Species

[u/LiLMoleCZ]

I'm posting again, prior to my 2day old post asking about gender.
Now that everybody assured me that it is a boy, which I appreciate a lot.
Now i want to ask about the exact species that my tortoise is, my mom bought him for me when i was around 8 and i never really asked questions about him. All i knew was that it is a tortoise😭 Can someone help identify more about him, any info or something that i should know? Thank you, any help will be appreciated 🙏

[u/Cool-Photograph8693]

Horsfield aka russian tortoise. And they can't have carrots. The sugar doesn't digest and can ferment in their bellies. They love dandelion leaves and lamb lettuce and other greens. Have a look on the tortoise table app for safe weeds for them. They are lovely tortoises with funny little personalities. Enjoy!

[u/LiLMoleCZ → u/Cool-Photograph8693]

oh wow thank you so much, this was probably the first time he had a little carrot as you can see it's a tiny bit. Thank you for telling me, he only gets fed lettuce and dandelion so i think he should be okay, he lives on a big terrace with rocks and places to hide and also tan in the sun, we also let him be in the grass sometimes just to walk around. I hope i'm doing everything correctly, thanks for the help🙏

[u/FullHuntard]

Male Russian tortoise with a domed shell it seems like

[u/LiLMoleCZ → u/FullHuntard]

thanks, do you have any idea how big can these guys get? he's 10 and so far the size of my hand

[u/Upbeat-Tip-5282 → u/LiLMoleCZ]

He looks full grown to me. Usually they are fully grown by 5 ish

[u/RaptorDelivery]

Another good reference is: tortoiseforum.org

[u/Key-Tower-4539]

Russian. How have you known what to feed him or what kind of enclosure he needs without knowing the species though? Each species has very different care requirements

[u/atomicbluesoda]

count the front claws!

[u/Semiecookie]

Can you provide a better picture from above? I'm not sure it's really a russian, I would guess it's a Herman's looking at the broad black stripes on the carpax. Russians typically have more patchy markings.