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Old 13-06-2012, 01:29 PM   #1
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Default Please sex and confirm I'd of this hermanns I'm thinking of getting





About 5 years old, advertised as female but just need to be sure
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Old 13-06-2012, 01:57 PM   #2
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It looks like a female Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis.

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Old 13-06-2012, 01:59 PM   #3
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Ahh the female bit is good then but my male is a thb should it have the sub species on the a10 ?
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Old 13-06-2012, 02:00 PM   #4
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Ahh the female bit is good then but my male is a thb should it have the sub species on the a10 ?
No it will just say Testudo hermanni
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Old 13-06-2012, 02:03 PM   #5
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Ohh ok see what you mean now looking at the curved top to the scute as opposed to the v of a thb
Maybe I won't be getting a new tort yet
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Old 13-06-2012, 03:31 PM   #6
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Thanks for your help as always
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Old 13-06-2012, 05:19 PM   #7
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I would have said female too x
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I'd agree with female.
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