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Russian & Greek Tortoises
The Russian tortoise(Testudo horsfieldii) is a small tortoise species, ranging from 5 - 8 inches for males, 6 - 10 inches for females. They are sexually dimorphic in that the females grow slightly larger. Coloration varies, but the shell is usually a ruddy brown or black, fading to yellow between the scutes, and the body itself straw-yellow and brown. They have four toes.
The spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) or Greek tortoise is one of four European members of the Testudinidae family of tortoises. The other members of the family are Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), the Marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) and Russian Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii).
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question about russian tortoise shell color/pattern - male vs female???
by nimmerfroh - Nov 01, 2005 02:31 PM |
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Nov 01, 2005 05:34 PM by nimmerfroh |
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Russian Eating?
by stanleytl04 - Nov 01, 2005 02:00 PM |
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Nov 04, 2005 08:20 AM by stanleytl04 |
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russian and boxies
by shortbusreject - Oct 30, 2005 09:21 AM |
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Nov 01, 2005 08:56 AM by PHRatz |
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where to buy a Russian or Hermann's Tortoise
by nimmerfroh - Oct 28, 2005 05:38 PM |
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Oct 31, 2005 11:02 PM by nimmerfroh |
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Russian Tortoise lethargic
by bmulcahy - Oct 26, 2005 08:51 PM |
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Nov 01, 2005 02:05 PM by stanleytl04 |
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Will a Pair Work or....
by jmarchon - Oct 23, 2005 07:58 PM |
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Oct 24, 2005 10:35 AM by VICtort |
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Russian Tortoise Question, Please Help...
by jmarchon - Oct 23, 2005 07:08 PM |
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Oct 24, 2005 02:36 PM by Orchid021 |
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Meet Baby Tatianna - Russian Tortoise
by stano40 - Oct 23, 2005 06:06 PM |
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Oct 30, 2005 10:15 AM by stano40 |
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My baby Russian tortoise is here!!!
by -ryan- - Oct 19, 2005 09:12 AM |
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Oct 20, 2005 05:14 AM by -ryan- |
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Ordered a Russian Tortoise today!!!
by -ryan- - Oct 16, 2005 04:01 PM |
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Oct 17, 2005 04:09 PM by -ryan- |
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Russian Tortoise: New plan (please evaluate)....
by -ryan- - Oct 15, 2005 09:22 AM |
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Nov 01, 2005 02:24 PM by stanleytl04 |
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Greek Tortoise (outdoor Housing)
by segnatch - Oct 12, 2005 11:47 PM |
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Oct 14, 2005 09:56 PM by melgrj7 |
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My Russian wont open his eyes....any ideas???
by stephieB - Oct 05, 2005 05:58 PM |
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Oct 08, 2005 12:17 PM by AbstraKt |
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The Baby Russian Saga continued............
by BarryL - Oct 01, 2005 02:51 AM |
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Oct 08, 2005 12:15 AM by mrand |
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Need some help with rescued russian
by Linda G - Sep 29, 2005 12:01 PM |
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Sep 29, 2005 03:47 PM by Orchid021 |
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Tortoises without a Country
by tglazie - Sep 29, 2005 07:03 AM |
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Oct 05, 2005 07:56 PM by tglazie |
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Breeding golden greeks or greek tortoises
by segnatch - Sep 28, 2005 01:01 AM |
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Oct 05, 2005 08:01 PM by tglazie |
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Reason for all the Russians....and answer
by BarryL - Sep 27, 2005 06:06 PM |
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Oct 01, 2005 11:02 PM by BarryL |
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Marginated Tortoise
by RobBierman - Sep 24, 2005 09:30 PM |
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Sep 25, 2005 08:49 AM by VICtort |
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Year of the Russians
by DaviDC. - Sep 24, 2005 09:00 AM |
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Sep 27, 2005 01:59 AM by mrand |
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Tortoise? What is this?
by schmegle - Sep 16, 2005 12:41 PM |
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Sep 22, 2005 08:53 AM by rugbyman2000 |
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Russian Tort Diet
by Sarah_Spencer - Sep 14, 2005 08:38 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Russian Tort Diet
by Sarah_Spencer - Sep 14, 2005 08:33 PM |
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Sep 24, 2005 07:13 PM by VICtort |
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A question on Russians..
by stephieB - Sep 06, 2005 10:35 AM |
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Sep 29, 2005 06:50 AM by tglazie |
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My turtle
by Tortl - Sep 05, 2005 10:40 AM |
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Sep 07, 2005 10:31 AM by bradtort |
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Tepmorary pen for russians
by ARolf - Sep 03, 2005 11:03 AM |
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Sep 05, 2005 05:53 PM by ARolf |
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Can you Recommend a Dealer/Breeder in South?
by brookepi - Sep 01, 2005 07:27 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Russian poop machine...
