hermans

[mickfish]

Hi there ! new to the tort game,just got a female to go with the male both about 10 yrs old, she seems to be the one biting and chasing him is this a normal thing?

 

[Marty333]

Welcome!! Maybe the male is bothering her so she is just putting him in his place.

 

[Sweetness_bug]

welcome to the forum

 

[coreyc]

Welcome to the forum

 

[GBtortoises]

First of all are you absolutely certain[i/] that the more recent tortoise is a female? Most of the time is it very obvious but I have a fully mature male here that has a smaller than normal tail and for a few years I assumed that it was a female until I saw it sucessfully copulating. Also, are you certain that the previous tortoise is absolutely a male?
Second, if it is a female and is larger, she may likely be acting aggressive because she is in a new environment and is trying to establish an immediate dominance over animals within her area.
It's not unheard of, but it is very unusual that a newly introduced female Hermann's is dominant over an already well established male Hermann's. Usually a male, especially one who is already very familiar and established in it's surroundings, will be all over any newly introduced females.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Mickfish:

Welcome to the forum!!

(May we know your name?)

 

[GBtortoises]

I think you meant to post in the Russian tortoise section not the Hermann's section because the tortoise in the photo is a Russian tortoise!

 

[egyptiandan]

I think that was just an example of what we'd need for a photograph to sex the Hermanns Gary.

Danny

 

[mickfish]

Hm, can we see photos of your females underside?
The photo should look like this:

Thanx for getting back, yes she looks like that she is def a female and the male is def male, he just enjoys bitting me then she bites him, its only first thing in the morning so maybe if im lucky he will start bitting her and cut me out