hermanni hermanni? corsica? gender?

tortoiseuk · 23-06-2013, 02:51 PM

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

**egyptiandan64** · 23-06-2013, 03:02 PM

They are Testudo hermanni hermanni, but not sure of their lineage.
1 Looking male
2 Looking male
3 Looking female

Danny

tortoiseuk · 23-06-2013, 03:04 PM

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

tortoiseuk · 23-06-2013, 03:05 PM

Danny you are a legend!

thanks
I asked the breader 1 male and 2 females, apparently he got it right

tortoiseuk · 23-06-2013, 03:05 PM

ooops.. male, male, female!! he got it wrong so..

**egyptiandan64** · 23-06-2013, 03:06 PM

I'd only put the new ones out on sunny days as they are getting used to everything new with you. Tortoises hate change

Danny

tortoiseuk · 23-06-2013, 03:11 PM

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.

tortoiseuk · 30-06-2013, 05:06 PM

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.

tortoiseuk · 18-01-2014, 04:10 PM

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

emma_mcraf · 18-01-2014, 04:29 PM

They look amazing.

23-06-2013, 02:51 PM	#1
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	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
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	They are Testudo hermanni hermanni, but not sure of their lineage. 1 Looking male 2 Looking male 3 Looking female Danny __________________

23-06-2013, 03:06 PM	#6
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	I'd only put the new ones out on sunny days as they are getting used to everything new with you. Tortoises hate change Danny __________________

18-01-2014, 04:10 PM	#9
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	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 __________________ 1.1.1 testudo horsfieldii 1.1.1 testudo hermanni hermanni (Corse) 0.3.0 testudo hermanni hermanni (Italy) 0.0.1 testudo kleinmanni 1.1.0 testudo hermanni boetgeri Last edited by tortoiseuk; 18-01-2014 at 04:15 PM.

18-01-2014, 04:29 PM	#10
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	They look amazing. __________________ 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

23-06-2013, 03:04 PM	#3
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	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

23-06-2013, 03:05 PM	#4
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	Danny you are a legend! thanks I asked the breader 1 male and 2 females, apparently he got it right

23-06-2013, 03:11 PM	#7
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	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.

30-06-2013, 05:06 PM	#8
tortoiseuk Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 392	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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