please help me ID my new rescued tortoise

[armandoarturo]

Sorry! I had a texas tortoise in my mind when I worte that!
I know, sulcatas come from Africa (Sahara Desert) .. and are from the Geochelone Family
Sorry again hahaha

 

[Kristina]

That's okay We all make mistakes, I just wanted to clear it up for the sake of others reading this thread, that might not know the difference

And yes, Texas tortoises and DTs can interbreed, I think Yvonne has one that is a mix.

 

[armandoarturo]

Yes... I was at work after I wrote the post.. and I was thinking about some stuff, then I realized what I had posted, and when I came back to edit it, you had already corrected it haha.

IT would be interesting to see a mix of them...

 

[mytjj]

100% CDT

 

[Jermosh]

Male DT, I am going to say it looks like a Eastern Sonoran hybrid based on his front legs. He looks friendly.

I am not sure about CA, but AZ all captured and adopted DTs have to be chipped. But older ones were not. Contact your local Fish and Game or whoever takes control of them.