05-07-2006, 10:05 PM | #1 |
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hi i was speaking to someone who sells torts, he has 4 yr old hermanns
i asked which sub species it was but he said he hadnt realy cheaked, he thinks they are hermanni hermanni because the have no spur on the tail! is this fella speaking bull or is this a characteristic between sub species i know that the plastrons are different - h.hermanni having 2 continious stripes and h.botegeri blotches what other characteristics are there - i know they are very simular - they are 4 yr old and almost 100mm in length |
06-07-2006, 07:10 AM | #2 |
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Hermanns should have a spur so sounds like a different species never mind sub species.
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06-07-2006, 07:14 AM | #3 |
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It doesnt sound like he breeds them if he doesnt know what they are.
Check they really are bred by him by looking at the cites certificate and if he is not a breeder then you would be best to purchase elsewhere. There is a breeder list here but there are also other lists elsewhere and someone can help you find a breeder near you. |
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07-07-2006, 06:18 PM | #5 |
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oh thanks, looks like ill have to get the ferry over to englaand to get another tort
this fella doesnt breed them |
07-07-2006, 06:40 PM | #6 |
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ill ring him tomorrow and see what da story is with them
the baytryl didnt work for phoebe, well its only been a week - im ringing a tortoise vet on tuesday - to see if i should up the dosage -- for 3/4 days i was using fairly strong baytryl then went down to 2.5 % but have ran out so need to see what tortoise vet says getting phoebe micro chipped soon!!!!! |
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