Please ID this tortoise

[Inland Harp]

I found this little guy in a park in Miami Florida. I suspect someone abandoned him/her. And ideas? Russian tortoise?

 

[Inland Harp]

I found this tortoise in a park in Miami and I believe someone abandoned him/her. Any ideas of what species it is? Russian tortoise?

 

[Yvonne G]

It's either a Greek or a Hermanns.

 

[Inland Harp]

It's either a Greek or a Hermanns.

Do they have similar diets? I took it home and it readily ate lettuce

 

[Inland Harp]

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It's either a Greek or a Hermanns.

He/She has scratches on side of shell, probably from dogs in park. Nothing severe, I couldn't leave it in the park though.

 

[teresaf]

Neither Greek or Herman's are native to Florida so that is someone's pet. They may miss him. Tortoises escape quite often. When someone here confirms what type tortoise you can post notices of "found tortoise". Don't let on what type, though, let the owner tell you. Check Craigslist.

 

[Inland Harp]

Neither Greek or Herman's are native to Florida so that is someone's pet. They may miss him. Tortoises escape quite often. When someone here confirms what type tortoise you can post notices of "found tortoise". Don't let on what type, though, let the owner tell you. Check Craigslist.

I didn't check craigslist and no one is searching for a tortoise

Neither Greek or Herman's are native to Florida so that is someone's pet. They may miss him. Tortoises escape quite often. When someone here confirms what type tortoise you can post notices of "found tortoise". Don't let on what type, though, let the owner tell you. Check Craigslist.

I checked Craigslist and the only lost tortoise in the area is a 30 pound Sulcata. I'll keep looking and post found tortoise without a description.

 

[Yvonne G]

Do they have similar diets? I took it home and it readily ate lettuce

Yes, the care is the same. You can read about their care here:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/greek-tortoise-testudo-graeca-care-sheet-overview.87146/


And you can read this thread and try to distinguish if you have a Greek or a Hermanns:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/distinguishing-greek-from-hermanns.139516/

 

[counting]

If you take a picture of the plastron(belly) it will help to identify species. It looks like a hermanns to me, but greek can have similar patterns on the shell, and from this picture I can't tell too much else.

 

[Raymo2477]

Judging by the head scales it's a Hermann's...I keep both.

 

[GBtortoises]

It's a Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca. Not sure which subspecies without photos an overhead view of the carapace overhead and the plastron.

 

[counting]

So much conflicting guesses... I need to know haha, because I'm super curious.

 

[teresaf]

So much conflicting guesses... I need to know haha, because I'm super curious.

Take a picture from directly above looking down at the tortoise. Then flip the tortoise over, take a picture and download them on here so that they can tell you what kind it is.

 

[counting]

I already suggested this. I'm not the OP and do not have this tortoise in my possession... I'm just super curious, haha.

 

[teresaf]

I already suggested this. I'm not the OP and do not have this tortoise in my possession... I'm just super curious, haha.

Ahhhh...I see.