Here is his top and bottom of his shell. Notice he has a war wound on the bottom. The doctor says the wound is not big enough to fix but i should keep an eye on it. That reminds me i should take rusty to the vet and see if he is healthy enough for shipping. perhaps we'll have to get his war wound fixed. He had the wound since i got him. he is suposed to be nineteen years old. I have only had him a year now. I found him at petsmart.

He's from the Jordan/Israel area of the middle east.

They can Kelly, but you don't get as many fertile eggs and the hatchlings don't always do very well. Always best to keep like animals together only.

Danny

I'm confused does that mean he is not a greek tort. I was told he was from the people at petsmart.

He is a Greek tortoise, just not a "Golden" greek tortoise.

Danny

Here are some links that will help explain golden Greeks-There is still some discussion regarding Greek vs. Golden Greeks but these links should help. Pet stores often don't know or care and most important is where they originate from to get there habitat and diet right when in captivity. There are many different Testudo subspecies and debates going on all the time as to who and what fits were.
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/articles/golden.htm
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/tiberag...ekcare.htm
http://www.chelonia.org/testudo_gallery.htm

This post was last modified: 01-27-2008 11:55 AM by Crazy1.

I'm still patently waiting till april so i can ship rusty to you. I almost have an inclination to do a road trip through texas then it would be warm enough. But then i would be further from home than i have ever been. Right now i'm in marietta ga.

I am anxiously awaiting his arrival. I have set up a new floor plan for the back yard, seeded and already the new plants are sprouting. They should be nice and deep by the time he gets here. And the new pen will be up. I'll post Pics when its finished.
It seems almost odd to me that people have not traveled far from home. I have traveled all over the US as a kid. I have lived on both coasts and in between and as an adult have traveled from Canada to Mexico.
I’d be tempted to meet you in Texas and pick him up if I had time off work but I don’t unfortunately. Took too much time off when I was down with the flu. Its cold and rainy here today. Just reminds me that Spring is still a little ways off

Ok it's about april now. Send me a private message with your adress and how i am suposed to ship him. I hope your ready for him. Rusty is tired of living in a fishtank.

I have sent you a PM Ohio is still cold.

OK i have to wait till it's warm in ohio not georgia. I'll keep looking at the wether report link you gave me. Also I think there's enough time for one last checkup from the turtle doctor in georgia. I want him to check up that war wound he has and ask if it needs sealed up, and also generally make sure he is healthy enough to be shipped.