My son's new Hermans "Nebul"

[kylerenz]

Here is our new Hermans tortoise that we bought from Tyler at Blue Beast Reptile. He is awesome!

 

[Chamaeleoeo]

so tiny!!! hermans are cool!

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Very nice! and great choice of breeder.

 

[haleybobl]

So tiny! How old is your son?

 

[Ambanja panther mum]

Very cute ~ looks soooo tiny compaired to mine. I've got three Hermans, 2 aged 3 and one age approx 6. People think tortoise are slow and boring,but mine all have there own little personalitys and move pretty quickly round the floor. Enjoy him

 

[AncientCritters]

Hermanns are great. I get about 10 babies a year from my adults. They have fun personality.

 

[kylerenz]

My son is almost three. I don't know if I will want to buy a mate in the future for breeding. Who knows. I am excited to see him form a personality. He is not incredibly mobile right now but he is only two inches in total length. I am excited to be a tortoise owner now

 

[kinyonga]

AncientCritters...how long do you have to incubate the eggs and at what temperature? I have a friend who has eggs now.

 

[AncientCritters]

AncientCritters...how long do you have to incubate the eggs and at what temperature? I have a friend who has eggs now.

I have my incubator set at 88F. I try to produce females so I keep it at the higher end of incubation temps. Anywhere from 82-88,89 is good for them. The lower end will produce males and 84,85 should be a mix of sexes. I had them hatch anywhere from 50-65 days.

 

[kinyonga]

Thanks! I will pass on the information.

 

[Kat77]

So incredibly cute!

 

[haleybobl]

How large does that particular kind of tortoise get?

 

[tryme]

I love these guys but couldn't possibly fit another animal in this house lol.

 

[TylerStewart]

I love these guys but couldn't possibly fit another animal in this house lol.

Everyone needs a tortoise in their collection! Here's another of the Hermanns.

 

[Syn]

One long word: AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

 

[AncientCritters]

How large does that particular kind of tortoise get?

My girls are around 8 inches and the males are 5-6. The western sub-species stays a bit smaller.

 

[haleybobl]

My girls are around 8 inches and the males are 5-6. The western sub-species stays a bit smaller.

So not nearly as large as say a sulcata, lol? That sounds like a pretty nice size.

 

[namelessjo]

I am no tortoise expert but i have heard that sulcatas can get like 100 pounds so ya hermans are smaller than sulcata lol

 

[OntarioLizardman]

so tiny i love tortoises!

 

[kinyonga]

Can anyone tell me about how to hibernate (eastern) hermani's?