Tortoise ID Help!

[Stinkiray]

The picture should be kind of blurry, so sorry I guess.

Does anyone know what tortoises these are? I've got them for some time now but I don't know what species they are.

 

[coura]

You have likely 2 diferent species there, the brigther coloreted one is defenetly a indian star tortoise Geochelone elegans and the other its very likely a burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota. Any plans to bred them? The first its endangered in much of its range and the second makes part of the 30 list of most endangered turtle and tortoise species on this planet, it is on inminent danger of becoming extinct in the wild and nowadays its to rare to simply keep as a pet. Also in wich condicions do you have them, what do you feed them and what is their origin?

 

[clubtastic]

Looks like burmes star or radiated

 

[Stinkiray]

You have likely 2 diferent species there, the brigther coloreted one is defenetly a indian star tortoise Geochelone elegans and the other its very likely a burmese star tortoise Geochelone platynota. Any plans to bred them? The first its endangered in much of its range and the second makes part of the 30 list of most endangered turtle and tortoise species on this planet, it is on inminent danger of becoming extinct in the wild and nowadays its to rare to simply keep as a pet. Also in wich condicions do you have them, what do you feed them and what is their origin?

I(well, me and my brother) bought two of the tortoise on the left. They were 1" when we bought them and the people from the shop says it's the Indian Star Tortoise. Some time later, one of them died from unknown causes.

We(or I) then bought another one (the one on the right) from a different shop. It was smaller(about 2" when I introduced it to the other one at about 3")

I keep them in a 3'x2' pen and they are fed almost any types of fruits and vegetables that are not squishy(mostly carrots). And no, no intentions nor do I have the knowledge and capability to breed them.

 

[Stinkiray]

More pictures of the 2 to help with the ID process:

The supposed Northern Indian Star Tortoise:

The larger Burmese(?):

Size comparison:

I know they're dirty. Haven't got the time to clean them lately.

 

[coura]

Looks like burmes star or radiated

Burmese star, radieteds are diferent

 

[Stinkiray]

So the one on the left is confirmed to be an Indian Star Tortoise and the one on the right(larger one) is a Burmese STAR Tortoise then?

 

[coura]

I(well, me and my brother) bought two of the tortoise on the left. They were 1" when we bought them and the people from the shop says it's the Indian Star Tortoise. Some time later, one of them died from unknown causes.

We(or I) then bought another one (the one on the right) from a different shop. It was smaller(about 2" when I introduced it to the other one at about 3")

I keep them in a 3'x2' pen and they are fed almost any types of fruits and vegetables that are not squishy(mostly carrots). And no, no intentions nor do I have the knowledge and capability to breed them.

Ok you got the oposite, the brigther coloreted one its the indian, the other its the burmese. Sorry to tell you this but the diet your giving them its totaly inadequate, they arent supose to be given neither carrots or fruit both are too high in phosporus, low in fiber, high in water and low in calcium, and the larger one its already showing some severe signs of pyramidism wich is caused mainly by the bad diet. This turtles need a basicly grassland tortoise diet, mainly conposed by grasses and dark leaf vegetables. You need to act NOW and correct their diet or else they will become really badly deformed. Do they have uv ligth or sun expossure? Also at the least the burmese as I already told you its a really rare and endangered tortoise that its on the inminent risk of being wiped out of the face of the earth, if you cant or dont want to breed them you really should give it to someone that can like a zoo. Also this kind of animal shouldnt be ofered for sale at all if not cb, you should call the autoritys on the people that selled them to you.

 

[coura]

So the one on the left is confirmed to be an Indian Star Tortoise and the one on the right(larger one) is a Burmese STAR Tortoise then?

No its the oposite

 

[Stinkiray]

I get it I get it... one more thing, which one did you say was one of the 30 critically endangered tortoise species?