So I was looking around on the website of the breeder that I got Carl from (Arizona Tortoise Compound) and apparently they incubated this year's Hermann's hatchlings to be female. I don't remember their site saying this when I ordered Carl a month ago, but it definitely says it now.
However, after looking it up on the internet, there is apparently no scientific data that indicates Hermann's can be sexually determined through incubation temperatures. So is that just a widely held belief among breeders that they can? Has it been recently proven, or what? Not that I really care, since I got Carl as a companion and not for any sort of breeding.... but... I really have my heart set on calling him/her Carl now
And just because, I attached the most adorable Carl picture yet that I took this morning after breakfast :shy:
However, after looking it up on the internet, there is apparently no scientific data that indicates Hermann's can be sexually determined through incubation temperatures. So is that just a widely held belief among breeders that they can? Has it been recently proven, or what? Not that I really care, since I got Carl as a companion and not for any sort of breeding.... but... I really have my heart set on calling him/her Carl now
And just because, I attached the most adorable Carl picture yet that I took this morning after breakfast :shy: