I have just got a beautiful herman tortoise I desperatley want to do all I can for her/him there is so much information that contradicts the other. At moment I would like to know how much and what food I should be giving my tort whose 13months old. Also how many times and how do I bath it?

On purchasing lil tort he came with hemp bedding which i have since read can be e read extremley harmful i want to chose the best ive read substrate soil is better but can also prove to be a problem to my tort if its damp help!

Hello there , please do not panic. Take time to read widely, the only things to avoid IMHO in the short term are poisoning and cross infection. Do take time to read widely...this site is as good as anything out there. Remember that in the short term, in the wild torts get cold, dry, over heated, drenched, and short of food...yet they have survived for millions of years. They can tolerate (not necessarily enjoy) adverse conditions and recover and thrive!

Do not be afraid to ask even the simplest of questions...we all started with low info levels, yet coped. Please enjoy being a tort owner...it should be of benefit to you as carer, and tort as recipient. Keep us posted via this forum, those who can help will, those who can't will learn from your queries and our answers.

Best wishes and good luck, David in York

Breath!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh bless you! for your kind words which shine through your email, your so very right I'm panicing to the degree where I'm not really enjoying the experience of my beautiful tortoise at all. I had read up on quite a bit before purchasing him/her but everytime I feel I've got it I find out I haven't.
Thanks to people like yourself on this fantastic forum I feel better equiped for learning more and learn how to relax and fully enjoy my new tort.While giving the best care I can.
Thank you very much Dave