What kind of tortoise do I have?

[ilkjd06]

I got this tortoise from repticon and forgot what type he was.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Man, you really screwed up. In order to correctly care for him you need to know exactly what species he is. Your pictures aren't good enough for me to tell. Can you take some better pix? Mostly of the carapace and face, thanks

 

[Jacob]

Im thinking Golden Greek?
Welcome to the forum, theres lots of Great info here

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Im thinking Golden Greek?
Welcome to the forum, theres lots of Great info here

Hahaha, I also thought some sort of Greek, but then i looked at Greeks and they had dark shells, I didn't know about a Golden Greek...

 

[dmmj]

I was also thinking some type of greek.

 

[GBtortoises]

It is a Middle Eastern Greek tortoise, probably Testudo gracea gracea. The photos are a bit dark and grainy to tell for certain.

Golden Greeks are not a species or subspecies unto themselves. The term Golden Greek is a common name used to describe just about every Middle Eastern or North African Greek that has little or no dark coloration on it's carapace. This could include about a half dozen subspecies. Generally "Golden" Greeks are from similar environmental regions so their care in captivity would be similar.

 

[tyler0912]

Wow...Im quite proud i dont' think im good at identifying tots...but before i so the comments i thought golden greek? Am i right?

 

[ilkjd06]

What kind of tortoise do I have pt 2?

Sorry about the last time I posted. I guess my pictures didn't come out so well. So I took new pics from my new phone.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi ilkjd06:

I think that Maggie3fan meant you screwed up by forgetting what kind of tortoise you bought.

Won't you take a few moments to start a new thread in the "introductions" section and tell us a bit about yourself? That way we can offer you a correct welcome to the forum!