Hi,
I bought this "Russian" from a petstore - and I was told it was a Russian Tortoise. However, I just adopted 2 more Russians from a local society, and those 2 look a lot different than the store bougth one. They look more like hamburgers, and the store bought one has a taller shell and more distrinct shell coloring - I've attached pictures of the store bought one.
I even took it to a specialized vet for a general welfare check-up and told her it was a Russian, and she didn't blink an eye, but maybe she didn't think to question it... not sure what to make of that.
Please help! I know I know, I FULLY understand that if it is a separate species it will need to be separated.
Thanks!
I bought this "Russian" from a petstore - and I was told it was a Russian Tortoise. However, I just adopted 2 more Russians from a local society, and those 2 look a lot different than the store bougth one. They look more like hamburgers, and the store bought one has a taller shell and more distrinct shell coloring - I've attached pictures of the store bought one.
I even took it to a specialized vet for a general welfare check-up and told her it was a Russian, and she didn't blink an eye, but maybe she didn't think to question it... not sure what to make of that.
Please help! I know I know, I FULLY understand that if it is a separate species it will need to be separated.
Thanks!