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    Help identifying species of a tortoise I found in my garden

    I was a little bit disappointed but at the same time I found looking after him a bit of a worry, I didn’t feel I could go anywhere other than my garden or lounge for more than a few minutes when he was in the garden, incase he managed to escape (even though I had blocked all gaps off I was...
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    Help identifying species of a tortoise I found in my garden

    thank you ? He’s been reunited with his owner now. She lives a few doors down, he had gone missing the same afternoon I found him. She didn’t send me a photo but asked if he still had paint on his shell, which he did so I took that as proof he was hers. It was various colours of paint (art type...
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    Help identifying species of a tortoise I found in my garden

    thank you for replying ? that interesting to know he is likely that old, I thought he was still a baby. Yes I was excited! At first I wondered if I was imagining things ? I’ve put it on the local Facebook page for my town, without a photo, and I’ve asked for anyone missing a tort to message me...
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    Help identifying species of a tortoise I found in my garden

    thank you for replying ?. I’m in the UK, yesterday and today is around 23C not sure how hot it was at night
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    Help identifying species of a tortoise I found in my garden

    Thank you ? my family have a Greek tortoise and he sleeps in a cardboard box with straw at night, is it ok for a Russian to do the same? He was eating dandelions in my garden this afternoon and I fed him cucumber this evening, which he ate a bit of. I’ve checked with neighbours and it’s not...
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    Help identifying species of a tortoise I found in my garden

    Hello, I found a tortoise in my garden, can someone confirm what species it is? I’ve looked at photos on the internet and I think maybe it’s a Russian or a baby Greek. I’ve put him in a cardboard box with newspaper and straw in for the night.
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