Shawn_3010
New Member
Hello, I’m interested in eventually working with Northern Ibera Greek Tortoises as I have done some research so far and feel they’re exactly what I’m looking for in a pet tortoise eventually (manageable size, able to spend most of the year outside in my climate, hardy, personable, good beginner species). So I wanted to post here and ask if people can share their experiences with this subspecies and locality. I’ve seen the Southern Iberas and like them as well but would prefer the Northerns for now as they seem to be hardier cold tolerance wise and also I prefer their darker coloration. Please let me know your experience with this locality and how readily available they are, as from several google searches it seems not many work with the pure form of this locality and rather label “Ibera greek tortoises” as sorta a common label not differentiating between northern versus southerns. I’m a locality reptiles fan so I care about the northern versus southern distinction as well as ensuring any tortoise I get would have locality information as I’d love to have a breeding project with them one day far into the future to help keep the pure form established in the hobby.