My Hermanni Girls!

HermanniChris23 · 30-07-2006, 01:24 AM

Here are some new pics of a few of my Female Western Hermanns Tortoises. Their parrents came from Italy.

here is a young female next to a yearling male

you can see more pics of them as well as many other of my tortoises at: http://community.webshots.com/user/loon1103

30-07-2006, 01:34 AM

hi

great pictures

what are they eating ?

HermanniChris23 · 30-07-2006, 01:50 AM

They are eating Mazuri Tortoises diet. They get it once every 3 weeks.

piglet · 30-07-2006, 11:33 AM

Chris beatuiful marked tortoises , this sub species is one i have never kept don't see them offered as much as boettgeri in the UK
Darren

HermanniChris23 · 30-07-2006, 07:00 PM

They aren't common over here in the US either. To my knowledge, there is only one breeder who actually has true Italian T. hermanni. There are others who who have T.h.h. but I have seen pictures and even purchased them and they are not the same thing.

Henry-flash · 30-07-2006, 08:04 PM

Wow they are spectacular! I would love to get a couple of her hermanni hermanni, but as Darren says they aren't seen for sale so much over here.

Pitcorthie · 30-07-2006, 08:17 PM

Beautiful

Sharon

HermanniChris23 · 30-07-2006, 10:41 PM

Thanks so much everyone! T. hermanni hermanni are not common at all anywhere and unfortunatley many breeders try to sell eastern hermanns as westerns. A lot of people fall for this and pay the extra money when they are only getting easterns. This is why I posted the thread at the top of this section on how to differentiate the two subspecies. Go read it and spread the word so we can prevent people from making the mistake.

I keep both subspecies and they are just amazing animals, you can see pics of everything I do here:
http://community.webshots.com/user/loon1103

Henry-flash · 30-07-2006, 10:46 PM

There are some fantastic Pictures there. I paticularly like the Pancakes, Marginateds and the hermanni hermanni.

piglet · 30-07-2006, 10:54 PM

Thanks Chris i really enjoyed looking through them.
Darren

30-07-2006, 01:24 AM	#1
HermanniChris23 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 584	My Hermanni Girls! Here are some new pics of a few of my Female Western Hermanns Tortoises. Their parrents came from Italy. here is a young female next to a yearling male you can see more pics of them as well as many other of my tortoises at: http://community.webshots.com/user/loon1103 __________________ VISIT MY SITES: WWW.HERMANNIHAVEN.COM WWW.GARDENSTATETORTOISE.COM

30-07-2006, 01:50 AM	#3
HermanniChris23 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 584	They are eating Mazuri Tortoises diet. They get it once every 3 weeks. __________________ VISIT MY SITES: WWW.HERMANNIHAVEN.COM WWW.GARDENSTATETORTOISE.COM

30-07-2006, 11:33 AM	#4
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Chris beatuiful marked tortoises , this sub species is one i have never kept don't see them offered as much as boettgeri in the UK Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

30-07-2006, 07:00 PM	#5
HermanniChris23 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 584	They aren't common over here in the US either. To my knowledge, there is only one breeder who actually has true Italian T. hermanni. There are others who who have T.h.h. but I have seen pictures and even purchased them and they are not the same thing. __________________ VISIT MY SITES: WWW.HERMANNIHAVEN.COM WWW.GARDENSTATETORTOISE.COM

30-07-2006, 08:04 PM	#6
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Wow they are spectacular! I would love to get a couple of her hermanni hermanni, but as Darren says they aren't seen for sale so much over here. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

30-07-2006, 01:34 AM	#2
aprillinda Guest Posts: n/a	hi great pictures what are they eating ?

30-07-2006, 08:17 PM	#7
Pitcorthie Member Hatched Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dunfermline, Scotland Posts: 251	Beautiful Sharon

30-07-2006, 10:41 PM	#8
HermanniChris23 Member Hatchling Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 584	Thanks so much everyone! T. hermanni hermanni are not common at all anywhere and unfortunatley many breeders try to sell eastern hermanns as westerns. A lot of people fall for this and pay the extra money when they are only getting easterns. This is why I posted the thread at the top of this section on how to differentiate the two subspecies. Go read it and spread the word so we can prevent people from making the mistake. I keep both subspecies and they are just amazing animals, you can see pics of everything I do here: http://community.webshots.com/user/loon1103 __________________ VISIT MY SITES: WWW.HERMANNIHAVEN.COM WWW.GARDENSTATETORTOISE.COM

30-07-2006, 10:46 PM	#9
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	There are some fantastic Pictures there. I paticularly like the Pancakes, Marginateds and the hermanni hermanni. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

30-07-2006, 10:54 PM	#10
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Thanks Chris i really enjoyed looking through them. Darren __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

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