Confirm sex please

burnt toast · 24-03-2014, 11:44 PM

I think olga is a girly but just wish to check please
she is over 1 kilo & approx. 7/8inches-round!!

**egyptiandan64** · 24-03-2014, 11:57 PM

Very much a female Lynn

Danny

burnt toast · 25-03-2014, 12:00 AM

Thanks Dan, could you tell me which subspecies she is please?

**egyptiandan64** · 25-03-2014, 12:49 AM

Testudo horsfieldii horsfieldii

Danny

burnt toast · 25-03-2014, 08:51 AM

Im surprised at what a colour difference they have. Thanks Dan

alley cat · 25-03-2014, 08:59 AM

Lynne do you have Horsfields? where was I when that happened

That first one looks like a football

really round!!

burnt toast · 25-03-2014, 09:18 AM

Yes shes a bit odd looking

She was advertised on preloved had lived in a viv & fed only lettuce. Shes quite young but enormous & has a weird shell, its hard and very smooth but just kind of "stretched" & very round! Shes very shy as was kept in a fish tank type viv with a big heat mat on 24/7 next to a huge TV & the family had 3 toddlers who were constantly banging on the glass & while I was there got her out "to play with", funnily enough she didn't show her face!! I have had her around five months now & she will still eat only lettuce! The only other thing she has tried is butternut squash & a bit of tomato when I squeeze it on other things to tempt her. She likes cuttlefish & unlike my other torts who only eat the front, leaving the chitin back she just bites through & eats the lot. So I assume she has strong jaws.

Originally I thought I may pass her on but then as she has slightly come round didn't think it fair & so thought I would get her a companion (but theyre not together yet)

alley cat · 25-03-2014, 09:39 AM

Aww well done Lynne sounds like you rescued her from a grim existance, poor girl. My group all vary alot in character, the shy ones do improve over time but she may always be a bit more nervous due to her start, maybe having a friend will give her some more confidence

I have one that is called Hilda cos she never came out and just looked like a hill in the pen! she was from a breeder and came with 2 others who are not like that at all, she is better now but still draws in when touched.

Catwoman63 · 25-03-2014, 09:35 PM

Lovely smooth shells Lynne, so you ended up getting 2 females in the end, have you kept horsfields before? They are such characters and wonderful to keep.

Would love to see their faces when they settle in a bit xxx

emma_mcraf · 25-03-2014, 09:44 PM

Lovely females Lynne.

Well done for taking Olga on. Sounds as if she needed rescuing!

24-03-2014, 11:44 PM	#1
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Confirm sex please I think olga is a girly but just wish to check please she is over 1 kilo & approx. 7/8inches-round!!

24-03-2014, 11:57 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Very much a female Lynn Danny __________________

25-03-2014, 12:00 AM	#3
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Thanks Dan, could you tell me which subspecies she is please? Last edited by burnt toast; 05-04-2014 at 11:45 PM.

25-03-2014, 12:49 AM	#4
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Testudo horsfieldii horsfieldii Danny __________________

25-03-2014, 09:35 PM	#9
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	Lovely smooth shells Lynne, so you ended up getting 2 females in the end, have you kept horsfields before? They are such characters and wonderful to keep. Would love to see their faces when they settle in a bit xxx __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted) Last edited by Catwoman63; 25-03-2014 at 09:37 PM.

25-03-2014, 08:51 AM	#5
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Im surprised at what a colour difference they have. Thanks Dan

25-03-2014, 08:59 AM	#6
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Lynne do you have Horsfields? where was I when that happened That first one looks like a football really round!!

25-03-2014, 09:18 AM	#7
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,246	Yes shes a bit odd looking She was advertised on preloved had lived in a viv & fed only lettuce. Shes quite young but enormous & has a weird shell, its hard and very smooth but just kind of "stretched" & very round! Shes very shy as was kept in a fish tank type viv with a big heat mat on 24/7 next to a huge TV & the family had 3 toddlers who were constantly banging on the glass & while I was there got her out "to play with", funnily enough she didn't show her face!! I have had her around five months now & she will still eat only lettuce! The only other thing she has tried is butternut squash & a bit of tomato when I squeeze it on other things to tempt her. She likes cuttlefish & unlike my other torts who only eat the front, leaving the chitin back she just bites through & eats the lot. So I assume she has strong jaws. Originally I thought I may pass her on but then as she has slightly come round didn't think it fair & so thought I would get her a companion (but theyre not together yet)

25-03-2014, 09:39 AM	#8
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	Aww well done Lynne sounds like you rescued her from a grim existance, poor girl. My group all vary alot in character, the shy ones do improve over time but she may always be a bit more nervous due to her start, maybe having a friend will give her some more confidence I have one that is called Hilda cos she never came out and just looked like a hill in the pen! she was from a breeder and came with 2 others who are not like that at all, she is better now but still draws in when touched.

25-03-2014, 09:44 PM	#10
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Lovely females Lynne. Well done for taking Olga on. Sounds as if she needed rescuing! __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

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