What species ?

cupcakeaim

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Hi I am just getting a tortoise that I've inherited, we are unsure of the breed but she is around 50. Any information will be very helpful thank you ImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1492543861.221596.jpgImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1492543901.147127.jpg
 

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Hi,

You may have a Leopard Tortoise, but it is hard to tell from the photos you posted. If you wash the tortoise off gently with some warm water and a scrub brush it will be easier to see the pattern and make a better diagnosis of its sex. Also It would be good to put a ruler or some readily identifiable object like a your foot soda can next to it to give an idea of its size.
 

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Hi and a very warm welcome to the forum.

I agree with @WithLisa : I believe it's a cute Greek tort. (By the way my beloved tort is a Greek one).
 

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It could be a greek... but he would be massive. Maybe I'm looking at the picture wrong. Some perspective might help, like a ruler? He is very beautiful. I love old tortoises because they look like they have a lot of stories to tell!
 

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Looks like an old Greek :)

A photo of the plastron (under shell) including the tail will help us confirm details.

Whereabouts in the world are you?
 

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I'm in the south of England in Dorset
In that case, almost certainly a Greek with an outside chance of Hermann's. There are lot of these old wild imports from the 60s and 70s around in the UK. Care of both species is similar.

A photo of the plastron will clear things up :)

Welcome from Kent, UK :)

Your tort's diet is leafy, weedy greens. It can't digest sugars properly - they cause digestive and kidney problems - so fruit, pepper, tomato and carrot should only be fed very sparingly and very occasionally if at all.

You may find this thread I wrote about keeping torts outside useful
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/outdoor-accommodation-in-a-colder-uk-climate.140866/
 

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