Hi,
Could I get double check on the gender ID?
Could I get double check on the gender ID?
HermanniChris said:Looks like a female, and Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis.
HermanniChris said:Yes it is different. It is a somewhat newly recognized subspecies of the Hermann's tortoise known as the "Dalmatian Tortoise." Care is the same but is seen as kind of an "in-between" the eastern and western. It known to stay smaller than the eastern but not as small as the western. It is more on the abundant side like the eastern and is not so rare like the western. Here is a thread where Dan descirbes the difference: http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3019
and if you haven't seen it already here is a link to a thread I created:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/western-hermanns-vs-eastern-hermanns-t-219.html
With my animals, my hercegovinensis are smaller than my easterns but are close in size to a few, and are definitely larger than my westerns.
-Chris
HermanniChris said:I'd need to see a plastron shot.