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Old 26-05-2013, 05:09 PM   #1
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Default Tortoise found in billericay Essex

My cousin has found a tort in his garden today, some white paint stuff on its back that possibly had an address on it.

Also if anyone could provide some info on what species etc..that would be helpful - thank you!

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Old 26-05-2013, 05:17 PM   #2
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My cousin has found a tort in his garden today, some white paint stuff on its back that possibly had an address on it.

Also if anyone could provide some info on what species etc..that would be helpful - thank you!

Photo attached,
Please spread the word x


Looks like an ibera from here, but a closer picture of the front end would be good. And a picture of the plasteron.
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Old 26-05-2013, 05:31 PM   #3
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thats what I thought it might be, I will see if my cousin can send through some more pictures Thank you x
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Old 26-05-2013, 09:38 PM   #4
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Hi there is a place where you can log lost and found torts; John Hayward coordinator of the national theft register, 01869 325699 mobile: 07802 404929 or email jh@ntr.supanet.com
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PS I think it's a testudo graeca graeca, because of the rounded sides of the front central scute and the long narrow nuchal scute
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Old 26-05-2013, 09:46 PM   #5
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thank you
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Old 26-05-2013, 11:24 PM   #6
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Owners found! It was an 80yr old Hermanns they have taken him home now
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Old 27-05-2013, 12:27 AM   #7
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Well as Sandy said it's a Spur-thigh, Testudo graeca ibera, masquerading as a Hermanns. Did the owners have a picture?

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Old 27-05-2013, 08:42 AM   #8
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lots of people are saying the same, I have no contact details for the owners... so looks like we will never know for sure! My cousin did say the tort had been handed down through 3 generations of their family and they had reported it missing earlier in may. Thankfully I convinced him to get in touch with an emergency vet and thats how they found the owner
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Old 27-05-2013, 10:36 AM   #9
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So pleased that he's been reunited with his owners.
We have an elderly family friend who has had a tortoise since she was a child. He's now 70 and she had no idea what he was (he's a gorgeous big ibera). I'm not sure people always knew what they had back then when the tortoises were shipped in and sold cheaply and they don't think to do any research. To her a tortoise was just a tortoise.
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oh how lovely, the tortoise is beautiful and so glad its back with its owners x
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