It’s been nearly three months since I began working with these guys. Although I got a lot of input about what exactly they are, I believe I may have two different localities of Graeca here. Either way, they are likely from very close to one another geographically.
As many have written about...
I think I need more input to understand how to ID these North African Graeca. I’ve gotten input from keepers with a lot of experience however the ID amongst 4 keepers was split down the middle. 2 say all Nabeulensis. 2 say all Cyrenaica.
There is so little published info on these two...
I just wanted to share my recent experience from attempting to assemble a new colony of graeca in my tortoise breeding efforts. Many of you helped me identify some of animals via pictures here and for that I am grateful.
I am posting this just as an example of how serious quarantine...
Wanted to see if you all agreed that this creature appears to be a juvy male not a female (left animal was mistaken portrayed as female)...
The animal is roughly 5" in carapace length.
Detailed shots
Thanks,
Paul
Hi All,
A few weeks ago I posted to identify a few of the greeks that I had and one in particular was id'd as the smaller terrestris locality. He's an orange specimen. I was searching for a mate for him and through a friend have found a possible pairing.
I wanted to share this pic and...
This creature is about 5.75" and has a relatively flat plastron. The anal scute looks female-ish but the tail is somewhat longish.
At this size, I am leaning toward female given the overall physical attributes. Anyone else want to venture a guess?
And lastly I believe its terrestris -...
Hi all,
I am new to the Tortoise Forum in general but an old timer in chelonia. I am a newb however with Testudo and have been following this thread and soaking up as much info as possible.
I had the opportunity to obtain a small group of Graeca subadults and want to seek input from Dan...
I am interested in the captive propogation of this locality of Testudo. If you have any subadults or adult surplus animals, please contact me: [email protected].
Thanks,
PR