Mystery Tortoise

redfootmamma · Jan 21, 2010

Here is a link to mystery tort photos

http://public.fotki.com/hawkwoman/mystery-tort/

Hey guys was hoping that you could help us identify this new mystery tortoise/turtle we received. She was found in hollybrooke golf course in Pembroke pines two years ago. She was kept inside a house,let out for sun occasionally and was fed a diet of romaine, hamburger meat and dog food. I have not been able to find anything like it online. It has large spurs on its thighs and those big feet as you can see in the picture. The shell has a greenish tint and is almost translucent in the sun. When you look at the sides you will notice that the carapace and the plastron blend together and the "cross" on the plastron. Please let me know your thoughts on the identity of this species so I can provide it with the proper nutrition and habitat.
Laura Wyatt
Flamingo Gardens

dmmj · Jan 21, 2010

not 100% sure but it looks to be some type of desert tortoise.

Stephanie Logan · Jan 21, 2010

Cool! A mystery! Paging Danny or Yvonne!

egyptiandan · Jan 21, 2010

You have an Asian Brown tortoise, Manouria emys emys.

Looks to be a female.

Danny

Jupiterannette · Jan 21, 2010

redfootmamma said:
Here is a link to mystery tort photos

http://public.fotki.com/hawkwoman/mystery-tort/

Hey guys was hoping that you could help us identify this new mystery tortoise/turtle we received. She was found in hollybrooke golf course in Pembroke pines two years ago. She was kept inside a house,let out for sun occasionally and was fed a diet of romaine, hamburger meat and dog food. I have not been able to find anything like it online. It has large spurs on its thighs and those big feet as you can see in the picture. The shell has a greenish tint and is almost translucent in the sun. When you look at the sides you will notice that the carapace and the plastron blend together and the "cross" on the plastron. Please let me know your thoughts on the identity of this species so I can provide it with the proper nutrition and habitat.
Laura Wyatt
Flamingo Gardens

http://www.stanwhite.com/images/tortoise2.jpg does it look like this, im pad at comparing, i think it does... this is a desert tort in nevada

pyxistort · Jan 21, 2010

Agree with Danny. It's Asian Brown tortoise, Manouria emys emys. Not desert tortoise.

Jupiterannette · Jan 21, 2010

http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/WebImg/435/1210941801-t.jpg

Asian brown tort pic...

Yvonne G · Jan 21, 2010

How lucky is that, huh? To find a manouria tortoise. Only thing people find around here are sulcatas and red ear sliders!!

I sent her an email giving her Vic Morgan's phone number, just in case she doesn't come back to the forum for her replies.

Stephanie Logan · Jan 21, 2010

So...is an Asian Brown Manouria a rare tortoise in the U.S.? Is it hard to keep? Why would someone turn her loose in a golf course? I am assuming Louisiana (is this the lady that was looking for a Sulcata for the nature park she worked at), or Florida?

Welcome to the forum, Laura. If you decide to stay you will be able to pick Yvonne's brain on Manouria, as she has at least two.

Yvonne G · Jan 21, 2010

I googled the park in her signature and it came up in Florida. That's why I gave her Vic's phone number. He raises them in Florida.

They are very good climbers and this one is someone's escaped pet. But since they've had it a couple years its safe to say, it belongs to them now. I sent her a PM with some basic care for the tortoise.

twtraudio · Jan 26, 2010

WOW lucky find decent size too ! BTW i just found out Bubbaloo is in fact a boy i.e. showing off his stuff the other day !

-EJ · Jan 26, 2010

Your luck is sombodys loss.

Put yourself in the opposite place.

That is a large uncommon tortoise. The owner should be easy to find.

Itort · Mar 26, 2010

Just saw this post. It's not a brown but a black, M. emys phayrei. In the pastrom shot you'll notice that the second scute (humeral) meets in center whereas in a brown they seperated. Both subspecies are great torts.

Yvonne G · Mar 26, 2010

She joined the forum in January and posted this thread, then never came back to see the replies. I did send her an email advising her to try to find the owner, and giving her info on how to care for the tortoise. We corresponded a few times.

Mystery Tortoise

redfootmamma

New Member

dmmj

The member formerly known as captain awesome

Stephanie Logan

Active Member

egyptiandan

New Member

Jupiterannette

Member

pyxistort

New Member

Jupiterannette

Member

Yvonne G

Old Timer

Stephanie Logan

Active Member

Yvonne G

Old Timer

twtraudio

New Member

-EJ

New Member

Itort

Well-Known Member

Yvonne G

Old Timer

Similar threads

New Posts