What kind of tortoise is it?

[GILL VILLIERS]

Could anyone tell me the breed of this tortoise I need to check out it is having the correct food

 

[Avuwyy]

Hello, and welcome to the forum!!

This looks to be a Horsfield / Russian tortoise

 

[MsBijou]

He appears to be a Horsfield’s tortoise, Russian tortoise is the more common name.

 

[Markw84]

Welcome to the forum.

That is a Russian Tortoise Agrionemys horsfieldii

 

[Lyn W]

Hi and welcome,
Lovely to see him enjoying some UK sun, my tort has been out most of the day too.
This is the up to date caresheet you need which will help you with diet, temps etc

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

and you'll also find www.thetortoisetable.org.uk useful for IDing and finding good safe tort food.
Have you just given him a home?
There is a lot of old care information still being passed around so If you post some pics of his enclosure and lamps etc we can help you make sure he has everything he needs.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome!

As olthers have already said, the SPECIES of your new tortoise is what we call here in the States, Russian, or in the UK, Horsfields.

 

[GILL VILLIERS]

Hello, and welcome to the forum!!

This looks to be a Horsfield / Russian tortoise

Thankyou

 

[GILL VILLIERS]

Hello, and welcome to the forum!!

This looks to be a Horsfield / Russian tortoise

Thankyou

 

[GILL VILLIERS]

He appears to be a Horsfield’s tortoise, Russian tortoise is the more common name.

Thankyou

 

[Quixx66]

Hi and welcome!

 

[GILL VILLIERS]

Thankyou

Thankyou