Our local reptile rescue (International Reptile Rescue) has asked me to rehab a little Greek tortoise that was relinquished to them this week. He doesn't seem to be in terrible shape, though he feels very light. He has nice bright eyes, and dry nares... and he enjoyed a good long soak and chowed down on the fresh weeds I offered right away. Off to a good start! He'll only be with me for a few weeks to fatten up a little.
I was hoping that one (or several) of the more experienced Greek keepers/breeders would mind helping me identify the subspecies. This has a dual purpose: a) quelling my curiosity and b) helping the rescue place him with a group of his subspecies in the long run. (@GBtortoises @Tim/Robin @TylerStewart @Tom , @HermanniChris )
IRR has given me permission to post a few pictures I took of him here. I tried to catch him from all pertinent angles. Please excuse the remnants of pink and blue paint on his shell - he came with that, and it will take a bit more scrubbing to remove.
The pictures were taken with flash - in normal daylight there is less yellow/brown in the shell, and more hues of gray/black. He is small-ish at 482g, but definitely male.
I was hoping that one (or several) of the more experienced Greek keepers/breeders would mind helping me identify the subspecies. This has a dual purpose: a) quelling my curiosity and b) helping the rescue place him with a group of his subspecies in the long run. (@GBtortoises @Tim/Robin @TylerStewart @Tom , @HermanniChris )
IRR has given me permission to post a few pictures I took of him here. I tried to catch him from all pertinent angles. Please excuse the remnants of pink and blue paint on his shell - he came with that, and it will take a bit more scrubbing to remove.
The pictures were taken with flash - in normal daylight there is less yellow/brown in the shell, and more hues of gray/black. He is small-ish at 482g, but definitely male.
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