hermans or not?

[cathandtam]

hello tortoise people. i'm new to torts and was given this one as a rescue a coupe of weeks ago. i was told she is a female hermans.
could anybody confirm this or tell me exactly what i have here please.









thanks in advance, cath

[purplepixie]

You have a hermans tortoise there.

[cathandtam]

thanks for the reply. can you tell which subspecies and the sex?

i now need to try to figure out how to register the wee thing.

[Tina]

A male Testudo hermanni boettgeri.... the person who had him originally should have his paperwork. If not contact DEFRA and ask their advice.

[cathandtam]

thank you.
i wasn't sure exactly what he was. now that you have confirmed this i will register him with our vet and i will cantact defra to see what we can do.
the previous owner bought him from our local reptile shop just before it was closed down last year. they were not given any paperwork with the tort. it was closed down because he had several animals that required dwa paperwork but had nothing. so i can believe that there has not been paperwork for him.
is there any way of best guessing his age?

[Tina]

It's pretty impossible to guess on age I'm afraid as torts all grow at different rates depending on how they've been kept/fed. He's certainly not an old tort though.

Hope he settles in well with you and give us a shout if you need any advice.

[cathandtam]

okay thanks. i wasn't sure about age size ratio.
he hasn't been kept well i'm afraid but he has settled well in his new house. i am not going to consider hibernation this year but next spring he will be going outside where he will spend his summer.
i just hope we manage to sort out his paperwork.

[Mrs Mental]

he's a lovely looking chappy - just wanted to wish you lots of luck with him

[millie_moo]

what a cutie pie!
i was gonna say male too before i read Tina's post w00t i got one right! I'm getting better at this!

[Ch+Stewie]

looks like a boy hermanns to me :o)