I bought baby turtles

[Abdullah Ashaz]

Hi Everyone,

We bought our first turtles.
We know nothing about them, not even their type.
Looking forward to pet them for long.
Need all the help we can get.
I am attaching some pics.

Some questions to start with:

Is it tortoise?
What is this turtle category name?
What is needed to prepare their home?

Note: we live in Muscat, Oman.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello

 

[Paranub]

Those are not turtles, they are tortoise. though i am unsure of the species. (they look like Asian brown tortoise??)
It worries me how you bought something, you have no idea even what they are, How can you make sure you have the correct things to care for them when you don't even know what you bought? That's like buying a setup for a rabbit when you bought a budgie.

The good members on here with far more experience than myself will be able to tell you what you have, but you should have made sure you had the correct setup and enclosures BEFORE buying the animal.

Sorry for sounding rude, but mistaking a turtle for a tortoise can lead and has lead to deaths, since tortoise cannot swim, cannot breathe in water and need specific heat and light requirements.

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Abdullah
Don't let anyone bully you ! A lot of people buy from a pet shop and get the wrong info. But only the smart ones come here for the right info. And your friends here will be happy to help you . Read all you can here there is a lot of info. Have a great day !

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

Lovely little tortoises you have.

I don't believe Oman has any native tortoises, but they could be one of the Testudo species from up the Arabian peninsula. One of the T. graeca subspecies, maybe? @HermanniChris will know what they are.

 

[Speedy-1]

Hi and welcome Abdulla , glad you found us so that the members here can help you ! There are many here who will help you without trying to make you feel bad !

 

[Paranub]

Again, sorry if my post came across as aggressive, i've had a bad day and was a little surprised by you buying something that you didn't know what it was, but As long as you do not put them in deep water thinking they are turtles, then no harm should be done by not knowing they were not turtles. Hopefully someone can ID them soon for you.

 

[popeye tortoise]

Hi and welcome to the forum. Please don't feel like anybody is judging you. You will find all the help you need here. You already have a good start by reaching out to this forum.

 

[Abdullah Ashaz]

Abdullah
Don't let anyone bully you ! A lot of people buy from a pet shop and get the wrong info. But only the smart ones come here for the right info. And your friends here will be happy to help you . Read all you can here there is a lot of info. Have a great day !

Thanks a lot "Grandpa Turtle". Looking forward to gather as much as info from the forum.

 

[Abdullah Ashaz]

Hi and welcome to the forum. Please don't feel like anybody is judging you. You will find all the help you need here. You already have a good start by reaching out to this forum.

Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[Abdullah Ashaz]

Hi and welcome Abdulla , glad you found us so that the members here can help you ! There are many here who will help you without trying to make you feel bad !

So nice of you to say that.

 

[TerrapinStation]

Hello and welcome, best of luck!

 

[Specialkisstal]

Welcome to the forum! You are in the right place, there is an abundance of tortoise knowledge amongst the members here.

 

[mike taylor]

Welcome to TFO ! @tortadise maybe able to help you .