[split] What subspecies of Hermann are my two?

[janst]

What species if Hermanns are Harry and Lola?

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Hi Andrea sorry for hijacking your post I am new to forum and haven't quiet worked out how to post properly yet!
Janet

 

[Andrea M]

What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

No problem, lovely torts

 

[ScottishFish]

What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

Like the above, a picture of their underside close up helps. The pectoral and femoral scutes are an easy indication.


1 Eastern Hermanns Tortoise 2.5yo

 

[janst]

What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

Ok here they are, do they not mind being upside down? that is Lola this s Harry I think they are about 3 years old.
Janet

 

[HermanniChris]

RE: What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

They are both T. hermanni boettgeri.

 

[janst]

What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

Do you think their shells are ok should they be smooth or raised like mine are, I don't know much about what is normal . :-(

Janst

 

[GBtortoises]

RE: What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

Smooth growth is more representative of wild tortoises and more desirable in captivity.

 

[robopeen]

RE: What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

Do you think their shells are ok should they be smooth or raised like mine are, I don't know much about what is normal . :-(

Janst

Yeah, ideally they should be smooth. Are you feeding them a varied diet of weeds and keeping them well hydrated? Do they have a UVB light?

 

[janst]

What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

They have a uv light on for 8 hours a day they have heat via heat mats, feed hem a selection of green veg, cabbage lettuce, cauliflower leaves, carrot small amount of tons and cucumber. No weeds yet as in uk nothing is growing yet not even weeds.... I have had them for about 3 months.

 

[GBtortoises]

RE: What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

There should be approximately 15 hours of daylight available which does not need to be all from a UV source but can be general light. UV is very important to their growth and development but so is light in general to their normal activity. It is light, both duration & intensity, as well as temperature that determines a tortoises daily activity level as well as general routine.
Their diet should consist of approximately 85% good quality, varied greens which should be primarily weeds, but grocery store greens when weeds are not available. The rest of the diet should be good quality, varied vegetables.

 

[janst]

Hi they have natural light as well, I also soak them for 5 to 10 mins every couple of days. They have a meadow hay, grass mix to forage around in, the eat well. They will be moving into a new bigger table in the next couple of weeks.

 

[robopeen]

RE: What subspecies of Hermann is Hokie?

They have a uv light on for 8 hours a day they have heat via heat mats, feed hem a selection of green veg, cabbage lettuce, cauliflower leaves, carrot small amount of tons and cucumber. No weeds yet as in uk nothing is growing yet not even weeds.... I have had them for about 3 months.

Ahh, so the pillowing happened before you got them! You can try feeding them machè if you can get it. My tort loves that stuff.

http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/site/plants_19.asp?mode=main&catID=686

That site has a lot of good info about feeding options.

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Oh, also. In terms of water, my tort loved to drink from her terra cotta planter dish. Just get a large one of those and put some water in it. It's shallow so they can't drown but they can still drink. You can feed them on one as well so their beaks will get ground down and not grow too long.

 

[tortoise_man1]

I just looked up hermans tortoise and compared your pics and the pics on wiki and I think that they both
t. h. hermanni

But I could be wrong, it is worth farther research

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

Oops, tortoise_man1, you missed it. HermanniChris has already identified them above. Welcome janst! Lots of great info on this forum for the care of your babies. Search and read, and as you see, awesome experts will chime in! : )