Not completely new as I apparently registered here in 2014 when I had my other tortoise, Tortius Decimus (a russian). Sadly he has passed and we brought home a new shelled baby today. I hope to learn from the wonderful people here so I can take the very best care of this new tortoise and to be more involved in the forum this time around. I feel like an idiot because I do not know what kind of tortoise I just bought The petstore had it labeled greek russian hermann's. And the associate said he didn't know tortoises had breeds, they just come in as tortoises I thought it was a Greek because it has a spur or two on each side of it's tail, but it does not have a yellow shell like google shows. It has yellow (rings) with black/brown in the middle and a brown body (pictured in the profile pic). Also do not know if it is a boy or girl. Has a tail that is long enough to wrap around the side of it's butt and the slit is at the end of it's tail. Any help would be greatly appreciated as it's awaiting a name based on what gender it is...