I am an owner of a Herman Tortoise and I wanted to find out exactly the same question. I found out that Herman Tortoises breed when they are roughly about 5/7 years. Possibly 7 years and also the female doesn't have to have sexual intercourse with a male because sometimes the females can just produce eggs anyway. Hope this answers your question, for more information visit a Tortoise website to give you other facts and tips on how to look after you Tortoise.
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They lay eggs.
well they have to mate and then the females go to the beach and lay them
desert tortoises do take care of there babbies becaus any thing can eat them.
I'VE HAVE BEEN TOLD TO CHECK THE UNDERSIDE, THE LINE IN THE MIDDLE . IF THIS LINE STARTS TO SEPERATE THEN YOUR ARE OVERFEEDING THE TORTOISE.
males have thicker tails with bigger spurs on them, females have shorter and straiter tails and are larger in size.
a tortoise is not a mammal it's a reptile.
Herman Brood died on July 11, 2001 at the age of 54.
Herman Melville died on September 28, 1891 at the age of 72.
Herman Koeckemann died on February 22, 1892 at the age of 64.
Herman Johannes died on October 17, 1992 at the age of 80.
Herman Leonard died on August 14, 2010 at the age of 87.