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Eastern Hermann’s tortoise for sale
Some of the most colorful of all tortoises for sale and one of the smallest species of tortoise in the world, the Eastern Hermann’s tortoise for sale is an amazing animal. These guys and gals start out around 1.25″ and reach around 6-9″ within 10-12 years at full size. Males stay smaller. Female baby tortoise can be kept better in groups. Limit 1 male to one group of females. Keeping them is fairly easy so long as you have the correct setup, inclusive of lighting, higher humidity, substrate, temperatures and diet / supplements.
Eastern Hermann’s tortoise
Keeping a baby Eastern Hermann’s tortoise can be easy and rewarding so long as the setup is correct. Some care parameters will be listed here and we also offer a large Eastern Hermann’s tortoise care sheet that goes into detail regarding habitat setup and parameters.
Eastern Hermann tortoise for sale – Humidity
Humidity could not be more important for the proper care and growth of a baby Eastern Hermanns tortoise for sale. Most people misunderstand that beings they are from India and Sri Lanka as well as Miramar. It is common misconception that because they originate from what is is thought to be a dry area that they do not need humidity and that assumption could not be more incorrect. Humidity in the area of 75% is 100% necessary during the first 18 months of life of a baby tortoise.
For this reason it is often easier to keep them in an enclosed environment rather than an open top environment like a tortoise table. Humidity can be supplemented by utilizing a reptile fogger which we also offer here for sale and as part of our complete tortoise kit. As the baby tortoise for sale gets older the importance of humidity decreases however without proper humidity will start to notice a domed shaped shell with pyramid in being a result of both too much protein and two little humidity.
Hermann’s tortoise lighting
Lighting is also very important that has to be the correct type of bulb distance from the substrate and UVB percentage. Typically a 10% UV be also known as 10.0 is sufficient but must be a tube style not a screw and compact fluorescent lamp this is key to providing proper spectrum of UVB. Also, consider the distance for example, a 10% UVB lamp probably should be somewhere around 12 to 15 inches from the substrate. Depending on how big or small the habitat is the UVB lamp may also help in providing a temperature gradient however more often than not a supplemental heat source will be needed to provide a basking area. We will discuss this in the temperature section.
Baby Hermann’s tortoise habitat temperature
Providing the proper temperature to your new baby herman tortoise for sale is key to successfully keeping them healthy. Since tortoises are cold blooded animals like all reptiles, they rely on regulating their internal temperature through their environment. For this reason is important to have the proper ambient temperature as well as the proper cooler area daytime temperature and most important the basking space basking area he can be provided by a ceramic heat emitter, a deep heat emitter, a mercury vapor lamp, or a basking UVA lamp. The hot spot for your new baby tortoise should be in the 92-99 degree range.
Cold spot should be on the opposite end of the enclosure to provide a temperature gradient. The coolest part of the habitat should be in the neighborhood of 72-77 degrees. Daytime ambient temps can be anywhere from 77-88 and nighttime as cool as 62 degrees for this species of Pet Hermann’s tortoises for sale.
Eastern Hermann tortoise diet
Feeding your new Hermann’s tortoise for sale is also incredibly important in terms of frequency and what you’re actually feeding your animal. Anything from dry grasses and hay along side tortoise chow which has been soaked in warm water and everything sprinkled with supplements. For supplements we recommend using a calcium supplement that includes vitamin D3 mixed 50% with a reptile or herp vitamin complex.
Feeding your new tortoise a variety of greens is key and not feeding them the same thing over and over is incredibly important. For example kale in moderation is great but feeding your animal kale day after day will slowly cause them to constipate with undissolved uraetes and you will notice this by when they urinate they will deposit large amounts of concentrated white powder.
This white powder is on dissolve your rates due to a slowing of the function the thyroid gland which is caused by over eating kale. Dark Leafy greens like Romaine lettuce, collard greens, mustard greens, endive, or just some of the variety of greens that you can feed your tortoise. Mix that in with the tortoise chow dust it lightly with your supplements and feed your animals every day just the amount that they will consume within 3 to 4 hours. Anything that has not been eaten in 3 to 4 hours should be thrown away.
Eastern Hermans tortoise for sale water
Like all living things, your new baby tortoise will need water to survive and thrive. Providing a water source that is extremely shallow and easy to enter and exit is going to be very important also, we recommend soaking your tortoise in shallow 85 to 87° warm water every day for no more than eight minutes or until the tortoise goes to the bathroom in the water this will help ensure that they are properly hydrated and is very important in their overall health and you were successful keeping of them.
Be very will cause a great risk of drowning. If a tortoise drowns it is not necessarily immediately it could be the following evening so please keep an eye if you soak your tortoise in water that is considered too deep. Just paying attention to little details like this will be key to keeping your animal successfully healthy.
Eastern Hermann tortoise habitat
Keeping your baby Sri Lankan Star tortoise for sale happy and healthy also means having the correct environment this is not limited to the size or shape of the habitat but also inclusive of all the variables and parameters that we discussed above regarding the habitat itself. As far as the type of habitat or overall construction and size, this will depend on if it is going to be a permanent structure for an adult Tortoise or something that you were going to upgrade every few years as your animal grows into or out of their current habitat dimensions.
For example an adult Sri Lankan Star should have an area that is somewhere between a minimum of 2′ x 6′ however they would love to have something doubled it even triple that size. Whereas as a baby tortoise needs something smaller, as small as 2×3′ for example is fine until your tort is 6-8″ in overall shell length. This could take 5-6 years depending on their diet and activity.
Eastern Herman’s tortoise for sale – size
Hermann’s tortoises for sale are the most spectacular in contrast of all species of tortoise in the world. When you are searching for a baby Sri Lankan Star for sale, consider they are going to get to 13″ and up to 12 pounds. Most will be 11.5″ and 6-10 pounds overall. Managing this size tortoise can be easy if the habitat is within the right parameters.
Eastern Hermann’s tortoise lifespan
Like most species of tortoise, the Indian Star tortoise for sale will live a long time. Anywhere from 60 to over 100 years, for this reason many people leave their tortoises to their younger family members or friends. Basically, be ready for a long term relationship with your new tortoise because they are going to rely on you for the long haul, in which this case, is really long.
Herman’s tortoise breeders
Breeders of Indian Star tortoises like us work with captive bred adults to produce captive bred baby cherry head tortoises for sale online.
Eastern Hermann tortoise price
The best eastern hermann’s tortoise price is usually found here at reptiles.com. When you look for baby hermann tortoise prices make sure you are only shopping for captive bred baby Eastern Hermann tortoises for sale.
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