RossT
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I agree. I think the dark one is one of the greek subspecies.With better pictures, the darker one looks like a greek to me as well. Nuchal scute not Galap, much wider front marginals and head scalation - doesn't look aldabra at all..
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Well, I wish you would make up your mind. That was my first guess, then I changed because you said differently.With better pictures, the darker one looks like a greek to me as well. Nuchal scute not Galap, much wider front marginals and head scalation - doesn't look aldabra at all..
@HermanniChris Help!
They're both greeks, Matthew.Um, they are neither Aldebra nor Galapagos. An Aldebra would be around $1,000 and Galapogos are illegal to own is my understanding. Looks a lot like a Sulcata to me, which are very common. We own 3. They get around 200 lbs. Ours are a little over 100 lbs each now.
Welcome to the group Matthew.Um, they are neither Aldebra nor Galapagos. An Aldebra would be around $1,000 and Galapogos are illegal to own is my understanding. Looks a lot like a Sulcata to me, which are very common. We own 3. They get around 200 lbs. Ours are a little over 100 lbs each now.
Aldabra are more like 2000 and the gallop are not illegal to own and are around 3-5000.Um, they are neither Aldebra nor Galapagos. An Aldebra would be around $1,000 and Galapogos are illegal to own is my understanding. Looks a lot like a Sulcata to me, which are very common. We own 3. They get around 200 lbs. Ours are a little over 100 lbs each now.
Welcome to the group Matthew.
Your post is full of inaccuracies though...
Aldabras typically cost more than that nowadays, and Galops are perfectly legal to own. Both buyer and seller must be in possession of valid CBW permits to sell a Galop across state lines, but they can be owned and sold within a state with no special permits or licensing required. They can also be given as gifts or sent on breeding loans across state lines with no permits.
The tortoises depicted look nothing like sulcatas. I don't know how you could own three of them and think that. Wrong color, wrong shape, wrong scalation, etc...
Most adult male sulcatas hover around 110-130 pounds when fully grown. Only the Sudan variety gets to 200+ pounds.
All this for your very first post here? And you joined 2 and a half years ago? What gives man?
Welcome to the group Matthew.
Your post is full of inaccuracies though...
Aldabras typically cost more than that nowadays, and Galops are perfectly legal to own. Both buyer and seller must be in possession of valid CBW permits to sell a Galop across state lines, but they can be owned and sold within a state with no special permits or licensing required. They can also be given as gifts or sent on breeding loans across state lines with no permits.
The tortoises depicted look nothing like sulcatas. I don't know how you could own three of them and think that. Wrong color, wrong shape, wrong scalation, etc...
Most adult male sulcatas hover around 110-130 pounds when fully grown. Only the Sudan variety gets to 200+ pounds.
All this for your very first post here? And you joined 2 and a half years ago? What gives man?