Found tort?

[Zabbi0]

My friend found this tort at work. I'm trying to figure out the species. Doesn't exactly look like a sulcata. A boxie maybe?

 

[nikki0601]

Not a boxie for sure.. Appears to me to be a desert tortoise or gopher tortoise.

 

[sissyofone]

Im not sure what it is but its very cute..

 

[Carol S]

Looks like a desert tortoise to me. It sure is cute - I want it! LOL

 

[Zabbi0]

Is desert tort care the same as say a sulcata or leopard ?


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[txturtle13]

It's adorable! I agree, def not a boxie. That's all the input I have

 

[kathyth]

I think Desert! I am almost positive.
I would google Texas Desert Tortoise.

 

[gieseygirly]

It's so cute!

 

[FlatStanley]

Looks like a Texas Tortoise

http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/Gberlandiericare.htm

 

[Zabbi0]

I've never even heard of a Texas tortoise but we do in fact live in San Antonio, TX. I am passing along these care sheets. Thanks y'all!


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[ILoveTortoises2]

Wash it off alittle to that we can see the colors better. I'm no expert but it kind of looks like a redfoot somewhat except it doesn't have the red on his legs. So I don't know. Wish I could help more. BUT she/he is adorable

 

[Yvonne G]

I don't know how a hatchling desert tortoise was able to be found in Texas, but I'm pretty sure that's a Gopherus agassizii, and not a Gopherus berlandieri:

http://www.deserttortoise.org/answeringquestions/appendix3.html


Texas tortoises don't have a nuchal scute, but desert tortoises do. The little tortoise in your picture looks like he does have a nuchal scute.

 

[Baoh]

Many Berlandier's tortoises do have nuchal scutes.

The plastron photo of the baby sulcata on that page is not even of a sulcata. Ironic.

 

[ellen]

Wow that looks about the same age as my little ones... Same coloring, too.

 

[FlatStanley]

Yvonne G you are probably correct. I certainly am no expert but I had fun guessing.[SMILING FACE WITH OPEN MOUTH] I did see one more website that may help if it is a Gopherus. Very nice looking tort indeed.

http://www.tortoise.org/archives/gophdiff.html

 

[Yvonne G]

Plus, all the baby Texas tortoises that I've had the pleasure of keeping were much darker than the picture in this thread...almost black. This one is three years old: