wouldn't recommend it as a staple.
Yow mike where can I find that Mercury bulb?
Pretty much any petstore
+Mike Tytula ok thanks for responding but are they made by expo terra,zoo med or Zilla or somthing like that
Great vid thanks
Glad you enjoyed!
NICE VIDEO
Thanks for watching
yea I agree am
how old was he in this?
I'm not sure haha
Like your video I’ll be getting my in a cupple of months 😀👍
Congrats
can they drink tap water?
bob nash yes?
THNX\
bob nash no the clorine is bad for it
I've watched this video like 1,000 times
R u sure
That would be epic if you did
great video. book
book. Nice video! :)
Someone help me I need veiled chameleon advise ! Just got my first little guy I could use some pointers !
With what?
+Mike Tytula my 3 month old veiled chameleon has not been eating can any advise ? I feed him hoppers he ate 2 when I first put him in his new cage but now he doesn't seem to be eating can anyone advise ?
Jimmy Virgo Hoppers? As in mice?
+Mike Tytula no here in UK we call small locust hoppers
+Mike Tytula by the little guy don't eat every day should I be feeding him every other day ?
Hey man, where did you end up buying a tortoise in Canada? Thx man
This guy came from J&J reptiles in calgary.
+Mike Tytula thx a bunch, keep up the good work man
Could you link the lights I’m my comment
They are quite easy to find.