Breeding age for a female Hermanns

71 LEE · 02-07-2008, 05:35 PM

Hi,
I'm used to keeping Leopards, so it may seem a basic question to all you Med Tort keepers - but what is the normal age for a female Hermanns to become sexually active and start egg laying?

My uncle has a lovely old male Hermanns (very amorous, tries to mount anything that moves) and he asked me, so i thought i'd ask the experts...

Many thanks

helen1 · 02-07-2008, 05:38 PM

It goes by size...not age...particularly...some one will tell you the size soon...I just go...that big!

sandy · 02-07-2008, 05:41 PM

They are supposed to be ten years or more to really start breeding. Before that a tortoises
body is not really mature enough to deal with eggs. And can shorten the lifespan of the tort.
But size is what determines egg laying.

tadgirl · 07-07-2008, 04:03 PM

my herman was 7 years old before she started laying

sandy · 07-07-2008, 04:05 PM

Then your seven year old must have been big for her age<g>.

lilacgeorge · 13-07-2008, 10:09 PM

Just out of interest how old/big should a male be? Frank humps Tally every now and then but doesn't (from what I can see

) get his 'dinkle' out!

Tally is 9 yrs old and 16cm long and Frank is 7yrs old and 13cm.

Henry-flash · 13-07-2008, 10:14 PM

Well Dawn, my adult male is 13cm in length, which may answer you and my adult female is 15cm

lilacgeorge · 13-07-2008, 10:21 PM

Excellent! Hmmmm, I suppose now is a good time to sit down with Frank and explain that there is 'something' inside his tail that needs 'pop' out!!!!! Shame really, cos the little luv puts sooooo much effort into it and has the biggest smile on his face when he is (ahem) 'doing it'

02-07-2008, 05:35 PM	#1
71 LEE Junior Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 12	Breeding age for a female Hermanns Hi, I'm used to keeping Leopards, so it may seem a basic question to all you Med Tort keepers - but what is the normal age for a female Hermanns to become sexually active and start egg laying? My uncle has a lovely old male Hermanns (very amorous, tries to mount anything that moves) and he asked me, so i thought i'd ask the experts... Many thanks __________________ Leopards Sulcatas

02-07-2008, 05:38 PM	#2
helen1 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NORTH WEST Posts: 1,977	It goes by size...not age...particularly...some one will tell you the size soon...I just go...that big! __________________ I CARE FOR TORTS

02-07-2008, 05:41 PM	#3
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	They are supposed to be ten years or more to really start breeding. Before that a tortoises body is not really mature enough to deal with eggs. And can shorten the lifespan of the tort. But size is what determines egg laying. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

07-07-2008, 04:03 PM	#4
tadgirl Member Egg Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: midlands Posts: 74	laying my herman was 7 years old before she started laying

07-07-2008, 04:05 PM	#5
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Then your seven year old must have been big for her age<g>. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

13-07-2008, 10:09 PM	#6
lilacgeorge Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,130	Just out of interest how old/big should a male be? Frank humps Tally every now and then but doesn't (from what I can see ) get his 'dinkle' out! Tally is 9 yrs old and 16cm long and Frank is 7yrs old and 13cm. __________________ Dawn 2.1.2 ~ THB Frank ~ Tallulah ~ Grace ~ Archie ~ Teefa ~ Mollie 0.0.1 Bearded Dragon ~ Freckles

13-07-2008, 10:14 PM	#7
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Well Dawn, my adult male is 13cm in length, which may answer you and my adult female is 15cm __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

13-07-2008, 10:21 PM	#8
lilacgeorge Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2007 Location: Surrey Posts: 1,130	Excellent! Hmmmm, I suppose now is a good time to sit down with Frank and explain that there is 'something' inside his tail that needs 'pop' out!!!!! Shame really, cos the little luv puts sooooo much effort into it and has the biggest smile on his face when he is (ahem) 'doing it' __________________ Dawn 2.1.2 ~ THB Frank ~ Tallulah ~ Grace ~ Archie ~ Teefa ~ Mollie 0.0.1 Bearded Dragon ~ Freckles

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