Tortoise Identification!

[yennyyams]

Hello! A tortoise has been passed down from a few family and friends because no one wanted to take care of this tortoise. I have never had a tortoise before but I plan on staying committed in giving this little guy all it needs! I was wondering if anyone recognizes the breed and gender?

 

[iAmCentrochelys sulcata]

I’m certain it’s a Desert tortoise.
I’m also certain that’s it’s a Female.

 

[Lokkje]

Agreed

 

[syd0.0]

Hello! A tortoise has been passed down from a few family and friends because no one wanted to take care of this tortoise. I have never had a tortoise before but I plan on staying committed in giving this little guy all it needs! I was wondering if anyone recognizes the breed and gender?View attachment 300390View attachment 300391View attachment 300392

Looks like a desert tortoise

 

[Yvonne G]

It's a Gopherus agassizii, but still too small to tell the gender.

 

[Tom]

Hello! A tortoise has been passed down from a few family and friends because no one wanted to take care of this tortoise. I have never had a tortoise before but I plan on staying committed in giving this little guy all it needs! I was wondering if anyone recognizes the breed and gender?

Hello and welcome!

Here is the correct 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

 

[yennyyams]

Hello and welcome!

Here is the correct 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

Thank you very much!!

 

[Jacqui]

lol a family heirloom

 

[KronksMom]

Congratulations on your new family member! This truly is the best place for all tortoise related information. After you've read that care sheet Tom attached, ask any questions you have. Tortoises aren't the easiest animals to take care of, they have more specialized needs than some people are used to, but they are definitely worth all the work!