Darwin update.

ogmoses

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Not sure if i should just keep the other post going or creating this one is ok
Today Darwin is 156g :) before his soak :) color is looking amazing and growth is phenomenal!

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I thought Darwin was chewed by your neighbor's dog??? So is this a new tortoise?
 

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Oh, excuse the ring. Darwin 1 was an Aldabran and THIS Darwin is a Galop. Lovely little guy.
 

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Judging by the shape of your tortoises head this is an Aldabra tortoise.

The eyes of an Aldabra tortoise are on a higher plane than the nose, and the nose of the Galop is on the same plane as the eyes. So this is a Galop.

Galapagos:

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Aldabra:

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Very easy to tell looking at adults and the little one still looks like an Aldabra. If the seller said it was a Galapagos Tortoise I hope he was honest. Missing the nuchal scute likely is a Galap however the rounded forehead looks Aldabra. This must be a baby characteristic that changes with age as several other things do.
 

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Very easy to tell looking at adults and the little one still looks like an Aldabra. If the seller said it was a Galapagos Tortoise I hope he was honest. Missing the nuchal scute likely is a Galap however the rounded forehead looks Aldabra. This must be a baby characteristic that changes with age as several other things do.

I think Moses bought his from Richard Fife, so I don't doubt the Galapagos ID.
 

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Very interesting! Looking for more opinions....! Of course they are both fabulous! Giants of the tortoise world.
 

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Is the eye/nose line the only way to tell the difference? Surely not?
 

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Oh, excuse the ring. Darwin 1 was an Aldabran and THIS Darwin is a Galop. Lovely little guy.
Thanks so much :) and yes to the first part the civil suite was settled out of court.
 
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