Sep 1, 2008 #1 G Gem New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined May 11, 2008 Messages 29 Location (City and/or State) Somerset, UK Can anyone tell from these pics if my my two hermanns tortoises are eastern or western hermanns? Thanks Gemma Attachments Piccies 012.JPG 100.8 KB · Views: 52 Tommy.JPG 105 KB · Views: 45 these pix r kwl ight 065.JPG 122.2 KB · Views: 53
Can anyone tell from these pics if my my two hermanns tortoises are eastern or western hermanns? Thanks Gemma
Sep 1, 2008 #2 E egyptiandan New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined Aug 31, 2007 Messages 5,788 Location (City and/or State) USA Hi Gemma, Your going to need to post plastron pictures of both of them for us to be able to tell you subspecies. Danny
Hi Gemma, Your going to need to post plastron pictures of both of them for us to be able to tell you subspecies. Danny
Sep 1, 2008 #3 G Gem New Member 10 Year Member! 5 Year Member Joined May 11, 2008 Messages 29 Location (City and/or State) Somerset, UK Ok thanks, will do in the next few days!
Sep 1, 2008 #4 HermanniChris Well-Known Member TFO Sponsor 10 Year Member! Joined Sep 7, 2007 Messages 2,140 Hi, Gemma, you definitely do not have western hermann's they are either easterns (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) or the dalmatian hermann's (Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis) and as Dan said, a plastron shot will tell for sure. -Chris
Hi, Gemma, you definitely do not have western hermann's they are either easterns (Testudo hermanni boettgeri) or the dalmatian hermann's (Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis) and as Dan said, a plastron shot will tell for sure. -Chris