I thought I would share some pictures of these new Buxtoni Greek tortoises. Their scientific name is Testudo graeca buxtoni. They are a hardy Greek sub-species similar to the Iber Greeks. They have a higher dome and are very cold tolerant.
Buxtoni Greeks have been floating around the US in...
Tammy, all I was simply doing was putting them all together for one group shot. Wasn't their permanent location or anything like that. That's all. I thought it would be nice to share some pictures of my animals with other people that enjoy cheery heads. I haven't been on here in a long while and...
Amazing opportunity to start working with a new species of Greek tortoise here in the US. T. G. Armeniaca made their debut this year here in the US. A small group of adults were brought in and are being made available to serious tortoise keepers who are looking for a new species to work with...
1-3 $600 each. 4 or more $575 each. Contact here for more information.
Never before has the Armenian Tortoise (T. Graeca Armeniaca) been offered for sale publicly in the US. The Armenian tortoise, a subspecies of the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca). It is also known as the Araxes...
Actually, the country Uzbekistan is not exporting their Russian tortoises anymore. It's due to the fact that they were capturing wild caught and funneling them through farms as farm bred.
This is a subspecies of Russian tortoises that are native to Southern Pakistan. To my knowledge they have not been imported into the US at all. They all come from a particular region of Pakistan and if you study the pics you can definitely tell they are a distinct subspecies. Very distinct than...
Never before has the Armenian Tortoise (T. Graeca Armeniaca) been offered for sale publicly in the US. The Armenian tortoise, a subspecies of the spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca). It is also known as the Araxes tortoise. This tortoise is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia...
Any tortoise keepers keeping the Armenian tortoise at all? Or know of anyone who does or any history and this species?
(Sample pics of Armenian tortoises)
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