Help! What is it?

Concha's Mom

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Hello everyone,

This guy/gal was strolling my cousins front yard yesterday. The carapace looks like a sulcata. We need to know what species so she can care for it properly.

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Changa

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Hello everyone,

This guy/gal was strolling my cousins front yard yesterday. The carapace looks like a sulcata. We need to know what species so she can care for it properly.
well I think a better picture
I'm no expert a veteran maybe able to tell.
 

Cowboy_Ken

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Hello everyone,

This guy/gal was strolling my cousins front yard yesterday. The carapace looks like a sulcata. We need to know what species so she can care for it properly.

Not a sulcata. Was he found in an area of the country that naturally has desert tortoises?
 

Lyn W

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Hopefully she'll find somewhere safe with some vegetation around for cover and food.
Maybe give it a soak in lukewarm water and a good feed before it goes.
 

TammyJ

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Berlandiers Tortoise? Is that a type of desert tortoise?
 

William Lee Kohler

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Did some searching and decided Berlandiers not native to that area but neither is agasizzi. Wonder what kind this is?

Need more pictures please. Many could ID with good pics.
 

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