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HermanniChris Wrote:Hi,
your tortoises are all Testudo hermanni boettgeri, the eastern hermann's tortoise. Westerns, Testudo hermanni hermanni are much different.
-Chris

Thank you very much! I was told they all were the same species but the wild caught female looked so different to me I was concerned they might not be. If only I could locate more females I would be set . This pic was taken at the beginning of a cage cleaning where they all were put together for just a few moments....as you can see the female is running for cover and the boys are chasing her. I thought the little one in the back was a female until about 2 months ago and now I am sure he is a male. He will be the one to go to live with my friend. I still have visitation though.

we should sticky this thread, really.
Josh?

If we are all posting some Hermanns pics then let me squeeze in this slightly impressionistic one I took of my little Westerns.