hi there,

i have what i believed to be 2 hermanns, 1 male and 1 female, i am certain of one as he constantly tries to mate with my female, but today my "female"was on the males back, is this normal mating behaviour or have i got 2 males? PS they dont fight or anything.

claire

Hi,
Firstly you need to be sure of the species you have. Sexing depends on the age/size of the tortoises. I have females that are always mounting the males but in your case it wouldnt be good if you had 2 males so if you could possibly upload some pics for us to see, photos of the top of the shell and the tail end would be good?

Ali

Hi sorry that was me wording it wrong, they are both def hermanns, my male is 5 and my female 4 but she is bigger, im certain of the one male as the vet saw his bits come out lol, will try and upload pics although not very good on computers.

thanks

claire