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Old 08-07-2006, 11:36 AM   #1
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I have recently bought two hermanns, from different breeders. One is 2yrs and the other is 12 months. At the moment I am enjoying getting back into tortoise keeping and finding out more and more about how to keep them properly. This is what I intend to keep my priorities as, however I have a question for the distant future. (more curiosity at the mo)

I have one hermanni b. and one hermanni h. At the moment (although I know it is ar too early to know for sure) an educated guess says that the hermanni h is male and the hermanni b is female. If this is true, will they ever be able to breed - or because they are different sub species are they not able to breed? What would they look like if they did breed?
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Old 08-07-2006, 12:03 PM   #2
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i think that most keepers keep the subspecies seperate because of the usual reasons of diseases and things but i am not 100% sure,
Th torts could breed and they probably would breed sometimes in the wild but i think breeding of different subspecies is not recommended, sum1 else will probably know the reasons better than i do.
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Old 08-07-2006, 12:14 PM   #3
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Hi Monty
No certainly don't allow them to breed in the future hermanni hermanni is a totally different region and pure to its type and range as is hermanni boettgeri to its own , a hybrid would probably resemble the female from the pairing but as i said please dont encourage them to hybridize species and sub speices should all ways be kept true to type
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Old 08-07-2006, 12:33 PM   #4
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theres your answer m8,

darren just need to know y the hybrid would resemble the female if you have the explanation
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Old 08-07-2006, 01:36 PM   #5
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ok thanks. Seems a shame but I'll take on board what you say Darren.
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