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please help identify this tottoise

digglevet Nov 10, 2004 07:43 PM

Hello--can you tell me what type of tortoise this is? Pics are here:

http://dumontanimalhospital.com/tort.html

Please reply to digglevet@dumontanimalhospital.com

Thank you!

Replies (11)

barbieinbondage Nov 10, 2004 09:15 PM

Russian tortoise.

Jfloyd Nov 10, 2004 09:49 PM

That sure looks like a Sulcata (Geochelone sulcata).

FindaratoT Nov 10, 2004 11:16 PM

looks like a russian tortoise to me. AKA horsfield tortoise.

mrand Nov 11, 2004 01:02 AM

i breed russians. that's not a russian.

looks like a sulcata.

matt

EJ Nov 11, 2004 02:25 AM

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Trying to keep the fun in Chelonian care

EJ Nov 11, 2004 02:29 PM

First post links to a Russian.

Second post pictures a G. sulcatta.
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Trying to keep the fun in Chelonian care

ecoman Nov 12, 2004 03:37 AM

...noooooooo...around here; they do sleepwalking during hibernation...snooooozzzz ....

ecoman Nov 12, 2004 03:34 AM

barbieinbondage Nov 14, 2004 09:24 PM

sorry i confused everyone.

mayday Nov 11, 2004 06:33 AM

The tortoise pictured with the link in the original post is a male Russian tortoise.

DaviDC. Nov 11, 2004 01:57 PM

Russians have tiny eyes. That looks like a sulcata.
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