An 8 inch Russian

[Mgridgaway]

I always read that Russians can get up to 8" shell length, but I've never actually seen one that large. I don't think I've seen one above 6", to be honest. Can anyone show me their big Russians!?

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

Mine is 7" And it's a female

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Mine is 7" And it's a female

 

[pdrobber]

I have two large females, but no pics to post today.

That first picture of Sandy is great, something about the way her carapace looks makes me think Sulcata/Leopard...

 

[Mgridgaway]

That's a big russian! Keep them coming!

 

[pdrobber]

Here's my biggest Russian girl, almost 8" currently

And my second largest, almost 7" currently

And the two along with my other two larger females in the weed pen this past summer...

 

[Utah Lynn]

Here is a pic of my girl, Lola. Approximately 14 years.

 

[DesertGrandma]

Mine is 7" And it's a female

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Mine is 7" And it's a female

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That's a handsome tort!!!

 

[biochemnerd808]

My female is about 30, and she is almost 8 inches long. The male that shares an enclosure with her is 5.5 inches long, the other (a very senior male, who lives in his own tort table) is 6 inches, but VERY heavy and dense!

I always read that Russians can get up to 8" shell length, but I've never actually seen one that large. I don't think I've seen one above 6", to be honest. Can anyone show me their big Russians!?