07-09-2008, 05:42 PM | #1 |
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"Egyptian" tortoises? I don't think so. *PLEASE HELP*
These tortoises were sold to me as Egyptians, this is obviously not the case...
The first looks to me like an Antakyan, the second looks like a Hermann's, but his face looks like an ibera? I don't know I would really really like your help! Thank you 1st 2nd Last edited by Dandelion; 07-09-2008 at 05:44 PM. |
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The first tortoise is a female Greek, T.graeca. She looks to me like a cross between a Golden greek, T.g.terrestris and an Antakyan greek, T.g.antakyensis.
The second tortoise is a male Hermanns tortoise, T.h.boettgeri. Danny
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Thank you Dan.
I was thinking maybe I could swap this male with an ibera male someone I know is willing to trade has, but he is just too sweet I'm sure I'd be really sad to see him go. She is really beautiful, I am not sure how she can be a cross, though. Would this happen naturally because she is definitely an adult, would she have been captive-bred? I knew instantly when I went there that they were not Egyptian, but I wasn't really disappointed. I thought that the female could be Jordanian, and the male an ibera. This would make a great pair from my Male Jordanian and my female Ibera. I just guess it's not my time to breed tortoises... And I don't think I'll go tortoise hunting for a long time now... Thanks again. |
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They cross naturally in the wild. There is no barrier that prevents the subspecies from coming in contact with each other.
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Maybe I should take away the barrier between this female cross and my Jordanian male? (After quarantine, of course.) I deeply appreciate your help, dan! Thank you! Last edited by Dandelion; 07-09-2008 at 06:16 PM. |
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I agree with Kelly, as you already have 3 types of tortoises to choose from to pair up this female with, another cross, an Antakyan or a Golden greek. Why would you want to add another subspecies into the mix.
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For the record, I have a young female Antakyan and a young male Golden Greek. So not really up for breeding yet. I'm fine with that, seriously. I just thought that I could place her in with my male with no problems.. Thanks for your help! |
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I recently saw an Ad selling Egyptian hatchlings for £1100 a go. Way, way out of my price range & to be brutally honest they'd probably die under my care. As I understand it they are very hard to sucessfully keep in our moist climate.
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