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Tortoise in distress
Posted: 02/01/2016 by ChrisWong

Hello,




A friend of mine in Taiwan has rescued a Tortoise from a restaurant. She paid the owner to rescue the poor creature and has taken it home. 

She is trying her best to care for the Tortoise and wonders if somebody could help her ID the species so that she can best care for the Tortoise and find it a suitable home. Thank you!

Re: Tortoise in distress
Posted: 03/01/2016 by Tom

Hello Chris,

Firstly your friend is to be congratulated for rescuing it.
A few more photos from different angles would help to identify it.

What is it's weight please & it's length in a straight line ? 
I have a suspicion that it is a rarely encountered species

Regards,
Tom

 

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