new_owner_mack
New Member
Hello! One of my friends had to move fairly recently and I took over care of (what she presumed to be a tortoise) 4 months ago. She gave me everything she had to take care of him and I've been looking for awhile to find out what species my tortoise was (she told me that he was a male, and that hes about 5-6 years old). Until today that is, when I was taking pictures of him to post I realized he might be a box turtle since no tortoises I saw had the ridge along the middle of his shell (like a spine?) If you guys could please help me identify what species he is so I can change his care, I'd really appreciate it! It's not pictured but he also has 3 back toes (with long nails, is it safe for me to clip those?)