Hi everyone!
I was looking for some help identifying what species my tortoise is. It sounds silly but when we first initially bought him he was advertised as a Greek spur thighed tortoise. However on his certificate (which you legally need to have in the UK) it says the country of origin was Turkey. To confuse the matter more when I did my research I think he looks like a Tunisian spur thigh!! It wouldn't normally bother me however Tunisian spur thighs can't hibernate because they don't have sufficient body fat levels (although I'm sure you guys already know that )
Any help would be appreciated
Kirsty
I was looking for some help identifying what species my tortoise is. It sounds silly but when we first initially bought him he was advertised as a Greek spur thighed tortoise. However on his certificate (which you legally need to have in the UK) it says the country of origin was Turkey. To confuse the matter more when I did my research I think he looks like a Tunisian spur thigh!! It wouldn't normally bother me however Tunisian spur thighs can't hibernate because they don't have sufficient body fat levels (although I'm sure you guys already know that )
Any help would be appreciated
Kirsty
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