hi every1 another three eggs have hatched but im a bit concerned about 1 of the babies, it hatched early morning yesterday but its food sack has not completely absorbed into the tortoise and its starting to harden up, should i be worried and is there anything i can do?
(i have successfully...
hi guys i cant believe it, i only just cleaned out my incubator yesterday after the last hermann tortoises hatched and when i went down to my tortoise shed to feed them today i noticed the nesting site had been disturbed i checked it out and found another 4 eggs, this is her first set of 4 eggs...
when each baby is born i take a picture of the top and bottom of their shells, thats how i recognize them i keep a profile of all of them with D.O.B, names, weight and size.
No there not from the same clutch, if you look at the picture titled Tortoise family 1 (the first adult tortoise on the left is the mother of the 2 bigger babies and 3 of the smaller babies)-(the first adult tortoise on the right is the mother of the other 3 babies) the farther of all the babies...
its natural for the female to try an get away, r you 100% sure you have a male because females will also mount other females. (females have little stubby tales, males have long thick tales)... :)[hr]
its medium wood chip from my local pet store. :) I've tried all different substrates and...
NO i have never hibernated my hermanns and all my eggs have been fertile infact another one of my eggs hatched last night :) have you seen your hermanns mate?
Gutted i'll probably have to sell him then coz the males will end up fighting when they want to mate with my females. :( quess i'll have to try and find another female somewhere els...
Hi everyone i got my new tortoise today :D
i havent got her certificate yet the owner is going to send it to 2 me soon so im not 100% sure what sub species it is, if anyone can tell please let me know. THANKS im also looking for potential names if anyone can think of any.
Hi everyone i thought i would post some new pics of my hermanns tortoises, i have 4 adults soon to be 5 as im getting another female 2moz plus i have 5 babies soon to be 8 because i have another 3 eggs due to hatch on the 6 december.
you will notice my poor male has damage to his shell i...
Hi everyone i know its been a while just letting you know my 2 baby torts that hatched in the summer are doing really well they where born 9g and are 20g now, also i am happy 2 announce I've got another 3 eggs in the incubator from the same female they are only 9 days old :D