New lifelong friend

[TLSizzle]

Sunday I brought home my 1st tortoise! A gorgeous eastern hermann's tortoise (sex unknown yet).
We call 'her' Abby. My 6 year old daughter named her and is thrilled.

I did plenty of research and found the hermans was the best fit for us. Doesn't get too big, hardy, relatively affordable. So I found a local breeder and brought her home.

She loves to bask, eat, soak, have supervised walks around her outdoor enclosure and nap afterwards.

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Peep the baby?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Congrats on the new pet , Ive never had a turtle/tortoise. Enjoy.

 

[katamari]

Reported for illegal levels of adorability

 

[Tentacle Toast]

She's a gem. Your grandchildren will love her...

 

[Mustafa67]

Sunday I brought home my 1st tortoise! A gorgeous eastern hermann's tortoise (sex unknown yet).
We call 'her' Abby. My 6 year old daughter named her and is thrilled.

I did plenty of research and found the hermans was the best fit for us. Doesn't get too big, hardy, relatively affordable. So I found a local breeder and brought her home.

She loves to bask, eat, soak, have supervised walks around her outdoor enclosure and nap afterwards.

Pic spam time!

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Peep the baby?
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Awwww she’s so cute I’d love a tort one day, I’d name it Master Oogway

 

[viper69]

Put it in your will, it will outlive you. I hope you don’t feed it iceberg lettuce

They are great animals, enjoy

 

[NMTs]

Cool! That's a good size, too - well started. Most are about the size of a quarter when first hatched. I'm not sure how fast this species grows, but one that size would be about a 2-3-year-old in the species I breed. Will you keep it mostly indoors or outdoors?

They've all got awesome personalities, so enjoy getting to know it!

 

[TLSizzle]

Cool! That's a good size, too - well started. Most are about the size of a quarter when first hatched. I'm not sure how fast this species grows, but one that size would be about a 2-3-year-old in the species I breed. Will you keep it mostly indoors or outdoors?

They've all got awesome personalities, so enjoy getting to know it!

It was hatched 1/8/2025 according to the breeder. The pics (other than in my hand) make it look bigger than it really is. But nonetheless it is definitely well started and very healthy. I'm still nervous while learning it's behaviors though in regards to what's normal vs not.

I plan to have it outdoors in the Rubbermaid enclosure (last pic) on nice days, unsupervised when it's bigger. We have great temps and humidity levels where I live to help it thrive.
I will likely keep it indoors during the winter though as the shallowness of the outdoor enclosure will prevent it from burrowing for winter.

'She' is very curious and very observant, I'm having a lot of fun! Hard not to handle them but I shall resist. ‍

 

[NMTs]

It was hatched 1/8/2025 according to the breeder. The pics (other than in my hand) make it look bigger than it really is. But nonetheless it is definitely well started and very healthy. I'm still nervous while learning it's behaviors though in regards to what's normal vs not.

I plan to have it outdoors in the Rubbermaid enclosure (last pic) on nice days, unsupervised when it's bigger. We have great temps and humidity levels where I live to help it thrive.
I will likely keep it indoors during the winter though as the shallowness of the outdoor enclosure will prevent it from burrowing for winter.

'She' is very curious and very observant, I'm having a lot of fun! Hard not to handle them but I shall resist. ‍

Awesome! Just build a cover for the tub out of hardware cloth or chicken wire - you don't want a racoon or something running off with your little buddy!

 

[Nocturnalnature]

Congratulations on your new addition!!
You made an excellent choice to start your adventure into the world of shelled critters.

Good choice of enclosures too. I used those same troughs for my younger Burmese and Indian Stars, as well as a semi aquatic setup for my C. Galbinfrons hatchlings and juveniles.

 

[TLSizzle]

Congratulations on your new addition!!
You made an excellent choice to start your adventure into the world of shelled critters.

Good choice of enclosures too. I used those same troughs for my younger Burmese and Indian Stars, as well as a semi aquatic setup for my C. Galbinfrons hatchlings and juveniles.

Thank you!

In the future I may look into a red foot. I like their size without them getting too big. I would just need to figure out winter months. Definitely excited about the hermans tho. 'She' is a real cutie. Sweet baby dinosaur.