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 #1757887


Shannon35
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 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

I need help! Someone dropped off this baby tortoise at my doorstep stating they could no longer care for it. They wrote that it was a sulcata which I know it is not. I have been doing so much research and can not for the life of me figure it out! I’m hoping it’s not a gopher tortoise!
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06/11/08  12:34pm

 #1757898


RepticTay
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   Message To: Shannon35   In reference to Message Id: 1757887


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

wow im unsure, its not a sulcata.
looks mroe of a desert or gopher tortoise!

GOOD LUCK!
im going to say gopher cuz its much alike.



06/11/08  12:46pm

 #1757966


TurtleBites
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   Message To: RepticTay   In reference to Message Id: 1757898


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

wow someone could no longer care for it??? it doesnt even seem that old..lol they didn’t try hard.

either way its a beautiful little turtle. good luck with it!
06/11/08  02:25pm

 #1758048


Caleb0
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   Message To: TurtleBites   In reference to Message Id: 1757966


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

Yes sorry to say but thats def a gopher tort....



06/11/08  04:14pm

 #1758745


Reptilefreak23
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   Message To: Caleb0   In reference to Message Id: 1758048


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

actually it looks more like a texas tort to me, still technically a kind of gopher... but much more attractive
06/12/08  11:09am

 #1758790


RepticTay
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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1758745


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

I wouldnt thought so, the Texas Tortoises are usually more grey scaled, and darker shells.
The gopher is more brightly colored.

Texas:



Gopher:



06/12/08  12:20pm

 #1758939


Reptilefreak23
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   Message To: RepticTay   In reference to Message Id: 1758790


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

hmmm. ive seen some like that baby gophers coloring before (I live in south texas)
But yeah I agree with you mostly about the scales.
But the baby texas tort color is lighter than the older specimens.
but yeah, now I see and my best guess would be a Gopher or Desert(still a gopher)
06/12/08  03:18pm

 #1759867


R Mac
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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1758939


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

I am pretty sure that is an african sulcata tortoise. I have a full grown one.
06/13/08  02:41pm

 #1759929


Reptilefreak23
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   Message To: R Mac   In reference to Message Id: 1759867


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

I have babies, and they dont look like that...the first time I saw the picture I thought that to but then I realised I was wrong
06/13/08  03:58pm

 #1759954


RepticTay
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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1759929


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

It is deffinately not a sulcata tortoise, if you look at the adult gopher, desert or texas tortoise, and then look at the babies and the same with a sulcata tortoise...you will see their is LOTS of different features of them.
06/13/08  04:17pm

 #1760313


TurtleBites
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   Message To: RepticTay   In reference to Message Id: 1759954


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

yeah its not a sulcata. i have 3 of them and they really do have lots of differences between the two.



06/13/08  11:06pm

 #1764737


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   Message To: TurtleBites   In reference to Message Id: 1760313


 PLEASE HELP IDENTIFY BABY TORTOISE

Where in Florida are you located Shannon?
06/18/08  09:23am


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