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hiya all, I have just joined up and need a little help with the id of my tortoise.





thank you

welcome shaun, thats one cute little tort! looks like a sulcata to me. i'm no expert though. others on here will know more definitively

thank you josh, he needs a little wash lol, he is got a little dirty on his shell, i want to know which tort it is because i might be giveing it the wrong things to eat, at the min he is eating loads of greens from the super market

What a cutie..

Hi Shaun, can you get a photo of his plastron (bottom shell / belly?)
I can definately identify him then.
Also get him outta that glass tank.

what do you mean by get him out the glass tank? get a wood one? i can build one if its the wrong thing, wait a fue mins why i go take some pics

Tortoises do not do well in glass aquariums, they do not get enough circullation and other problems as well. You could either build a wood one or you can get the big rubbermaid tote (90gal) they work great.

Is it a Greek? Definitely not a Sulcata

here it is

It is a golden greek.

lol cool, do you know where i can read a care sheet about them please

A good greek site is http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/iberacare.htm , make sure you get him out of the tank sooner then later.

Congrats! you gots a Gold Greek tortoise.
He may stay like that color, or get brighter or darker.
And may even form markings.

Do get a better enclosure...a golden greek needs to be fed on nothing but Weeds, Plants, Flowers and greens.

cool, im from the uk so can i just get greens from the garden and feed him and go to the shop and get him some greens from there, im getting £50 of my nan in the next fue days so i will go and build his new home, how high do the sides have to be on the cage? and whats the best size L x W x H? i will post the the build pics soon

how much they cost? do any of you know in uk money? or usa?