I brought home from work the class tortoise that was suppose to be a box turtle.

[leighsbest]

I did some looking on the internet and I believe he is an egyptain tortoise. 10 years old.

 

[Fernando]

Hi! That looks like a Russian - but we would need to see a better picture.

 

[Tom]

Yeah, I agree with Fernando. Definitely NOT a box turtle.

Good lord, I hope they have been feeding him like a box turtle. You better give him a warm water soak daily to help flush out the kidneys and other internal organs.


Oh, and hello and welcome to the forum.

 

[jeffbens0n]

Yep I agree, Russian tortoise.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome, nice tortoise.

 

[dmarcus]

Hello and welcome to the forum..

 

[Maggie Cummings]

No, not Russian...Hermann's is closer to it. Maybe Egyptian but definitely not a Russian.
Hi and welcome to the forum...Can you post some better pictures of him? I agree with Tom about the soaking...

 

[Laura]

also a good ideas to get him off that sand. its not good for them to ingest it..can cause impactions.
What is the diet and how ere they keeping him .?

 

[wrmitchell22]

It looks like a russian to me, but a better pic would be a lot of help Welcome to TFO

 

[Torty Mom]

Welcome to TFO!! I took me a few weeks when I got Rusty to figure out what kind he was!

 

[Kristina]

Looks like a Russian to me as well... better pictures would seal the deal. Definitely a Testudo tortoise though, and NOT a box turtle.

In the meantime, give this a read and it will help you get an idea of how you need to feed him and set him up, what kind of enclosure and other equipment he needs.

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread...ive-or-Beginner-Tortoise-Owners#axzz1PZsbBcUx

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Leighsbest:

Welcome to the forum!!

May we know your name and where you are?

I've seen quite a few Russian tortoises in my time that were thought to be box turtles. Sorry Maggie...its a Russian tortoise. I only hope he's been fed quite a bit of greens, not too much fruit and no bugs!

 

[dmmj]

I am also leaning towards russian, and lets hope they have not been feeding it like a box turtle. Drastically different diets,

 

[leighsbest]

Here's my tortoise

This my tortoise Tank I think he is an egyptain

 

[dmmj]

RE: RE pictures of Tank

This my tortoise Tank I think he is an egyptain

Sorry for going OT but that is a russian tortoise.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Leighsbest:

May we know your name and where you are?

Your class room turtle is a little Russian tortoise.

 

[Fernando]

Russian Tortoise for sure.

 

[egyptiandan]

I agree with everyone You have a Russian tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii.

Danny

 

[mctlong]

No doubt, Russian.

Not egyptian, not a box turtle..

Some people refer to these as "Russian Box Turtles". Its a misnomer, but maybe thats where the confusion came from.

Are you a teacher?