Is this a Sulcata?

[DSaenz]

Just rescued what I was told was a Sulcata. The lady that gave it to me said she has had it for at least 5 months and it was given to her by somebody else that had it for another few months or so. When I went to pick it up I was expecting it to be closer in size to my 1 year old sulcata's but I was surprised to see how small it was. Can somebody please confirm it is a Sulcata?

I was told that he had a rough start which is why she took him in but soon realized she didn't have enough time to care for him either.

Here are a few pictures if an approximately 8 month old Sulcata (?)







Here he is next to my one year old Sulcata





Here he is on the palm of my hand for size comparison.







Isn't he adorable!!













Actually I think it looks more like this one but I'm not sure what kind that one is either. I was told that one was already an adult but not sure how old.




Let me know what you think.

 

[SulcataSquirt]

i dont think its a sulcata, looks like a Chaco tort, and smooth good lookin tort. thats a good find! that bigger tort in the last pic also looks like a Chaco, iv only seem a few on here but im sure thats what they looked like.

 

[lovelyrosepetal]

Hi, you should pm tortadise,aka Kelly Hull, knows everything about identifying chacos. Please keep us posted.

 

[DSaenz]

Hi, you should pm tortadise,aka Kelly Hull, knows everything about identifying chacos. Please keep us posted.

Thank you. I will

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i dont think its a sulcata, looks like a Chaco tort, and smooth good lookin tort. thats a good find! that bigger tort in the last pic also looks like a Chaco, iv only seem a few on here but im sure thats what they looked like.

Thank you.

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i dont think its a sulcata, looks like a Chaco tort, and smooth good lookin tort. thats a good find! that bigger tort in the last pic also looks like a Chaco, iv only seem a few on here but im sure thats what they looked like.

Thank you.

 

[tortadise]

The first one is definitely a sulcata. Could you get a photo of its back legs like a front of its rear? Thats an odd looking one. I havent seen any chacos really dipict those colors. But its looking like one. But more around a 3-5 year old one. Are you correct in knowing the times these people had this tortoise? If it were a chaco it would be much much smaller if it were 8 months old. Even being a sulcata it is a very odd colored one, as well as an odd colored chaco. Snap some more photos of it for me if you could.

 

[Yvonne G]

No, to me it looks like a Gopherus agassizii that has been kept indoors its whole life.

 

[expo tort]

I don't care what the species is it is so cute!

 

[Masin]

Can someone explain the differences between sulcatas and chacos? I'm curious now.

 

[expo tort]

Chacos are from south America and are relatively rare in the pet trade and sulcatas are from Africa and I think they get bigger.(please correct me if I'm wrong)

 

[Masin]

Chacos are from south America and are relatively rare in the pet trade and sulcatas are from Africa and I think they get bigger.(please correct me if I'm wrong)

I was wondering about their appearances too since they look so similar to this noob!

 

[mainey34]

Still is cute and looks to be healthy

 

[dcwolfe]

I agree with emysmys, as soon as I saw the picture I knew it was a Gopherus agassizii, desert tortoise, and then it only reassured me when I saw that you live in California. I live in AZ and they are all over the place here and I even raised one for two years.

 

[ascott]

No, to me it looks like a Gopherus agassizii that has been kept indoors its whole life.

Totally agree with you Yvonne. In addition, a CDT requires a permit to host the tortoise....you can obtain one with your local CTTC.

 

[AustinASU]

CDT

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

Yeah thats a desert tortoise.