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lacard 31-08-2015 04:57 PM

Hermanns males or females please?
 
This one is 94g, 4y old soon
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...psvgkzbzsr.jpg

This one is the same age, 98g
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps2k94un9l.jpg

This one is nearly 2y old, 74g
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...psd20wsmgx.jpg

This one has just turned 2, 122g
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...psh3dydnod.jpg

This one is just 2 too, 135g
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...pseh1owxdh.jpg

emma_mcraf 31-08-2015 06:08 PM

I'd hazard a guess at all females, but I'm not sure about the first one. At first glance I thought male but I have a female with a similar longish tail.
Have you bred/bought them all as THB as the third one looks THHerc to me? :-)

Gordon 31-08-2015 06:13 PM

I recon all female but they are still a bit young and you might find numbers 1+2 might change sex.:lol:

alley cat 31-08-2015 06:46 PM

My guess would be just third one male, others female although slight doubt about first!

lacard 31-08-2015 07:05 PM

Please don't tell me that, Gordon 😭. Number 1 and 2 are my THH, 3, 4 and 5 are THB. Emma, I am not too sure. I thought the 3rd one was a THB (I have a THHerc and her "keyhole" is more defined). It is true that this little one doesn't seem to have the inguinals, i had never noticed ^^' http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps1pdl0zcm.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps5ufejsd6.jpg

lacard 31-08-2015 07:12 PM

Here are the others's backs
That is number 1
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...ps6aap8gzg.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...psabci9a6x.jpg

Number 2
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...psdkcvwckd.jpg
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...psfw7wri6j.jpg
Number 4
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...pssxhzrkhc.jpg

Number 5
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z...psk9zvkdkz.jpg

Gordon 31-08-2015 07:32 PM

Not saying they are male just not sure.

emma_mcraf 31-08-2015 08:10 PM

I think they have stunning shells and good growth. My female herc doesn't have a particularly well-defined keyhole either, whereas my male does.

lacard 31-08-2015 08:27 PM

Gordon, I hope they are females too. Otherwise, when they are older, I will have to sell them. I have an older male THH already and I haven't got the space for 3 enclosures, one for each male :/ Emma, thank you for the compliment, very kind of you. I was lucky to pick up the last one before she pyramided too much (she was 10 months old and 80-90g, I can't remember). All of my Hermanns (even the 10y old) do not hibernate but do spend all "summer" outside. And that little Boettgeri (or Herc?), the 3rd one, I had her since she was 1 week old. Particularly proud of myself on this one. Although I was criticised on french forums because my tortoises had "too many lines, showing that they don't hibernate which is not good for them and will make them die early". --'

emma_mcraf 31-08-2015 09:27 PM

I overwinter too. I have bunk style tables indoors for my males. It's one way of ensuring they have their own table but only taking up the same floor space as one table.
It's more difficult outside, I appreciate that, but my males all have their own outdoor enclosures too. I hope your torts all prove to be female as it is certain so much easier to house them inside and out.
You've done a great job with them all! :)


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