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Post Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:13 pm   What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

Hey guys I rescued this tortoise from someone today. They told me its a Russian tortoise but it doesn't look like my female Russian tortoise. Take a look and let me know what you think.
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My Female Russian
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The New Tortoise
55 gallon
4 baby RES all 2 inches genders unknown
4 cats(Simba, Nala, Dot, and Freeway)
and my husband

1 Baby Russian Tortoise Gender Uknown size:2 inches or so Name: Pancake
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:19 pm   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

Looks like a Vodka drinker to me!
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Post Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:44 pm   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

a what?
55 gallon
4 baby RES all 2 inches genders unknown
4 cats(Simba, Nala, Dot, and Freeway)
and my husband

1 Baby Russian Tortoise Gender Uknown size:2 inches or so Name: Pancake
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Post Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:52 am   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

...A russian
1 F RES 9" (Kingler)
1 F Belize Slider 7" (Agamemnon)
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Post Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:18 am   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

ok cool now Delilah has a boyfriend we named Rambo hope i get some eggs
55 gallon
4 baby RES all 2 inches genders unknown
4 cats(Simba, Nala, Dot, and Freeway)
and my husband

1 Baby Russian Tortoise Gender Uknown size:2 inches or so Name: Pancake
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Post Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:38 am   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

Linus wrote:Looks like a Vodka drinker to me!

TurtleGirl1985 wrote:a what?

Linus wrote:...A russian


LOL
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Post Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2012 2:31 am   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

Its Russian Tortoise.
First i thought it would be a star tortoise
See the similarity
link Russian tortoise:
http://www.russiantortoise.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_tortoise

link star tortoise:
http://www.tortoisetrust.org/care/celegans.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_star_tortoise
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Post Posted: Mon May 16, 2016 9:01 pm   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

Diamondbacks4Life wrote:
Linus wrote:Looks like a Vodka drinker to me!

TurtleGirl1985 wrote:a what?

Linus wrote:...A russian


LOL



Hahahahha
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Post Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:19 pm   Re: What Kind Of Tortoise Is This... Was told Russian

It looks Russian..
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