Some of you may have already seen this amazing hatchling but I wanted to share it with those who haven't. Aquatic 2 headed turtles are fairly common, but 2 headed tortoises are almost unheard of with only a few in the world.
This Macedonian Mountain Hermanns tortoise hatchling was produced by a private North American breeder. He states: "I have a young 1.4 colony in their second year of breeding. I was shocked on Valentines Day this year when I had twins hatch from a single egg. But not as much as on Nov 10th 2008 when a 2 headed baby hatched from the same colony. I can't imagine what is next. Now over a month later, it is still doing fine and eating with both heads at the same time. It is not for sale at this time".
Some may think this tortoise should be put down because of it's birth defect, but I hope this "special" tortoise continues to thrive and grows into adulthood. After all, it doesn't know it's any different, it just knows it's a tortoise!
I would like to thank the breeder who gave me permission to use his photographs.
This Macedonian Mountain Hermanns tortoise hatchling was produced by a private North American breeder. He states: "I have a young 1.4 colony in their second year of breeding. I was shocked on Valentines Day this year when I had twins hatch from a single egg. But not as much as on Nov 10th 2008 when a 2 headed baby hatched from the same colony. I can't imagine what is next. Now over a month later, it is still doing fine and eating with both heads at the same time. It is not for sale at this time".
Some may think this tortoise should be put down because of it's birth defect, but I hope this "special" tortoise continues to thrive and grows into adulthood. After all, it doesn't know it's any different, it just knows it's a tortoise!
I would like to thank the breeder who gave me permission to use his photographs.
