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There are big differences between the ibera and terrestris. The ibera are much larger in size, their shells are darker with various coloring, and their skin is darker.

Terrestris have gold-colored skin. And although they can also come in a darker version, they still look very different from the ibera. Most terrestris are gold colored with some shading or black spots on the scutes - which describes the tortoise in the photos you provided.

Here's an example of a baby ibera and a baby terrestris to show their differences. Both I am raising.View attachment 270045View attachment 270046View attachment 270047View attachment 270048
How big does each species get?
 

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How big does each species get?
For the Testudo graeca ibera, adult males reach about 7-9" in size and average 1,600 grams in weight. Females are usually 10-13" in size and can weigh 1,800 grams or more.

For Testudo graeca terrestris, adult males grow an average of 5-6" in size with a weight of 500-600 grams. Adult females are 8-10" in size and weigh at least 1,000 grams.
 

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For the Testudo graeca ibera, adult males reach about 7-9" in size and average 1,600 grams in weight. Females are usually 10-13" in size and can weigh 1,800 grams or more.

For Testudo graeca terrestris, adult males grow an average of 5-6" in size with a weight of 500-600 grams. Adult females are 8-10" in size and weigh at least 1,000 grams.
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There are big differences between the ibera and terrestris. The ibera are much larger in size, their shells are darker with various coloring, and their skin is darker.

Terrestris have gold-colored skin. And although they can also come in a darker version, they still look very different from the ibera. Most terrestris are gold colored with some shading or black spots on the scutes - which describes the tortoise in the photos you provided.

Here's an example of a baby ibera and a baby terrestris to show their differences. Both I am raising.View attachment 270045View attachment 270046View attachment 270047View attachment 270048

That was interesting. Thanks for the comparison photos.
 

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Привет, Гера! Среди нас мало, кто пишет по-русски, возможно только я. :) У меня тоже были средиземноморские черепахи (T. graeca, подвида ibera) и мои были потемней. Тут ссылка на пост участника HermanniChris о том, как заботиться об этих черепахах. Крис очень много о них знает. Надеюсь, Гугл поможет перевести: https://tortoiseforum.org/threads/greek-tortoise-care-guide.174622/
Если будут вопросы, пишите. ;)
Лена.

[ For English speaking members, my introduction in Russian and a link to HermanniChris's care sheet. ;) ]
 

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