Go Back   Reptile Forums > Help and Chat > Shelled - Turtles & Tortoise



  #1 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 12:39 PM
SLB1989's Avatar
Regular
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Essex UK
Posts: 85
Default Hermanns and Dwarf Hermanns

Who here has a Hermann or a Dwarf Hermann?
Would love to see some pictures as I am thinking of getting one of the above.
__________________
1 Normal Cornsnake (F)
1 Anery Motley Cornsnake (M)
1 Normal Ball Python (F)
1 Normal Hognose (M)
1 Normal Leopard Gecko (F)
1 Hermans Tortoise (M)

http://coolrider.proboards.com/
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 12:56 PM
Garrett's Avatar
Regular
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Manchester
Posts: 89
Default

I have a baby hermanns:

__________________
0.0.1 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri "Thor"
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 01:30 PM
Gold Star Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: uk
Posts: 5,030
Default

There is no such thing as a dwarf hermans, they are hermani hermani a sub species of hermans.
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 01:41 PM
gtm gtm is offline
RFUK Premium Membership
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 4,574
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepixie View Post
There is no such thing as a dwarf hermans, they are hermani hermani a sub species of hermans.
It's a trade name but they are smaller than their relatives so not completely without a basis in reality.
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 05:19 PM
lil05's Avatar
Postaholic Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Stone (near stoke)
Posts: 10,576
Default

Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 07:23 PM
Gold Star Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: uk
Posts: 5,030
Default

If they are hermani hermani then they should be called that, to avoid confusion, and to get correct advice.
Reply With Quote
  #7 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 07:48 PM
Caz's Avatar
Caz Caz is offline
5 Star Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 4,614
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by purplepixie View Post
If they are hermani hermani then they should be called that, to avoid confusion, and to get correct advice.
Exactly. About time we stopped making up 'common' names and took the trouble to learn the scientific names.
__________________
There are 10 types of people that understand binary.
Those that do and those that don't.
Reply With Quote
  #8 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 07:56 PM
gtm gtm is offline
RFUK Premium Membership
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Surrey
Posts: 4,574
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Caz View Post
Exactly. About time we stopped making up 'common' names and took the trouble to learn the scientific names.
They can be more of a hindrance than a help - try finding a Testudo Graeca in Greece.
Reply With Quote
  #9 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 08:00 PM
Super Citizen
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Bexley, Kent
Posts: 733
Default

my two hermanns:

yoshi


zelda
__________________
*Donna*
Bearded dragon- eddie
Blue tongue skink- indie
2 tortoises- yoshi & zelda
3 rabbits- jp, peanut & bailey
3 Russian hamsters
Hermit crab- henry
Reply With Quote
  #10 (permalink)  
Old 08-06-2009, 08:09 PM
Hatchling
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 27
Default

A photo of our Hermanni Hermanni (dwarf) tortoises

Chris J.

Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
My 2 Hermanns smithyUK88 Turtles & Tortoise Pictures 3 20-10-2009 02:45 PM
Dwarf Hermanns tompf31 Shelled - Turtles & Tortoise 15 13-09-2009 10:04 PM
Dwarf Hermanns in/near Essex r6paul Shelled - Turtles & Tortoise 24 06-05-2009 09:21 AM
DWARF HERMANNS FOR SALE Testudo Hermanni Hermanni lell36 Shelled Classifieds 15 19-04-2009 10:37 PM
Weight / Size of Dwarf Hermanns cjj40uk Shelled - Turtles & Tortoise 7 01-04-2009 02:02 PM


Help For Heros

All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:25 AM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright © 2005 - 2011, Reptile Forums (RFUK™)
Privacy Policy