#hermann's tortoise

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Barley 3 years ago vs now 🥺🥺

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My tortoise, Oscar, he is a Hermann's tortoise and is currently hibernating. We don't know his age, but we think it's around 75-80ish. How do I know he's a male? Male tortoises have shorter tails and a curved undershell.

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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Volume 6: Reptiles. Written by Bernard Grzimek. 1984. Illustration by Helmut Diller.

1.) Forest hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys erosa)

2.) Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni)

3.) Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)

4.) Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) (prev. Testudo)

5.) Red-footed tortoise (Chelonoidis carbonarius) (prev. Testudo)

6.) Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii)

7.) Pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri)

8.) Leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis) (prev. Testudo)

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Peak comfort:

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VALID TO BITE TOES

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