Talk:Hermann's tortoise

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we are buying a tortoise and it is arriving next week, would it be better to buy two tortoise's so that the other one dosen't get lonely or would it be alright on it's own????? from ethon Well,tortoises dont get "lonely".Tortoises are solitary creatures and live most their lives alone.If you are buying a MALE,ONLY KEEP ONE.The minimum space requiered for one tortoise is four times its own body length and twice its with/The average would be six times its body length and three times its with.Make sure that the tortoise will have room in the future aswell!!With females you can keep more than one,but they can easily live by themselves.when tortoises live together,it is said that they seem more active.If you are buying a juvenille,then you can buy another one aswell,but it is up to you!!If you are thinking of buying a male and female,DONT!Males harass females and cause disress.Two males will fight all the time and can cause seriouse injury!Make sure you keep the habitat,diet and teperature right and your tortoise or tortoise will have a long,happy life/lives.

In the article it says: "They can be kept outdoors approximately from mid-March to the end of October."

Perhaps there should be some notation as to where on Earth this is true, as I doubt you can let it out in mid-March in Siberia for example. I'm guessing the article refers to northern Europe, UK and/or Scandinavia, but that's not exactly clear.

We have a 4 year old hermans does any one know what weight he should be.

Image issues

I took the liberty of commenting out references to missing images. Were they unsourced/had license issues? There's already a load of references to unsourced images commented in the page source itself. DPMulligan 15:03, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I have a hermann hatched dec 06. He is 200g in weight. Does anyone know if i have to hibernate him this early! If so how long. He is in a viv with a heat lamp and thermostat to control temp. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.36.50.226 (talk) 14:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Commercial advertisment

for inappropriate keeping of Testudo hermani:

"Ideal Hermann's Tortoise Indoor Habitat"

This link should be removed! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.178.159.113 (talk) 21:07, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

You shouldn't hibernate a tortoise until he is around 4 years old when they will have enough body fat to see them through the winter —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.132.140.92 (talk) 12:11, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Quota theory of Longevity?

That quota theory of longevity is unsourced. Can anyone comment on the scientific basis of this claim? 1 October 2007

Well there is this: http://eurheartjsupp.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/7/suppl_H/H16

When comparisons of heart rate and life expectancy are adjusted for body weight in mammals, it appears that life span is pre-determined by the basic energetics of living cells. This inverse relationship between heart rate and life expectancy reflects an epiphenomenon in which heart rate is a marker for, or a determinant of, metabolic rate and energetic needs. The metabolic rate is dependent on the physical activity, which in turn is related to, and likely determined by, heart rate itself. Regression analysis on a logarithmic scale between body mass and metabolic rate among animals yields a straight line with the same slope as that between body mass and heart rate.19 Therefore, there is a close link between temperature, metabolism, and heart rate, and the question is which is the primary control among these parameters? If heart rate determines the metabolic rate, it follows that a relationship between heart rate and life span exists in the entire animal kingdom including man.

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