We have been asked to find a loving home for a male hermann, currently staying at a foster home of a very experienced keeper in Kent.  We were, initially, very worried about this tortoise as when we were first approached by the owner, the tortoise was described as having 'a crack in his shell on the underside'.  The tortoise was collected as a matter of urgency for immediate veterinary treatment and thankfully the tortoise does not have a crack in his plastron.  He has not had the best of diet in the past and this has resulted in his shell not being perfect shape, the owner mistook this as a 'crack'.  Now we have established that he loves being out of the viv, enjoys the sunshine and is very active !  He does not appear to have apparent health problems but would probably benefit from worming (we would recommend this for all rehomed tortoises within the first 3 months).

He weighs 400gs and has an SCL of 12cms, approx 7 years old.

If you would like to offer this tortoise a new home, please contact the rehoming team at rehoming@tortoise-protection-group.org.uk with the email subject line 'Hermann/Kent'.  The rehoming application form can be found in the Rehoming Section of this website, you will need to download it into your documents, complete it and attach it to your email.  Any problems, please let us know, and if you have already completed an application, please let us know when you apply.


Please note: There is no fee charged for re-homing but we hope that
if you are successful in your application, you will consider a
donation to help towards the TPG's work. Please be assured that any
donation no matter how small will be spent working towards making a
lasting difference to tortoises. Not all tortoises that we have
rehomed in the past have required veterinary treatment, however
occasionally this has occured, therefore as a non profitable group we
rely on your generosity to help our cause.

Jo

Sorry, my mistake, he's actually 5yrs old this August.

Jo

Hi Jo,

I would love to rehome him, I actually right in the middle of building a new outdoor enclosure for my males.

Where abouts in kent?

Let me know, and perhaps we could arrange picking the little fellow up.

Kind regards Barry

Hi Barry. All work carried out by the TPG is done on a voluntary bases. Often the rehoming team will have done their 'day job' and only have time to check (which they do daily) the rehoming e-mails. This is why we ask that you reply to the above addy rehoming@tortoise-protection-group.org.uk by doing so and by putting Hermman Kent in the subject line you will then know that your interest has be noted. Hope this helps and good luck as he is a handsome fellow!

Elaine  

Hi everyone,

I am really interested in rehoming this tort. but every time i try and send a email to the rehoming dept. my mail always fails. I was thinking it was taking a long time to reply, and now i've come to work to find my mail had failed.

I will speak to my IT guy , and try and get a message through, in the mean time do have any other suggestions for me to contact regarding htis rehoming

Hope you can help, Barry

Hi Barry

I don't understand when you say your mail fails.  What happens - do you get some kind of error message?  I ask because I haven't heard of anyone else having problems.  Have you copied the rehoming address down properly.  It is rehoming@tortoise-protection-group.org.uk 

Is it just that you haven't heard  anything from the rehoming team and you're assuming your message hasn't got through?

Let me know please.

Helen

Hi Helen,

At first I thought it was just that I hadn't heard anything, but then I logged on this morning and I had an e-mail saying that the e-mail i had sent to the rehoming dept. had failed.

I will try again in a minute, is there anyway you could find out if is received because the orignal email i sent didn't show as failed until a couple of days later.

Anyway I will try again now.

Regards Barry

I'll look out for it Barry.

Helen

Hi Helen,

I think it's all okay, Nina just emailed me saying she received my last email.

Thank you very much for taking the time to help me.

Regards barry

We are happy to announce that this little tortoise will be moving to his new home this weekend and enjoying the sunshine.

Many thanks to all the members who applied to rehome him, we had lots of good homes waitng so please don't feel disheartened if you were not successful.....sadly, tortoises needing new homes come along on a regular basis.

We wish this tortoise and his new owner all the very best.

Jo

Hi Jo ,

That's good news. Another successfull rehome from the TPG, Keep up the good work.

Kind regards Barry

Thank you Barry, your continued support in very much appreciated

Glad you got the email problem sorted

Jo

Whoo hoo !!!  SO pleased this little fella has got a lovely new home.  Well done as usual TPG.....  My friend Sarah is now applying to adopt a tort.  She has fallen in love with my little Toto.   love from Marilyn. xx

we would love to rehome a tortoise preferably an older one who could live in the garden with his own house we have numerous pets 5 horse dogs and cats we would of course keep him secure from other horses we are a mature couple and are looking for a tortoise to add to our menagerie for our grandchildren. we fill it helps them learn responsibility to animals and nurturing side to ,their character.

We have plenty of space and time for a needy tortoise

address Fernleigh Bullockstone rd  Herne CT67NL

07875059253

Jo wright