T. hermanni hermanni In The Sun

[HermanniChris]

I managed to get my breeding groups of T. hermanni hermanni outside for a few days here and there to graze, but it's still a bit too chilly to put them out for summer. In these photos there is a combination of Italian, French and Spanish animals. I tried to fit as many as I could in the photos. They are always separated by origin but are together just for this, here are some pics:

In a previous post, I announced the birth of the very first USA born and bred T. hermanni hermanni from the island of Majorca in Spain. Here are some pics of her after she left the egg:

 

[terryo]

They are all so beautiful and healthy looking, and probably happy to be outside. Your hatchling is a notable achievement.

 

[Kymiie]

very beautiful!!

 

[Tom]

They are beautiful all by themselves, but when you see a group of them together, it is just stunning.

That baby is adorable. I hope you get many more.

 

[ChiKat]

They are beautiful all by themselves, but when you see a group of them together, it is just stunning.

I agree, I LOVE those pictures!!
The baby is so adorable

 

[helensky]

I have 2 THB's but the more I see them the more I want THH's! stunning! Are they fully grown?
Also, just a passing query, I noticed with your torts that some of them seem to be grazing on the grass, but my THB's don't digest it very well and rarely try to eat it - do yours digest it? Is this a sub-species thing?

 

[kimber_lee_314]

Beautiful!

 

[HermanniChris]

Thank you.

Most of them are fully grown, only 2 females in my entire collection reach 6", the rest are all at between 4.5" and 5.5", they begin laying eggs at 4".

They do not consume much grass there is plenty of clover and dandelion in that area so they pick at that.

 

[Weloveourtortoise]

They are beautiful and the hatchling,,,sigh..... georgeous!!! congrats!!!!

 

[Isa]

Beautiful pictures with beautiful tortoises in them