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Hello Can a Macedonia Hermann be mated with a Slovenia Hermann ? Thank you

Now three weeks old and coming on fine

My little baby horsefield is doing well. This is my first baby tortoise only 9 days old didn't start eating until 8 days old I was a bit worried but can relax now the first feed was dandelion leafs. Here are some photos for you to look at.

Thanks everyone for your nice comments. And a special thanks to wanda for all of her helpful advice.

thought I would share this with you. At last a egg has hatched my first out of three clutches Incubated for 69 days it is a little horsefield weighing 15g. I am over the moon

Thanks for the reply Wanda Your advice and opinions will help a lot as all of this is new to me. I have read up a lot on horsefield tortoise and have bought books on keeping and breeding tortoise. I have my incubator set at 31.5 and humidity around 70 I have these settings on advice I have...

Thanks for your advice. I am going to try to post some photos of my eggs the one you can't see anything is over 40 days the other 3 are around 20 days old.the line you can see on the second egg is on the shell.what do you think. Thanks. Derek

Hello Wanda Thanks for taking the time for posting the photos for me. By checking my eggs and comparing them to your photos they don't look very promersing at two weeks but I will wait to see what happens. I have a egg from another clutch it is aproxmitley 40 days old i only put a light to it...

Thanks for your advice Yvonne

Advice please How old do eggs have to be before you can tell if they are fertile by holding a light to them. Mine are now a couple of weeks old and just look like a cream color. I thought if fertile they might be veiny by now ?. My eggs are horsefield Thanks

Thanks for your advice Yvonne

Thanks. That's only time I separated the males if they were pestering the nesting females. I look forward from hearing advice from other breeders opinions as well. As I am new at this all advice would be most welcome. Thank you

Thank you

Glad they were ok. Brilliant to watch. I didn't know you could have twins

Congratulations. I can't wait for my first baby torts

Good luck with your egg. I am still waiting for my first fertile egg

Hello everyone I am new to keeping a breeding group of horsefield tortoise I have only had these since April this year. My question is do I separate the males from the females after they have mated or do I just keep them together all the time.i normally separate the males if the females start...

Funny. Never seen mine do that:)

Hello The tortoise is tiny. Can't wait until my first egg hatches. My last 3 were not fertile I am keeping my fingers crossed my one egg is due to hatch in the first week in November

i have a breeding group of horsefield tortoise I live in Sunderland Tyne & wear UK please say hello