My First And New Tort!

AlborosieUK · 26-03-2010, 11:05 PM

Hi all as I said id post pics when I got my tort, sorry its so late at night, i've spent the afternoon with my GF and she's staying over tonight.
Also the poll kinda didnt work out

As the petshop said it looks like a girl but cant be 100% sure til a certain age so the poll was all boy names now I have to think of new names

Anyway as I promised here are the pics

Jah Bless!

AlborosieUK · 26-03-2010, 11:06 PM

Here are some more

was just wondering what the white mark is on her back, it looks like a dab of paint or something is that a marking the petshop do? thanks.

Jah Bless!

TortBabe · 26-03-2010, 11:10 PM

Aww, Congrats Blake! Gorgeous tort, I want it, he has a lovely little face! How old is he? I try to pick names that go for either, ie, Willow,Dandy and Bamboo! How about Rasta? Ras for short if it turns out a girl?!

cath · 26-03-2010, 11:12 PM

Congratulations Blake

xx

**egyptiandan64** · 26-03-2010, 11:15 PM

Very nice Blake

You can post a clear, full plastron picture in the ID section and we can give a go at sexing.
I remember you mentioning a Hermanns tortoise. Your tortoise though is a Spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca ibera. Did you get an article 10?

Danny

AlborosieUK · 27-03-2010, 12:04 AM

Oh right I got told it was a hermans

Is the much difference, what size do spur-thigheds get to and do they need any extra care in comparison to a hermans or are do they need the same care.

Also I got a certificate off of the bloke who sold me it, it has all his details etc and it says here "scientific name of species - Testudo Hermanni" "common name of species - Hermanns Tortoise" It has other things if you want a picture I can post one if you like?

Jah Bless

AlborosieUK · 27-03-2010, 12:14 AM

I just saw this pic of a hermanns and it looks a lot like my first pic in this section [IMG]

[/IMG] I just done a wikipedia search on spur-thighs and they grow huge, so im hoping it is a hermanns. But surely he wouldnt give me a spur-thighed with a hermanns certificate he's a genuine bloke i've been using his shop and chatting to him for about a year and a half now.
Speak soon

Jah Bless

The Baron · 27-03-2010, 12:56 AM

No Blake, it definitely looks like a spur thigh, but you have probably read about the African spur thigh which yes are huge!! Med and Tunsian Spur thighs however are not so big!

He/She looks lovely, a little bumpy like my little man, but with lots of care from you i'm sure he will do just great!

Beverley · 27-03-2010, 01:00 AM

It's a lovely tortoise

congratulations.
I thought from the photos that it was an Ibera so not sure why you have that article 10.
If it is it's basically the same care as a Hermann and much the same
size. Whatever it is, it's lovely and you will soon be captivated by the wonders of tort keeping

**egyptiandan64** · 27-03-2010, 01:12 AM

Your new tortoise is a Spur-thighed tortoise Blake. Your "genuine" bloke has given you the wrong certificate. I would go back and have him give you the right certificate.

Sasha, I'm afraid T.g.ibera is the largest subspecies of Spur-thighed at 38cm. Though most don't get anywhere near that big.

Danny

26-03-2010, 11:05 PM	#1
AlborosieUK Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lowestoft, UK Posts: 122	My First And New Tort! Hi all as I said id post pics when I got my tort, sorry its so late at night, i've spent the afternoon with my GF and she's staying over tonight. Also the poll kinda didnt work out As the petshop said it looks like a girl but cant be 100% sure til a certain age so the poll was all boy names now I have to think of new names Anyway as I promised here are the pics Jah Bless! __________________ "Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth." - Bob Marley

26-03-2010, 11:06 PM	#2
AlborosieUK Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lowestoft, UK Posts: 122	Here are some more was just wondering what the white mark is on her back, it looks like a dab of paint or something is that a marking the petshop do? thanks. Jah Bless! __________________ "Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth." - Bob Marley

26-03-2010, 11:10 PM	#3
TortBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 6,919	Aww, Congrats Blake! Gorgeous tort, I want it, he has a lovely little face! How old is he? I try to pick names that go for either, ie, Willow,Dandy and Bamboo! How about Rasta? Ras for short if it turns out a girl?! __________________ Busy Mum to ~ 2 Kids, 2 Yorkies, 1 Horsfield, 6 Hermanns, 2 Iberas, 6 Tunisians, 2 Indian Stars and 2 Pancakes Last edited by TortBabe; 26-03-2010 at 11:13 PM.

26-03-2010, 11:12 PM	#4
cath Member Hatchling Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Cheshire Posts: 583	Congratulations Blake xx __________________ 1.1.2. Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri 0.3.0. Guiny Pigs Cath

26-03-2010, 11:15 PM	#5
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Very nice Blake You can post a clear, full plastron picture in the ID section and we can give a go at sexing. I remember you mentioning a Hermanns tortoise. Your tortoise though is a Spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca ibera. Did you get an article 10? Danny __________________

27-03-2010, 12:04 AM	#6
AlborosieUK Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lowestoft, UK Posts: 122	Oh right I got told it was a hermans Is the much difference, what size do spur-thigheds get to and do they need any extra care in comparison to a hermans or are do they need the same care. Also I got a certificate off of the bloke who sold me it, it has all his details etc and it says here "scientific name of species - Testudo Hermanni" "common name of species - Hermanns Tortoise" It has other things if you want a picture I can post one if you like? Jah Bless __________________ "Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth." - Bob Marley

27-03-2010, 12:14 AM	#7
AlborosieUK Member Incubating Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lowestoft, UK Posts: 122	I just saw this pic of a hermanns and it looks a lot like my first pic in this section [IMG][/IMG] I just done a wikipedia search on spur-thighs and they grow huge, so im hoping it is a hermanns. But surely he wouldnt give me a spur-thighed with a hermanns certificate he's a genuine bloke i've been using his shop and chatting to him for about a year and a half now. Speak soon Jah Bless __________________ "Life and Jah are one in the same. Jah is the gift of existence. I am in some way eternal, I will never be duplicated. The singularity of every man and woman is Jah's gift. What we struggle to make of it is our sole gift to Jah. The process of what that struggle becomes, in time, the Truth." - Bob Marley

27-03-2010, 12:56 AM	#8
The Baron Member Hatchling Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ipswich Posts: 570	No Blake, it definitely looks like a spur thigh, but you have probably read about the African spur thigh which yes are huge!! Med and Tunsian Spur thighs however are not so big! He/She looks lovely, a little bumpy like my little man, but with lots of care from you i'm sure he will do just great! __________________ Sasha, owner of one cheeky little Spur-Thighed Baron Fernandez Gonzalez III (or The Baron for short!) http://www.facebook.com/sashalwatson

27-03-2010, 01:00 AM	#9
Beverley Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,493	It's a lovely tortoise congratulations. I thought from the photos that it was an Ibera so not sure why you have that article 10. If it is it's basically the same care as a Hermann and much the same size. Whatever it is, it's lovely and you will soon be captivated by the wonders of tort keeping __________________

27-03-2010, 01:12 AM	#10
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Your new tortoise is a Spur-thighed tortoise Blake. Your "genuine" bloke has given you the wrong certificate. I would go back and have him give you the right certificate. Sasha, I'm afraid T.g.ibera is the largest subspecies of Spur-thighed at 38cm. Though most don't get anywhere near that big. Danny __________________

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