23-06-2013, 02:51 PM | #1 |
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hermanni hermanni? corsica? gender?
Hya, got a few babies home today.
these are 3 hermanni hermanni (I hope they are at least!) from 2011. Breeder told me this lineage was from corsica. Can someone confirm if indeed they are hermanni hermanni and their gender please? (they are very yellow, these are phone pics and not really showing their true yellow). thanks THH1 THH2 THH3 |
23-06-2013, 03:02 PM | #2 |
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They are Testudo hermanni hermanni, but not sure of their lineage.
1 Looking male 2 Looking male 3 Looking female Danny
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23-06-2013, 03:04 PM | #3 |
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ah, and another opinion please.
I have my horsfields and t.h.b outside already for 2 months in their separated enclosure but I feel they are big enough to be there. these little ones I'm not sure if I should place them outside already or leave it for next year (they already have their separated enclosure already). I am in northeast Uk (newcastle) and it has been quite wet lately. for now I have the new ones indoors. opinions on this also please. thaaanks |
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Danny you are a legend!
thanks I asked the breader 1 male and 2 females, apparently he got it right |
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ooops.. male, male, female!! he got it wrong so..
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I'd only put the new ones out on sunny days as they are getting used to everything new with you. Tortoises hate change
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23-06-2013, 03:11 PM | #7 |
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yeah, I'll keep them indoors at least this year, only on a very sunny warm day I'll put them outside under surveillance
I hope 1 of the males changes to female later on.. LOL.. I really wanted 2 females for 1 male, but no probs I'll make sure they all get along fine. |
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update:
the little hermanni's are doing good so far. eating like little pigs 2x/day, devouring their food. they seem already recognize me as the "food suply", as soon as I get close they all run to the food slate. they've tried a bit of everything, dandelion, sedum, pansies and violas, trefoil, clover, new geranium leaves, new roses leaves, flowers, new hebe leaves, new lavatera leaves, etc.. and seem to eat everything with great taste - all from my garden without any pesticides or other chemicals. getting nutrobal 2/3x/week, sprayed with luke water daily, including enclosure and going to 30min baths every 3-4/days and also having a great taste for the cuttlebone I have inside, the remaining of my tortoises do not seem to going to their cuttlebones. showing great health for now, hope they growth smooth. |
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Hi,
I decided to put a few updated pics of my corsican hermanni hermanni now 6 months later since they arrived, they were supposed to be 2 females and 1 male, but by the look of it and their sizes the big one seems to be a female and the other 2 males. shortly I'll put also update plastron pics hope they are growing smooth enough As this was their first winter with me, no hibernation for them this year
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They look amazing.
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