Please help... Hermann's or Horsefield?

[Heather2131]

Hi all, I'm new on here and I'm having trouble identifying whether this tortoise is a Hermann's or a Horsefield
I've tried to research it and I just can't identify him at all

 

[Berkeley]

Hi Heather,
That is a Hermann's Tortoise. Russians (Horsfield's) will be pretty circular looking from above (like a little hamburger) and have four claws on the front foot.
--Berkeley

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hi Heather

 

[GingerLove]

Hermans. Russians look like this.
AKA: Hamburger. Your tortoise is very beautiful, but is in need of a beak trim.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hello, Heather, and a very warm welcome to Tortoise forum .
If that's your tortoise here are some help sheets.
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/beginner-mistakes.45180/
and http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/sticky-hermanns-tortoise-care-sheet-updated.101410/

 

[Heather2131]

Thanks guys
I feel daft now as I did read that Hermann's have 5 toes but I for some reason had it in my head that he had 4 toes yet looked like a Hermann's... That's why I've been so confused. I now realise he has 5 haha

He isn't actually mine but I have somehow became his carer now, I've known him since he was a baby
Tortoises aren't usually my thing, i'm into parrots! I have a parrot and hoping to get another one in the spring, so I'm pretty good at exotic pet care

And thanks, I will look into a beak trim! We call him Mr. Torty

 

[Yvonne G]

Welcome to the Forum!

Please read the care sheet here:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/sticky-hermanns-tortoise-care-sheet-updated.101410/

. . . as it looks like Mr. Torty's shell is a bit deformed from not having the proper care.

 

[Heather2131]

Welcome to the Forum!

Please read the care sheet here:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/sticky-hermanns-tortoise-care-sheet-updated.101410/

. . . as it looks like Mr. Torty's shell is a bit deformed from not having the proper care.

Will his shell always be like that?

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes, but it just makes him more special, right?

 

[Heather2131]

Haha yes, as long as I keep him healthy I don't mind what he looks like

 

[RosemaryDW]

It looks to me like his beak is pretty long? That can make eating harder for him. You can feed him on a piece of slate to help wear it down. Or folks here can advise you on how to give it a trim.