New Hermanns!

sandra31 · 10-04-2009, 11:55 PM

hi, i have got my first baby hermanns,which i bought today!
i thought was a year old,which it stated at the shop. but the certificate says hatched November 2008, so he/she is younger then i was told!
my question is, how long do they sleep for? he has been in his house for about 5 hours now. he was up most of the day though, and had a nice bath earlier.
should i be expecting him/her to be up bright and early tomorrow?? or still snoozing?

thanks

sandy · 11-04-2009, 09:09 AM

Your lucky your tortoise has been up and about:0) As new tortoises in a new home usually take a while before they come out. And longer to eat. The eating is not a problem (only for you) as tortoises can go a long time without eating. But dehydration is a bigger worry, so make sure you bathe your tortoise everyday.
Each tortoise is different, if you are lucky he/she will be up and about, but dont panic if they are not. It can take a while for them to ajust to a new home. He/she is young so will sleep more, as long as the eyes are clear and bright and the nose is dry, he/she should be fine.

sandra31 · 11-04-2009, 12:46 PM

thanks sandy

little Timmy (finally decided on a name! just hope its a boy!) was up and about this morning, he was already up, he has had another bath today and had a nice soak, he has even eaten some of his weeds. all going well so far.
i have weighed him and he weighs in at 38g

can i just ask, how much weight should the little guy put on each week/month??

sandra

TortoiseBea · 11-04-2009, 06:08 PM

^^I think it's 2-3g weight gain a month.

MrD · 11-04-2009, 07:51 PM

Yeah, I was informed 2-3g a month! It's what I aim for!!

I have been recording their weights after a bath about twice a week (will go down as get used to amount to feed etc) and I have found that their weight fluctuates quite a bit!

Herman was 178 at the vets the other day, and today he weighed 175!! Before I would have been worried, but a little poo can weigh 2g!! I found ths out when Patch poo'd on the scales - I tidy it off and found that she was 2g lighter!!

Congrats on your new torts by the way!!

**Alan1** · 12-04-2009, 09:49 AM

A big pee can weigh even more I've found, 10g one of them was with an 85mm tort

sandy · 12-04-2009, 10:09 AM

Weighing a tortoise too regularly can give a distorted picture. You need to weigh once a month, and then a truer picture can be seen. Its 2-3 grms a month.
If you weigh yourself too often you get different weights.

sandra31 · 12-04-2009, 10:43 AM

thanks very much guys. very helpfull :O)

anna m · 12-04-2009, 11:05 AM

They can sleep quitw a bit, overnight then little snoozes through the day

10-04-2009, 11:55 PM	#1
sandra31 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 25	New Hermanns! hi, i have got my first baby hermanns,which i bought today! i thought was a year old,which it stated at the shop. but the certificate says hatched November 2008, so he/she is younger then i was told! my question is, how long do they sleep for? he has been in his house for about 5 hours now. he was up most of the day though, and had a nice bath earlier. should i be expecting him/her to be up bright and early tomorrow?? or still snoozing? thanks

11-04-2009, 09:09 AM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Your lucky your tortoise has been up and about:0) As new tortoises in a new home usually take a while before they come out. And longer to eat. The eating is not a problem (only for you) as tortoises can go a long time without eating. But dehydration is a bigger worry, so make sure you bathe your tortoise everyday. Each tortoise is different, if you are lucky he/she will be up and about, but dont panic if they are not. It can take a while for them to ajust to a new home. He/she is young so will sleep more, as long as the eyes are clear and bright and the nose is dry, he/she should be fine. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

12-04-2009, 10:09 AM	#7
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Weighing a tortoise too regularly can give a distorted picture. You need to weigh once a month, and then a truer picture can be seen. Its 2-3 grms a month. If you weigh yourself too often you get different weights. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

11-04-2009, 12:46 PM	#3
sandra31 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 25	thanks sandy little Timmy (finally decided on a name! just hope its a boy!) was up and about this morning, he was already up, he has had another bath today and had a nice soak, he has even eaten some of his weeds. all going well so far. i have weighed him and he weighs in at 38g can i just ask, how much weight should the little guy put on each week/month?? sandra

11-04-2009, 06:08 PM	#4
TortoiseBea Member Hatched Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 291	^^I think it's 2-3g weight gain a month.

11-04-2009, 07:51 PM	#5
MrD Member Hatched Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 415	Yeah, I was informed 2-3g a month! It's what I aim for!! I have been recording their weights after a bath about twice a week (will go down as get used to amount to feed etc) and I have found that their weight fluctuates quite a bit! Herman was 178 at the vets the other day, and today he weighed 175!! Before I would have been worried, but a little poo can weigh 2g!! I found ths out when Patch poo'd on the scales - I tidy it off and found that she was 2g lighter!! Congrats on your new torts by the way!!

12-04-2009, 09:49 AM	#6
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	A big pee can weigh even more I've found, 10g one of them was with an 85mm tort

12-04-2009, 10:43 AM	#8
sandra31 Junior Member Egg Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 25	thanks very much guys. very helpfull :O)

12-04-2009, 11:05 AM	#9
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	They can sleep quitw a bit, overnight then little snoozes through the day

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