Tort ID

[chadk]

What kind of tort is this?

 

[shelber10]

That is a russian tortoise

 

[chadk]

That's what I thought. The CL ad I found has it listed as a marginated tort...

 

[dmmj]

LOL, russian

 

[Meg90]

yup. definately a russian. I can't belive that they are the most common tort on the market, yet soooo often misidentified.

 

[tortoisenerd]

People hope for something more rare? lol

 

[chadk]

I wondered what would motivate them to sell this as a marginated, and at first thought it was money. But they are only asking $20 for. I think they honestly think it is a marginated. I don't want to burst their bubble...

 

[Laura]

BURST IT!!
They probably found it and are trying to sell it..

 

[chadk]

Well, the ad is gone now. Oh well.

 

[dmmj]

They are so common cause so many are being imported, it makes me sad to see all the russians at petco in such tiny cages. Maybe I should break in at night and steal them all. Right?

 

[Crazy1]

dmmj, My Petco and Petsmart stopped carring russians infact my Petco does not carry any tort at all only a couple of RES. Petsmart has only had RES and one wood in quite a while. Guess we hollared enough about the conditions they were being kept in.