Jun 26, 2017 #1 Oldbattleaxe Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Mar 13, 2017 Messages 131 Location (City and/or State) South South Texas, I was offered 1.2 Russians, and one of the girls turned out to be not a Russian, and possibly not a girl! I'm thinking Eastern Hermanns?
I was offered 1.2 Russians, and one of the girls turned out to be not a Russian, and possibly not a girl! I'm thinking Eastern Hermanns?
Jun 26, 2017 #2 teresaf Well-Known Member 5 Year Member Joined Jan 21, 2015 Messages 2,017 Location (City and/or State) Port Charlotte, Florida Definitely not a Russian! Lol @HermanniChris will help you. If you want to know thr sex of your tortoises flip them over and show us pictures
Definitely not a Russian! Lol @HermanniChris will help you. If you want to know thr sex of your tortoises flip them over and show us pictures
Jun 26, 2017 #3 tglazie Well-Known Member 10 Year Member! Joined Jul 21, 2010 Messages 626 Location (City and/or State) San Antonio, TX Definitely an eastern Hermanns. Have to see the underside to know if it's a boy, but yes, that is an eastern Hermanns, not a Russian. T.G.
Definitely an eastern Hermanns. Have to see the underside to know if it's a boy, but yes, that is an eastern Hermanns, not a Russian. T.G.
Jun 27, 2017 #4 ZEROPILOT REDFOOT WRANGLER Moderator 10 Year Member! Tortoise Club Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jul 16, 2014 Messages 29,970 Location (City and/or State) South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C. I'll bet that tortoise is happy to get away from the Russians!
Jun 27, 2017 #5 William Lee Kohler Well-Known Member 5 Year Member Joined Oct 23, 2015 Messages 879 Location (City and/or State) Eugene, OR ZEROPILOT said: I'll bet that tortoise is happy to get away from the Russians! Click to expand... LOL!
ZEROPILOT said: I'll bet that tortoise is happy to get away from the Russians! Click to expand... LOL!
Jun 27, 2017 #6 HermanniChris Well-Known Member TFO Sponsor 10 Year Member! Joined Sep 7, 2007 Messages 2,140 Eastern Hermann's all the way.
Jun 27, 2017 #7 Oldbattleaxe Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Mar 13, 2017 Messages 131 Location (City and/or State) South South Texas, Here's I'm assuming 'his' underside.
Jun 27, 2017 #8 ZEROPILOT REDFOOT WRANGLER Moderator 10 Year Member! Tortoise Club Platinum Tortoise Club Joined Jul 16, 2014 Messages 29,970 Location (City and/or State) South Eastern Florida (U.S.A.)/Rock Hill S.C. Does this mean yet another tortoise pen? See how it starts?
Jun 27, 2017 #9 teresaf Well-Known Member 5 Year Member Joined Jan 21, 2015 Messages 2,017 Location (City and/or State) Port Charlotte, Florida I'm not the expert but at least it looks like you got a female
Jun 27, 2017 #10 Oldbattleaxe Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Mar 13, 2017 Messages 131 Location (City and/or State) South South Texas, I'm afraid so. I don't know that I want to start a hermanns herd. I may have to just hang on to her until a hermanns herder comes along to claim her.
I'm afraid so. I don't know that I want to start a hermanns herd. I may have to just hang on to her until a hermanns herder comes along to claim her.
Jun 28, 2017 #11 shelledfrens New Member Joined May 28, 2017 Messages 26 Location (City and/or State) Louisville ky Definitely a female, as there is not concave on the plastron.
Jun 30, 2017 #12 K Koen Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Nov 14, 2016 Messages 105 Location (City and/or State) Belgium yup, a very beautiful Hermanni Boettgeri female. Enjoy
Jul 13, 2017 #13 Oldbattleaxe Active Member 5 Year Member Joined Mar 13, 2017 Messages 131 Location (City and/or State) South South Texas, Arg. She's not going anywhere. Hubby loves her now. she actually seems to have a lot of personality in that little shell. I guess I'll build her a yard once I'm done with the long boxes.
Arg. She's not going anywhere. Hubby loves her now. she actually seems to have a lot of personality in that little shell. I guess I'll build her a yard once I'm done with the long boxes.
Jul 16, 2017 #14 WithLisa Well-Known Member 5 Year Member Joined Jan 3, 2015 Messages 967 Location (City and/or State) Austria My guess would be a little boy... What does he/she weigh?