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    Outside night temp for a boettgeri?

    Hello again all Many thanks for the advice. Tbh these temperatures are really unusual for this time of year - in fact this summer is the worst I've seen in the 10 years I've lived here! Normally we get day temps between 20-30 C (68-86 F) with LOADS of direct sun, espec. from mid morning till...
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    Outside night temp for a boettgeri?

    Hi there all We have recently acquired a boettgeri (our neighbours brother-in-law had 2 that weren't getting on!). Anyway we live at about 1,300mts (not quite 4,000ft) in the Alps. We have him in the garden, with daytime temps at the mo around 59-62 degrees Fahrenheit, but the last 2 nights...
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    Hello from the Italian Alps!

    Right - looks like my mystery's solved - our Sidney's a boettgeri. A big thank you to @HermanniChris !
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    Is Sid a boetteri or hercegovinensis (we'll love him whichever:-)

    Thank you VERY much - this is all SUPER interesting! Have a good one P:)
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    Is Sid a boetteri or hercegovinensis (we'll love him whichever:-)

    Thanks for calling in the big guns:)
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    Is Sid a boetteri or hercegovinensis (we'll love him whichever:-)

    @HermanniChris Many thanks for your help! Right, - after discovering what a plastron was (oh my ignorance - lol!), I took a couple of pics - see attached. One shows the plastron (which is quite glossy because it's wet thanks to last night's rain). The top edge of the humeral scalps appear to...
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    Hello from the Italian Alps!

    Hello again all! Many thanks for your warm welcome & your help - I've just taken another couple of pics (see attached), but I'll also do the same in the Hermanns Tortoise forum - perhaps the discussion there may help others in the future. Thanks again Cheers & as they say here - buona domenica...
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    Hello from the Italian Alps!

    Hi Aldabraman & Jabuticaba Thanks for the tip Jabuticaba - as a newbie, I've only just been allowed to post to the Hermanns forum (which I've just done). I'll add another photo there of the plastron...and don't tell anyone, but I had to look up what "plastron" was;) Thanks again P
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    Is Sid a boetteri or hercegovinensis (we'll love him whichever:-)

    Hi there - newbie here:-) This week my daughter became the very proud owner of Sidney - a Hermanns tortoise. I've included some pics, one or two of which are little blurred because the little bugger moves so quick ;) . Thing is, I've looked at the diagrams/photos HermanniChris very kindly...
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    Hello from the Italian Alps!

    Hello there all This week my daughter became the very proud owner of Sidney - a Hermanns tortoise (see pics). Thing is, I've looked at the diagrams/photos HermanniChris posted in the Hermanns forum & I'm not sure if it's a boetteri or hercegovinensis - can anyone help? MAny thanks P:-)
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