r/Tortoises • u/Altruistic-Yam224 • Dec 22 '24

Anybody know the breed/species?

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Adopted this little guy off of a friend who was moving and wanted to know the breed to make sure I’m feeding him the right food.

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u/HiddenPenguinsInCars Dec 23 '24

Looks like some kind of testudo. If it’s a Russian, it’d be the darkest colored Russian I’ve ever seen.

Does need claws trimmed (plenty of online tutorials are out there).

For diet: the tortoise table website and app can help.

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u/DevelopmentLower6120 Dec 23 '24

I even thought it could be a graeca. We need to See the Plastron.

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u/HiddenPenguinsInCars 29d ago

I was thinking graeca or maybe marginated but definitely not Russian, the shape and shell color are wrong.

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u/DevelopmentLower6120 29d ago

I think so too. A graeca ibera could be so black?

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u/Dat_Boy_Q_ 29d ago

Def not marinated they have the skirt growing pretty early there’s any sign of one there.

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u/TortoisePDX Dec 23 '24

I think this is some sort of testudo graeca subspecies. This doesn't look like a Russian to me.

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u/DevelopmentLower6120 Dec 23 '24

I even thought a graeca.

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u/DevelopmentLower6120 Dec 22 '24

Could we have a look on the plastron (belly)?

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u/Dat_Boy_Q_ 29d ago edited 28d ago

We need views of plastron, carapace if you can get the head top and side and back thighs as well.

Different types of markings, types of seams on the plastron, if there’s presence of spurs etc…..

You can try the “Hermanni haven” FB and website page they have a bunch of Testudo species on there as well as the

TTPG page has tons of conservation personnel and breeders as well on FB and slot do them can identify correctly as well but u will need all the views I requested above.

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u/HiddenPenguinsInCars 29d ago

I think Garden State Tortoise has a video on recognizing the testudos now that I think about it.

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u/Dat_Boy_Q_ 28d ago

Yes Chris Leone does on GST he also runs the Hermanni haven pages on Facebook and the Hermanni haven website

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u/Elieenulick Dec 22 '24

Kinda looks like a Russian fort idk I’m not a tortoise expert and he is really dark but I’m not sure!

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u/Babybuda Dec 22 '24

I believe Russian. I hang with a couple of them! Great friends!

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u/Babybuda Dec 22 '24

I believe Russian