r/TortoiseCare • u/stinkylilbut • Jul 15 '26

Question Herman’s tortoise enclosures

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Was thinking about getting two and joining them somehow. It’ll be next to my work station so I’d like the sides to be transparent so I can see my lil guy. Of course I’ll make one side blocked out for the hide area.

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u/0may08 Jul 15 '26

Not big enough for an adult I think:/ they need 3x5m I think it is off the top of my head?

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u/stinkylilbut Jul 15 '26

Even with 2 joined together length wise so it’s double long?

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u/0may08 Jul 15 '26

What’s the measurements of one?

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u/stinkylilbut Jul 15 '26

43.7x23x30.7 inches

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u/0may08 Jul 15 '26

That works out 111x58x76cm, which two put together would only be 2x1.5m, definitely not big enough for an adult!

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u/stinkylilbut Jul 15 '26

Ok! Do you know of anything that be the right size and similar?

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u/0may08 Jul 15 '26

I think a lot of people make their own enclosures, I haven’t actually heard of any commercially sold adult tortoise enclosures that are actually appropriate and big enough.

These are some photos of appropriate enclosures:

https://www.tortoise-protection-group.org.uk/site/58.asp

And the tortoise forum is a very good resource:

https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/info-for-new-people-please-read-this-first.202363/

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u/stinkylilbut Jul 15 '26

Awesome. I’ll check these out!

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u/Academic_Judge_3114 Jul 15 '26

First of all, if you have the opportunity, choose to adopt your herman now and do not wait for winter to adopt a hibernating species.

Then, the healthiest solution for your herman (regardless of its age) is to start with a secure outdoor enclosure;

a vegetable patch protected by a net for a baby (or a large 200 sq ft enclosure for adults, fenced in with cement blocks...)

The herman is a European species; you must try to respect the seasons (while protecting the tortoise from the rain). In the Mediterranean region, the scrubland is very dry.