Age and sex of a pirate
Hello everyone, i've got other questions for you. Look at this one, can you guess the age? It's a thb and has a plastron that measure only 6 cm long despite the ring on the shell suggest 4 years old. there is a reason for this or i'm wrong with age?
Next, sex, too young to say, probably male? And you probably noticed its left foot, missing. is this a kind of congenital agenesis isn't it? http://s33.postimg.org/nalomyp9r/IMG...604_165029.jpg http://s33.postimg.org/d4e06q2r3/IMG...604_165217.jpg http://s33.postimg.org/h1erisnlb/IMG...604_165238.jpg |
I think this tort is a male but otherwise I can't help. Personally I wouldnt rely on the shell growth as an indicator of age.
Hopefully someone else will be along in a while to answer your other questions. |
thinking Male and thinking older but small for age. Lovely little thing. CB
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Male and I would say five to six years old maybe.
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could this tortoise be a hybrid?
As the first picture is not a typical hermans colouring or marking. But the tail says hermans. |
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I've not seen a tort with a missing foot before. Presumably it doesn't stop him getting about? I also thought that the tail was slightly 'puffy' at the top for a Hermanns, but that might just be me. |
what do you mean about the tail? is there a difference between subspecies? because i don't think this could be an hybrid between species, color also seems normal to me. plastron is typically boettgeri. unfortunately i don't know his past since a friend found it, it surely comes from a breeder due to the mark painted the shell (has no chip though)
About age i said 4 counting as one the two pair of ring most close, it's 6 centimeters long, how could it be 6 yo? |
Tomorrow i'll take another picture of the shell after cleaning dirt away to show you clearly the markings. i admit i'm not familiar with patterns but couldn't be the unusual growing that is apparently altering the pattern?
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How long have you had him? |
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i'll post a new clear photo as soon as possible, thanks for help ;) |
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