Hermans Tortoise…. (Testudo Hermanni ) This is a very beautiful tortoise, and are usually small to medium in size, they usually reach a maximum size of eight to twelve inches and can take up to twenty years to do so.Young ones and some adults have an attractive black and yellow patterned carapace, but the brightness of the carapace may fade with age. The Hermans Tortoise is a quite a friendly species and even though they stay on the small side, they are very hardy, and they dont get lonley. This kind of species is herbivorous and should be given a diet of plant matter, calcium and vitamins are essentail for general health and good bone growth, this can be spinkled onto their food and fresh water should be available to them at all times. Hermans tortoises are cold blooded and they rely on their enviroment to control their body temperature, it is very important to provide their habitat with additional heating. A uv light is very important and should be used ten to twelve hours per day and it is recommended that the uv lights should be replaced at around nine to twleve month intervals. Cleanliness is vital to avoid your tortoise becoming ill and to prevent the spead od diesese you must make sure you remove any faces from the habitat enclosure daily and regulary change the substrate. Tortoises are very active during the day and like to sleep at night. Please ring Appleton Exotics petshop for any advice, before or after sales.
