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Re: breeding hermans


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Posted by Samuele on May 02, 2002 at 14:29:06:

In Reply to: breeding hermans posted by amazon on April 27, 2002 at 13:08:39:

Hi there,
I'm writeing from italy. I have may hermans (and other) and bred 'em for years.
Hermann's males are the most sex hungry males among all animals! They always look for for something to breed with! Get teh meaning? My hermanns males try to breed with my with other tortoises as long as with my shoes sometimes!
This happens when they are well fed and kept well and have enough energy to invest in attempts to breed. In the wild they usually copulate all year round (except fo winter when they hibernate). Females lay eggs during the italian (and mediterranian) late spring. This means from may to june, and sometimes they lay a second clutch in july. depending on the subspecies the lay 5 to 12 eggs in each clutch. The italian suspecies lay bot more then 6 at a time while the bigger ones (like the balcan subspicies) not less then 6 (depending also on age).
Females lay eggs even if there are no males with them. It depends only on the way you keep 'em and her age. They become fertile at the age of 10. Males at the age of 4 to 6.
If they hibernate correctly you can expect a clutch after 1.5 to 3 months after they start feeding again.
Hope I was clear and helpfull.
Ciao,Sam.


: i've observed my hermans breeding very heavily the last few days. anyone know when to expect eggs if it was succesful?

: amazon




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