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carl20 · 13-08-2006, 07:04 PM

i know these pics are crap quality but can anyone give me an id please its kerris cousins tortoise.

13-08-2006, 07:38 PM

im almost posotive thats it a hermanns, but the pics are a little blury, i cant see spurs on
tail or thighs, ill look again, how old is it?

13-08-2006, 07:40 PM

does it have any spurrs?
the first pic looks like a hermanns

carl20 · 13-08-2006, 07:50 PM

thanks for the reply, i thought it was a hermanns, i am not woth the tortoise now but by the pics it looks like spurs on the legs, any idea abput h.h or h.b by the underside of the shell,

it is my girlfriends cousins, it was given her by the rspca about 6 years ago, she thinks it is about 10, he was about 9 inches long, i was only with it for 2 mins

13-08-2006, 07:53 PM

i would ask hermannichris!

it a lovely tortoise anyway!

Henry-flash · 13-08-2006, 07:55 PM

From what I could see form the pics it looks like it has thigh spurs and no tail spurs so my first thought would be spur thighed, but I cant see very well with the pics.

carl20 · 13-08-2006, 08:03 PM

thanks guys, the pics are awful, its my camera phone. im ot good with id's othrise i would have thought to check for spurs on the thighs and tail.

Henry-flash · 13-08-2006, 08:08 PM

I'm no good at ids either lol. Someoen more experienced will probably be able to tell from the pics.

13-08-2006, 08:12 PM

i dont think there are spurs on the thigs, its hard to tell but i think they are just scales?

carl20 · 13-08-2006, 08:22 PM

lol i wish i had longer to take better pics but i was rushing. the owner thought she was a horsefield i think but im sure it is not.
All i was sure is that she is a she

13-08-2006, 07:04 PM	#1
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	id i know these pics are crap quality but can anyone give me an id please its kerris cousins tortoise. __________________

13-08-2006, 07:50 PM	#4
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	thanks for the reply, i thought it was a hermanns, i am not woth the tortoise now but by the pics it looks like spurs on the legs, any idea abput h.h or h.b by the underside of the shell, it is my girlfriends cousins, it was given her by the rspca about 6 years ago, she thinks it is about 10, he was about 9 inches long, i was only with it for 2 mins __________________

13-08-2006, 07:55 PM	#6
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	From what I could see form the pics it looks like it has thigh spurs and no tail spurs so my first thought would be spur thighed, but I cant see very well with the pics. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

13-08-2006, 08:03 PM	#7
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	thanks guys, the pics are awful, its my camera phone. im ot good with id's othrise i would have thought to check for spurs on the thighs and tail. __________________

13-08-2006, 08:08 PM	#8
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	I'm no good at ids either lol. Someoen more experienced will probably be able to tell from the pics. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

13-08-2006, 07:38 PM	#2
pmullen Guest Posts: n/a	im almost posotive thats it a hermanns, but the pics are a little blury, i cant see spurs on tail or thighs, ill look again, how old is it?

13-08-2006, 07:40 PM	#3
pmullen Guest Posts: n/a	does it have any spurrs? the first pic looks like a hermanns

13-08-2006, 07:53 PM	#5
pmullen Guest Posts: n/a	i would ask hermannichris! it a lovely tortoise anyway!

13-08-2006, 08:12 PM	#9
pmullen Guest Posts: n/a	i dont think there are spurs on the thigs, its hard to tell but i think they are just scales?

13-08-2006, 08:22 PM	#10
carl20 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: north east Posts: 516	lol i wish i had longer to take better pics but i was rushing. the owner thought she was a horsefield i think but im sure it is not. All i was sure is that she is a she __________________

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