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I know some of you have noticed from my ads that I fell into an opportunity to start a new project and so I have been selling many of my tortoises (ibera, marginata, boettgeri and hercegovinensis). Well it's finally official and after months of paperwork, parting with animals and traveling, I have received my new animals.
These are the first of their kind in the USA and they are an adult breeding group of Western Hermann's Tortoises (Testudo hermanni hermanni) from the Spanish island of Majorca.
I can't put into words how happy I am to have these amazing little tortoises in my collection and they are something I thought I'd never get my hands on.
I took 100's of photos but only uploaded a few, and they don't do them justice at all. This locale of hermanni hermanni are known for their intense yellow coloration but the camera did not capture it.
Females:
Males:
Example of female:
Example of male:
Comparison shot with a new Spanish one on the left, an Italian in the middle and French on the right:
I cannot wait to see the hatchlings they'll produce next year and it's an absolute pleasure to add them to my collection of Western Hermann's. Hope you all enjoy the photos.
These are the first of their kind in the USA and they are an adult breeding group of Western Hermann's Tortoises (Testudo hermanni hermanni) from the Spanish island of Majorca.
I can't put into words how happy I am to have these amazing little tortoises in my collection and they are something I thought I'd never get my hands on.
I took 100's of photos but only uploaded a few, and they don't do them justice at all. This locale of hermanni hermanni are known for their intense yellow coloration but the camera did not capture it.
Females:
Males:
Example of female:
Example of male:
Comparison shot with a new Spanish one on the left, an Italian in the middle and French on the right:
I cannot wait to see the hatchlings they'll produce next year and it's an absolute pleasure to add them to my collection of Western Hermann's. Hope you all enjoy the photos.