Hi I currently live in Abu Dhabi in the UAE. Yesterday I found a small tortoise in the dumpster. He obviously could not have got in by himself so someone must have put him there. As that is not at all surprising here...don't get me started...it means that he/she could be anything from something very common, something found and collected in the desert or something unusual purchased and imported for significant $$$ but still found to be less interesting after a few weeks or months and pitched.
I would like to know what I have so that I can care for him properly AND to find out if I will be able to bring him back to the States in June. I had a preliminary ID of an African Spur/Sulcata Tortoise and am hoping that is not correct as I understand they can not be imported into the US and it would mean he/she will have to find another home.
Any help and guidance would be very appreciated. I am a complete novice concerning tortoises and and reptiles having only had warm blooded pets (not including goldfish).
Here are a few photos of him and what I have put together for him so far.
I would like to know what I have so that I can care for him properly AND to find out if I will be able to bring him back to the States in June. I had a preliminary ID of an African Spur/Sulcata Tortoise and am hoping that is not correct as I understand they can not be imported into the US and it would mean he/she will have to find another home.
Any help and guidance would be very appreciated. I am a complete novice concerning tortoises and and reptiles having only had warm blooded pets (not including goldfish).
Here are a few photos of him and what I have put together for him so far.