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...
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...
@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...
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...
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
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...
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:-)