What Am I?

[Yvonne G]

Greek? or Hermanni? ...and am I male or female? @HermanniChris




It's a small tail, however, it seems swollen. There's a large hook at the tip of the tail, so I know it's not been chewed off.

 

[dmmj]

can us mere mortals weigh in?

 

[Yvonne G]

Certainly.

 

[dmmj]

from the pictures and description it looks like a male to me an immature male perhaps but male. But aren't all males immature

 

[Gillian M]

...and am I male or female? @HermanniChris


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It's a small tail, however, it seems swollen. There's a large hook at the tip of the tail, so I know it's not been chewed off.

Cute, but a bit too early to tell whether it's a male or female, I think.

 

[Gillian M]

from the pictures and description it looks like a male to me an immature male perhaps but male. But aren't all males immature

 

[bouaboua]

I spit out a pacifier and cry.....who say males are immature??.........

 

[BrianWI]

It is female... Like Bruce Jenner.

 

[Pearly]

I spit out a pacifier and cry.....who say males are immature??.........

Bwahahaha!!!! Love it!!!! Steven if you don't mind I'll recycle your expression! It is too funny!!!

 

[bouaboua]

Bwahahaha!!!! Love it!!!! Steven if you don't mind I'll recycle your expression! It is too funny!!!

By all means....

 

[Pawciorc]

looks girly to me

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

from the pictures and description it looks like a male to me an immature male perhaps but male. But aren't all males immature

All young males yes , but watch out for the old men !

 

[Yvonne G]

All fine and dandy, but I really wanted to know if it's a Greek or a Hermanns.

 

[Anyfoot]

All fine and dandy, but I really wanted to know if it's a Greek or a Hermanns.

On new territory here, but I'm going Greek because the black bands on the plastron are not 2 solid black bands.

 

[JoesMum]

There's a video in here from @HermanniChris that might help?
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/distinguishing-greek-from-hermanns.139516/

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Looks like a Greek to me.

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

Looks greek to me too. Interested to adopt if that is a potential fate as well.

 

[Yvonne G]

Looks greek to me too. Interested to adopt if that is a potential fate as well.

It's very sick (R.I. and maybe impaction of some sort), but Steven (bouaboua) has spoken for it if it lives.

 

[HermanniChris]

It is 100% without a single doubt an adult female Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis (Dalmatian Hermann's). Typical and beautiful example.

 

[bouaboua]

Now, may this poor girl have a speed recovery, so Yvonne can surreptitiously slips box of tortoise into the back seat of my car while Irene is not looking