Western/eastern Herman tortoise

Discussion in 'Tortoises' started by Rees2, Jul 8, 2007.

  1. Rees2

    Rees2 New Member

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    How do you tell the difference between a Western Hermans tortoise and Eastern Hermans tortoise?
     
  2. JEFFREH

    JEFFREH Administrator

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  3. BigS06

    BigS06 Member

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    I believe that the eastern is smaller, but other than that Im not too sure...
     
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  5. julieziggy

    julieziggy Embryo

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    it should say on your c10 ok
     
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  7. TortoiseTerry1956

    TortoiseTerry1956 Embryo

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    Actually, Easterns tend to be larger, for the same age/gender.

    Also, Westerns are often more brightly colored, and are considerably rarer (and captive breed/born are considerably more expensive).

    Here's a link, from an expert and breeder, that will be helpful: http://tortoiseforum.org/thread-219.html
     

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