Bradrheede
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Hello.So this little fella walked into my house out of the blue.Any idea what type of tortoise this is and am I allowed to keep it.I stay in a built up area with no bushes etc.
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Newbie (Please help me I.D. this tortoise)
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I'm not well versed in the South African species of tortoise, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable members will come along soon and help you.
I'm not well versed in the South African species of tortoise, but I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable members will come along soon and help you.
That is a bowsprit tortoise - Chersina Angulata
Bradrheede
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Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. My kids are going nuts over the tortoise but I want to do the right thing and contact the SPCA to find out what the next steps will be.
The SPCA in South Africa is Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The SPCA in South Africa is Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_the_Prevention_of_Cruelty_to_Animals
I'm not so sure that is a bowsprit. Will? @Kapidolo Farms
Hard to tell from the one pic. It looks little reddish, but that could be from the local soil. I can't see enough of the rest of it to decide one way or the other.
More pics would help. Can we see the plastron, and the head and limbs?
In any case, here is some care info:
tortoiseforum.org
Hard to tell from the one pic. It looks little reddish, but that could be from the local soil. I can't see enough of the rest of it to decide one way or the other.
More pics would help. Can we see the plastron, and the head and limbs?
In any case, here is some care info:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
tortoiseforum.org
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Sure it is @Tom Look at those distinctive triangular marking of the marginals. Carapace colors/markings classic Angulate.I'm not so sure that is a bowsprit. Will? @Kapidolo Farms
Hard to tell from the one pic. It looks little reddish, but that could be from the local soil. I can't see enough of the rest of it to decide one way or the other.
More pics would help. Can we see the plastron, and the head and limbs?
In any case, here is some care info:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
Bradrheede
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No idea what a plastron is but I will try to take some more pcitures.
The bottom shell of the tortoise.
Bradrheede
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Oh ok.It is currently in its shell.I don't want to pick it up incase I stress it out.I spoke to the SPCA who said they will collect the tortoise tomorrow.
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I agree with Mark. It's a bowsprit.
I'm not so sure that is a bowsprit. Will? @Kapidolo Farms
Hard to tell from the one pic. It looks little reddish, but that could be from the local soil. I can't see enough of the rest of it to decide one way or the other.
More pics would help. Can we see the plastron, and the head and limbs?
In any case, here is some care info:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...
