Please help me ID my tortoise!

[rayychh]

Hi,
Im new to this forum and to tortoises. (My husband has had tortoises before but he had a red-foot)

So a couple of days ago we got a new tortoise.. We were told that he is a he and a spur-thighed tortoise, he is about 11 months old.

Upon a bit of research i became interested as to what subspecies he is ?? and also if anyone could verify that he definitely is a boy!?

Also could anyone recommend substrates etc for him in relation to his species/ subspecies as I want to make sure I'm doing everything right for him!

By the way im in the UK if that makes any difference

Thanks in advance

 

[wellington]

Hello and Welcome. I am not very good with sexing of and can't do subspecies, so I will just say hello welcome you and let the ones that can give a more accurate answer, do the rest

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Hello and welcome to the TFO from AZ, USA . There are a lot of very smart people here that will be very happy to help you but they don't get up this early . ( smile )

 

[Raymo2477]

Looks like ibera graeca to me (Greek tortoise).

 

[rayychh]

Thanks guys, will see what other people think when its a more reasonable hour where you are!!

 

[T33's Torts]

I'm not a Greek tort type- person, but SHE is very pretty. I'm making my guess based upon the small tail. I'm going to try and post the link to the Greek care sheet in a moment.

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http://www.tortoiseforum.org/showthread.php?tid=87146

On there, you can see the difference types for yourself and make a inference from there. Good luck!

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

 

[rayychh]

Thanks for the info going to give that a read shortly! I agree the tails pretty small but so is the tortoise at only 11 months, with him/her being so young its so hard to tell!

 

[tortoiselady]

Hello,
Very cute Greek. Too young to guarantee gender in my opinion.

 

[rayychh]

Hi guys had a look at pics and think he could be a tunisian spur thigh as apposed to ibera. Its so hard to say as the biggest giveaway would be the size yet he is not fully grown. Any ideas??

 

[juli11]

Hi and welcome!

I also think that you got a North African subspecies of gracea.

 

[rayychh]

Also you cant really tell from the pics but he has yellow marking on top of his head. And his limbs are yellow.
His frontal vertebrae scute is angular / squarish as apposed to round.
I agree that he is either an ibera or tunisian but concerned as although he wont need to yet we need to know whether he should hibernate or not?!

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Sorry to keep bugging you all! Just an update the guy i got him from just got in touch he says hes tunisian which confirms my suspicions.

 

[conservation]

It is a Tunisian, 100 percent. No hibernation.