New Forum member asking for ID please

Stu · 28-12-2015, 01:13 PM

Hi
Merry Xmas.
Could someone id our Tort, imaginably named Flash.Hopefully this pics are enough.
He/She is at least 40, and has just been inherited.
I have questions about having to overwinter Flash, but will start a thread in the correct forum, when i know which type they are.
Thanks in advance.

Stu · 30-12-2015, 01:23 PM

Don't know if size & weight are needed but 26cm long, 3.6kg
Concave shape underneath

CherryBrandy · 31-12-2015, 07:09 PM

wow that's pretty heavy , nearly 10lb?? if that's about right, ...Think she still looks older to me Stu than 40 years, I would say at that weight she is maybe a whitei, though expected a bit more curl on the end, but will bow to better knowledge, if concave underneath and long tail then highly likely a boy rather than a girl. Definitely a spur as I can see them just and think tail looking longer so will say Boy whitei, Algerian.

See what others views are too....he is stunning. CB

emma_mcraf · 31-12-2015, 07:16 PM

I agree with Flash being a male and a spur thigh but would guess at TGG, as I don't have any personal experience with spur thighs.
He certainly looks pretty old and a lovely-looking tort you've inherited.

Stu · 31-12-2015, 08:04 PM

Hi
thanks for the replys.
I double checked the weight today, and i was right.
40+ is a guess.My wife has had Flash, since she was a girl.(Never ask a lady her age

).They don't know how old the Tort was then.
Would a pic of the tail help.I can take some tomorrow.
edit:def spurs either side of the tail.

sandy · 31-12-2015, 09:22 PM

Your tortoise is a graeca graeca:0)

Catwoman63 · 01-01-2016, 09:01 AM

What a beautiful old tortoise, I love the oldies, are you keeping her? X

Stu · 01-01-2016, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catwoman63

What a beautiful old tortoise, I love the oldies, are you keeping her? X

Certainly are,though sometimes it feels like he is keeping us

He's fairly set in his ways.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandy

Your tortoise is a graeca graeca:0)

Thanks for the id

28-12-2015, 01:13 PM	#1
Stu Junior Member Egg Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 14	New Forum member asking for ID please Hi Merry Xmas. Could someone id our Tort, imaginably named Flash.Hopefully this pics are enough. He/She is at least 40, and has just been inherited. I have questions about having to overwinter Flash, but will start a thread in the correct forum, when i know which type they are. Thanks in advance.

31-12-2015, 07:09 PM	#3
CherryBrandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SE England Posts: 4,262	wow that's pretty heavy , nearly 10lb?? if that's about right, ...Think she still looks older to me Stu than 40 years, I would say at that weight she is maybe a whitei, though expected a bit more curl on the end, but will bow to better knowledge, if concave underneath and long tail then highly likely a boy rather than a girl. Definitely a spur as I can see them just and think tail looking longer so will say Boy whitei, Algerian. See what others views are too....he is stunning. CB __________________ Horsfields, Spur Thighed, & Marginata

31-12-2015, 07:16 PM	#4
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	I agree with Flash being a male and a spur thigh but would guess at TGG, as I don't have any personal experience with spur thighs. He certainly looks pretty old and a lovely-looking tort you've inherited. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

31-12-2015, 09:22 PM	#6
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Your tortoise is a graeca graeca:0) __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

01-01-2016, 09:01 AM	#7
Catwoman63 Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: South East England Posts: 6,739	What a beautiful old tortoise, I love the oldies, are you keeping her? X __________________ BEV XXX 0.3.0 - T Horsfieldii (Xena, Zelda & Lilly) 2.2.0 - TG Terrestris (Zeus, Astreus / Zagreus & Alexia) 1.2.0 - Zebra Finches (Gunner / Bonnie & May) 0.1.0 - SBT (Hazel) 1.0.0 - FBD (Ted)

30-12-2015, 01:23 PM	#2
Stu Junior Member Egg Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 14	Don't know if size & weight are needed but 26cm long, 3.6kg Concave shape underneath

31-12-2015, 08:04 PM	#5
Stu Junior Member Egg Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 14	Hi thanks for the replys. I double checked the weight today, and i was right. 40+ is a guess.My wife has had Flash, since she was a girl.(Never ask a lady her age ).They don't know how old the Tort was then. Would a pic of the tail help.I can take some tomorrow. edit:def spurs either side of the tail.

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