What species is my tortoise?

[rulen24]

I got this tortoise because it had to be rehomed and I am keeping him a kids paddling pool with grass and a cardboard box. Sadly some time in his life someone had drilled a hole in his shell. I have bought a proper enclosure and it will arrive within a week. The people who homed him before found him in their garden and no owner was found and they had him for 5 years living outside all year under a bush. They mostly fed him fruit and hardly any vegetables with no calcium or nutrobal. They don't know what species he is or how old he is. I've fed him only fruit and a bit of lettuce with calcium since Wednesday. I do have a lot of weeds in the garden and just now I saw him eating some, so hopefully when my tortoise seed mix gets here and the weeds grow he'll eat some.
I'm making a solar can air heater for the winter during the day when it reaches - degrees in England with sun light so he doesn't freeze.
Here are some pictures:

 

[WithLisa]

I can't see any pictures.

 

[Rue]

The photos aren't loading for me!

Thank you for rescuing him! He will appreciate being cared for!

 

[Yvonne G]

Looks like one of the Greek tortoises:



(I was wrong in my I.D. @WithLisa has correctly I.D.'d the tortoise as a Hermanns)

 

[Yvonne G]

@rulen24 - I'm not saying this to be mean, but you're not offering this tortoise a better life if you plan to keep it in a "proper enclosure" that you've ordered. This tortoise needs to live outside. Many, many tortoise keepers in the UK keep their Greek tortoises outside. He's used to living outside "under a bush" and if you lock him up in an enclosure that you've bought, he's going to be pretty stressed.

Also, he looks a bit dehydrated (his eyes are sunken in), so when you get him, be sure to soak him in a tub of warm water for a half hour or so.

This species should not be given fruit. You can offer him a small piece once in a while as a treat, but not all the time.

Here's a care sheet for you:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/greek-tortoise-testudo-graeca-care-sheet-overview.87146/

 

[rulen24]

@Yvonne G
The enclosure is going to be outside all the time. He has full roam to a massive garden during the day as well. I will give him a bath tonight!
Thanks

 

[rulen24]

I can't see any pictures.

The photos aren't loading for me!

Thank you for rescuing him! He will appreciate being cared for!

Woops! If you right click and use open image in new tab it should show. Thanks.

 

[rulen24]

@Yvonne G
Please could you have a look at these and see if they'd be good for a staple diet?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Komodo-To...954190?hash=item58bfadb44e:g:k7EAAOSwqu9U73t3
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Komodo-TO...hash=item3aa2a26894:m:mmU7Yyr3XBGHXnzm8Sn1jDg (which is the best out of these options?)
Should I use both or just one?
I'm also going to be growing this, but I won't have enough for staple: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361522794480?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Thank you

 

[WithLisa]

Looks more like a Hermanns tortoise to me, but I would need a picture of the tail to be sure.

 

[rulen24]

Looks more like a Hermanns tortoise to me, but I would need a picture of the tail to be sure.

Now that you say that, the tail looks a lot like a Hermann tail. I will go off and take a pic now of him when I find him in the shrub outside

 

[rulen24]

@WithLisa
Here's a few pics (sorry they're blurry):

 

[WithLisa]

Yes, seems to be a pretty male Eastern Hermanns.

 

[rulen24]

Yes, seems to be a pretty male Eastern Hermanns.

Thanks. I'll just check with Yvonne too to make sure and have a few other opinions. In the eBay listings on this thread, do you think they'd be suitable for him?

 

[Yvonne G]

Yes, the Komodo tortoise foods are good to add to his regular fresh diet.

 

[rulen24]

Yes, the Komodo tortoise foods are good to add to his regular fresh diet.

So he's a hermann?

 

[Yvonne G]

So he's a hermann?

WithLisa is much more qualified than I when it comes to I.D.ing the Testudo species.

 

[rulen24]

@WithLisa and @Yvvonne G
I think I'll go:
Lettuce
Kale
Tomatoes
Strawberries
Cucumber
(Lettuce and kale mostly)
and fruit and flower Komodo food mixed with the others above (1:1) Do you think he needs dried leaf bags as well? (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Komodo-TO...g&clk_rvr_id=1052555063871&afsrc=1&rmvSB=true) 340g pellet of fruit and flower and dried leaf bag flavour, if so which flavour leaf bag?
If he needs no leaf bags Ill just use the fruit and flower flavour Komodo food and the veggies.
I'll also provide him with some home grown weeds

Thanks so much for the help!

 

[rulen24]

WithLisa is much more qualified than I when it comes to I.D.ing the Testudo species.

Ah right, ok.
Thanks

 

[Rue]

I am not sure that is a Hermann's. ..

 

[rulen24]

I am not sure that is a Hermann's. ..

Hmm, what do you think?
I don't know what to provide my tortoise with
I think I might go with the Hermann theory though.