I was wondering if anyone had pics of an adult CB russian. I wanted to see the difference in the shell, I know the WC ones have darker areas and once they are in captivity the new growth is more yellow. I was just curious what they look like CB.
WC vs CB
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It depends upon how the captive born tortoise was raised, it could look exactly like a wild caught one if raised outdoors on a correct diet. The light colored growth that you see on a wild caught (or captive born) tortoises is from being raised indoors under artificial lights and diet.
In the photo below the larger female on the left is captive born and raised, the male on the right is wild caught.
Both had been kept indoors for about a year when I got them. Before that they were both outdoors year round.
In the photo below the larger female on the left is captive born and raised, the male on the right is wild caught.
Both had been kept indoors for about a year when I got them. Before that they were both outdoors year round.
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