Recent content by helensky

The past couple of days Tallis hasn't been eating. She's spent the last couple of weeks (off and on) in the outdoor enclosure enjoying the good weather. One day, when the weather turned cold I couldn't find Tallis, and assumed she dug under as she does if the weather changes a bit - It's not...

the way the tort followed the other once it had been righted, and their relative sizes makes me think HE was just righting HER so he could get some :D

Hi - I followed this thread with interest when it was active and was just wondering, how are they now jmu114?

colinsmum - I have two hermann's the same age and they have played this trick on me a few times! Recently, Mini went under for a whole winter ( I put him out the last suuny day in November - apparently not sunny enough!) and reappeared 4 months later! I do get the odd day where they decide to...

I put Tallis and Mini (Hermann's) in their bath and went to do some work (didn't leave the room). I could hear them having a wade and a scrape as they always do, and when I came to take them out 15mins later I found Mini on her back, but his head wasn't in the water, the top half of her was...

is it just me, or does he need a beak trim?

Does anyone have a picture of what an adult THB should look like? I've seen a few adults both with and without lumpy scutes - is this expected to an extent? Or is it entirely pyramiding?

didn't know that, thanks!

I did message you dan, but didn't get a response. I ended up going to a vet approved reptile centre that gave me some ointment (I googled it before I used it), but there were some very sad tortoises in there :( I won't be going again

Hi, I posted this here in the hopes of getting more response. I posted here http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-13154.html?highlight=helensky about how my Hermann came out of hibernation with a slightly poorly looking eye. Since then, Mini has been absolutely fine; eating, drinking and enjoying...

Thanks for the input guys, I will cross the gender bridge when i come to it. Rather excited by my first picture heavy thread! Mini and Tallis are now officially cyber torts!

I absolutely hate the idea of rehoming one of them but I was never looking into torts for breeding and at any rate it wouldn't be fair on Tallis. Gutted :(

oh no! I had my suspicions about that as Mini is a smaller. Damndamndamn it means I will have to look into rehoming one of them in the future; they're not quite 2 yet so not any time soon but still :'( Out of interest, how do you tell Dan? Also, how common are extra scutes? Thanks for the...

Hi, I was hoping for an opinion on a few shots of my THB's, in particular the smaller one mini who I'm worried might be starting to pyramid. she has always had a slightly 'pinched' look about the front, but i put that down to the extra scute she has on her front left side. now one of her central...

RE: NEW DIAGRAMS-T. h. boetteri vs. T. h. hercegovinensis vs. T. h. hermanni hi chris, I know this thread is long dead but I was looking at your pictures and was wondering (forgive me, I'm in an inquisitive mood today) about the THH on the carapacial markings picture and his abnormal scute -...