by Sarah_Spencer - Sep 01, 2005 04:54 PM |
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Sep 02, 2005 10:57 AM by mrand |
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weight on russian tort
by jaodko - Aug 30, 2005 09:05 PM |
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Sep 01, 2005 12:20 AM by jaodko |
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finding new homes for R.T.
by Janel - Aug 28, 2005 06:03 PM |
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Sep 12, 2005 08:51 PM by Janel |
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Sick Russian!!! HELP!
by morrison720 - Aug 28, 2005 05:06 PM |
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Aug 30, 2005 07:03 PM by AbstraKt |
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Plants for my Russians?
by decacerata - Aug 28, 2005 09:18 AM |
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Aug 29, 2005 03:55 AM by VICtort |
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Russian Hibernation
by paullywog - Aug 25, 2005 03:04 PM |
0 | No replies |
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Does this tort look ok?
by Cdp75 - Aug 22, 2005 11:20 PM |
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Aug 25, 2005 01:55 PM by Cdp75 |
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Infertile russian tortoise eggs
by tourmalinequeen - Aug 22, 2005 08:04 AM |
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Aug 25, 2005 01:37 AM by mrand |
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New Russian..Question
by jacobsdad - Aug 19, 2005 03:41 PM |
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Jun 11, 2007 07:49 PM by tortoiseluva |
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Does anybody know anything about aestivation in Russian tortoises?
by morrison720 - Aug 19, 2005 08:35 AM |
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Aug 19, 2005 05:20 PM by morrison720 |
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Nesting substrate for Geeks?
by c&f - Aug 14, 2005 09:37 AM |
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Aug 18, 2005 10:46 AM by c&f |
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New russian
by boxielover - Aug 12, 2005 02:39 AM |
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Aug 14, 2005 04:40 PM by EJ |
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greek tort info
by rinoa05_1987 - Aug 09, 2005 12:00 PM |
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Sep 29, 2005 05:48 AM by tglazie |
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help w/ greek tort
by thefinns - Aug 01, 2005 11:22 PM |
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Aug 04, 2005 11:31 PM by thefinns |
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What is the best way to hibernate Russians?
by ARolf - Jul 30, 2005 12:29 AM |
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Aug 01, 2005 12:06 PM by DaviDC. |
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Russian, Leopard or ????
by nigelisabelle - Jul 25, 2005 04:53 PM |
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Jul 26, 2005 12:33 PM by nigelisabelle |
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Lethargic Russian tortoise-Help
by jeanette74 - Jul 15, 2005 10:12 AM |
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Jul 15, 2005 11:06 PM by bradtort |
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Golden Greeks... Questions....
by ryjspahr - Jul 13, 2005 03:02 PM |
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Jul 13, 2005 05:45 PM by jbly |
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one of my greek Tortoises
by psycho_bug - Jul 07, 2005 03:53 AM |
0 | No replies |
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our Russian found the food source
by ericn1300 - Jul 06, 2005 07:27 PM |
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Jul 09, 2005 06:32 PM by ericn1300 |
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Russian hatchling with funny pattern on scutes .. your diagnosis?
by bradtort - Jun 15, 2005 09:25 AM |
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Jun 16, 2005 02:34 PM by bradtort |
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Some advice please?
by stephieB - Jun 12, 2005 12:01 PM |
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Jun 23, 2005 06:08 PM by melgrj7 |
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Russian Tortoises....some info?
by stephieB - Jun 12, 2005 09:09 AM |
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Jun 13, 2005 05:05 AM by stephieB |
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Russain breeding sizes.
by ARolf - Jun 11, 2005 03:47 PM |
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Jun 14, 2005 06:20 PM by mrand |
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Unhappy Russian Tortoise
by ann0306 - Jun 09, 2005 06:15 PM |
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Jun 14, 2005 04:12 AM by VICtort |
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russian/afghani tortise search
by mr_phew - Jun 07, 2005 07:37 PM |
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Jun 07, 2005 08:11 PM by mr_phew |
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Russians
by Herpguy24 - Jun 06, 2005 07:28 PM |
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Jun 16, 2005 10:22 PM by RobBierman |
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PICTURE of my new female Greek Tortoise
by PATMAN - May 29, 2005 09:32 PM |
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Sep 04, 2005 04:42 PM by PATMAN |
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Russian Tortoise doing what tortoises do best!
by joeysgreen - May 28, 2005 09:52 AM |
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May 29, 2005 01:38 PM by DragonDavy |
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Are russian tortoises slow growers?
by Cdp75 - May 07, 2005 11:26 PM |
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May 09, 2005 08:44 AM by bradtort |
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my new russian Tort!!
by jaodko - Apr 30, 2005 11:55 AM |
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May 01, 2005 02:06 AM by VICtort |
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Attention breeders: what is best temp to incubate Horsefield's eggs?
by VICtort - Apr 25, 2005 05:22 PM |
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Apr 26, 2005 09:00 AM by bradtort |
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Russian Fecal Question
by ARolf - Apr 24, 2005 03:18 PM |
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Apr 25, 2005 11:52 AM by bradtort |
