What breed of tortoise is this?

[Jackie D]

I fell in love with him in Belgium

 

[dannylozano10]

Can't tell at all but it looked like a Russian when I first saw him

 

[Jackie D]

Thanks. I thought so based upon all the literature Ive read. It gets cold there and he hibernates. Thanks!

 

[gamera154]

do you have pics of the top of the shell?

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

One of the Testudo species. I can't tell from just the face which one.

 

[gamera154]

to me it looks like a greek or hermans

 

[sibi]

This looks like an African spur thigh tortoise, also called a sulcata. The legs are a dead giveaway, in my opinion. They do not hibernate. In cold weather, which is not natural to this species, they will burrow deep underground, but in frigid weather, they can freeze to death. They need a warm enclosure with temps no lower than 80 degrees. In the photo you provided, his face is also that of this species. The color looks dark, and I assume it's just the photo. If I'm wrong about this, than I'm blind, but this is my best guess w/o another photo.

 

[dmmj]

if its a Russian it's one of the biggest ones I've ever seen

 

[gamera154]

if its a Russian it's one of the biggest ones I've ever seen

i think its perspective

 

[sibi]

if its a Russian it's one of the biggest ones I've ever seen

Exactly! He's also too large to be a Hermanns.