This footage was very needed. Unfortunately, Wild Tortoise footage content usually consists of only Galapagos and Desert Tortoises. in turn, it’s what the keepers try to replicate for all species.
When building a Herman's Habitat at home it was great studying this video of it living in the wild. They go up rocky hills over branches , through leaves, sand and bushes! Its like turtle 4 wheeling! I'm going to incorporate all these great things into building my Hermanns Habitat. Thanks
keep in mind that they dig up to 6 to 10 meters deep burrows in the winter to brumate and hide from the cold in nature. underground that deep it's 11°c stable all year round. some people let them hibernate in the fridge but you can see the problem as the fridge is around 5°c. brumation and hibernation is different from each other.
SO, SO Angry with myself, My big female, was sat on our gravel drive, and I ran over it with the back wheel of the car, how I never saw her I do not know, but shit happens, I thought she was a dead duck, but when we inspected her, NO crushed, legs, shell, no cracks anywhere we could find, under or over on her shell, ( that must be one Tough armour), she just seemed to move off and carried on Ant hunting as normal and feeding. but it's now early Oct still very warm, and she seems to have now disappeared in her 900 Square meter range in the garden. HOPE she is OK. Probably under some spiky bushes we have, digging down ready for the winter. But the ground here is quite hard, clay like, but I suppose they are kind of used to that type of terrain.
@@richardwere4487 NO, NO ting tongs near us! She turned up, and decided last min to make the winter sleep under a stupid small ,pile of leaves, NOT enough, as it can get real cold here - 4 to 9c and some at times. So I put more leaves on top, then a grass cutter box of grass cuttings, then and old jumper, then a little cutting off truck canvas to keep the snow, frost, and rain off, then another load of grass cuttings from the mower. Hope it is enough. Next year she goes into an insulated ex dog kennel, and then I am going to pack it with straw. Just hope the old girl makes it though this winter OK .
@@normski262 the ground is maybe not lose enough to start digging a burrow if he or she stopped digging and hide elsewhere. in nature they dig deep burrows to brumate from the mild winters. deep underground the temperature is stable around the year depending the climate zone but in it's natural habitat that's around 11°c
This footage was very needed. Unfortunately, Wild Tortoise footage content usually consists of only Galapagos and Desert Tortoises. in turn, it’s what the keepers try to replicate for all species.
When building a Herman's Habitat at home it was great studying this video of it living in the wild. They go up rocky hills over branches , through leaves, sand and bushes! Its like turtle 4 wheeling! I'm going to incorporate all these great things into building my Hermanns Habitat. Thanks
Same! I was thinking, why not watch some videos of their true habitats and incorporate that so its more fun and active for them.
I'm doing what you say guys, for now
I got a hermann recently and I am absolutely in love. I plan on making his table as close to his natural habitat as possible.
Keep him outside.... Trust me its not humane to keep him inside
keep in mind that they dig up to 6 to 10 meters deep burrows in the winter to brumate and hide from the cold in nature. underground that deep it's 11°c stable all year round. some people let them hibernate in the fridge but you can see the problem as the fridge is around 5°c. brumation and hibernation is different from each other.
@@BrendaArtistn importe quoi, impossible de creuser à cette profondeur dans leur habitat naturel , elles s enterrent entre 20 à 30cm
@kimekendoudou7181
I don't speak French and there is no translation option under your comment
@@BrendaArtist go to the vidéo for translation
This video should be entitled Tortoises living their best lives
Testudo hermanni is in the Sicily
eastern yes though i think this is western
Hermann has some speed!
I have 2 Daniel Craig and George Clooney. They are my world
NM
thanks for the information . so sad how so many tortoises and turtles are getting endangered and some almost extinct. really sad.
Jennifer Beasley ikr
You bet!
Hi, what is the subspecies, Eastern or Western in the first minute of the video? Thanks
Dalmatian actually
J'adore elle. à de. la. Chance. Par à port à la. mienne au balcon du. Béton 😢😢
MY TORTOISE IS HAVING AN IDENTITY CRISIS
SO, SO Angry with myself, My big female, was sat on our gravel drive, and I ran over it with the back wheel of the car, how I never saw her I do not know, but shit happens, I thought she was a dead duck, but when we inspected her, NO crushed, legs, shell, no cracks anywhere we could find, under or over on her shell, ( that must be one Tough armour), she just seemed to move off and carried on Ant hunting as normal and feeding. but it's now early Oct still very warm, and she seems to have now disappeared in her 900 Square meter range in the garden. HOPE she is OK. Probably under some spiky bushes we have, digging down ready for the winter. But the ground here is quite hard, clay like, but I suppose they are kind of used to that type of terrain.
Is your neighbor Chinese? if so call the animal hotline....
jk
@@richardwere4487 NO, NO ting tongs near us! She turned up, and decided last min to make the winter sleep under a stupid small ,pile of leaves, NOT enough, as it can get real cold here - 4 to 9c and some at times. So I put more leaves on top, then a grass cutter box of grass cuttings, then and old jumper, then a little cutting off truck canvas to keep the snow, frost, and rain off, then another load of grass cuttings from the mower. Hope it is enough. Next year she goes into an insulated ex dog kennel, and then I am going to pack it with straw. Just hope the old girl makes it though this winter OK .
@@normski262 the ground is maybe not lose enough to start digging a burrow if he or she stopped digging and hide elsewhere. in nature they dig deep burrows to brumate from the mild winters. deep underground the temperature is stable around the year depending the climate zone but in it's natural habitat that's around 11°c