Thank you so much! I got her from a standing market. I was researching about the different subspecies and found her similar to the tunesian tortoise, but later on saw how similar she is to an Egyptian tortoise. I was just told she was a female tortoise and had to do the researching myself.What you have is a Greek tortoise, and the subspecies is Testudo graeca terrestris. Nabuelensis (Tunesian) tends to have either a nearly all black plastron or much larger fan-shaped black spots on each of the plastral scutes.
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Egyptian tortoises have two large triangular 'chevrons' on the plastron, as well as many other different features. They are more closely related to Marginated than Greek:
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Where did you get your tortoise? Is there a reason you think it's a Tunesian tortoise? Was it sold to you as such?
So you're not really in New Jersey, are you?Thank you so much! I got her from a standing market. I was researching about the different subspecies and found her similar to the tunesian tortoise, but later on saw how similar she is to an Egyptian tortoise. I was just told she was a female tortoise and had to do the researching myself.
i moved a couple months ago, i guess i forgot to change the addressSo you're not really in New Jersey, are you?
wow! I never knew she was rare I got her for $11?Ah that makes sense. These are usually sold as "golden Greeks." Both Egyptians and Tunesians are rare and fetch high prices, in the $1000 range for an Egyptian and at least $500 for Tunesian (though these are even rarer, so this could be a low estimate).
I would say this is female as well. My T.g. terrestris started showing signs of being male at only about 1 year, at a weight of 180-190 g
Thank you! I will be sure to read these as soon as I can! I live in the middle east so tunisian tortoises are quite common?Wow $11 is a great price for a tortoise!
Sorry, I thought you were in the US. Egyptians and Tunesians are the rare ones, at least here; terrestris are fairly common in the trade. Still, I paid about $250 for mine!
Be sure to read the care sheets if you have not:
Greek Tortoise Care Guide
The Greek Tortoise Care Guide (Testudo graeca ssp) Chris Leone HermanniHaven.com GardenStateTortoise.com theTurtleRoom.com THIS CARE-SHEET IS DETAILED FOR A REASON. READ IT THOROUGHLY BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH OBTAINING A TORTOISE. Moroccan tortoise (Testudo graeca marokkensis) Introduction...tortoiseforum.org
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