Recent content by ChrissyLake

Thank you so much for your help! I will do more research for sure. For now I will continue to put them in their outdoor enclosures for sunny days and bring them in at night. I think for hibernation I may just bring them in for the winter as I don't want them to dig out of their enclosures and...

Oh wow! Ok. And I was concerned the mid 40's might be too cold! The smallest of my two is 4.5" from front to back (only measuring the shell). The bigger one is only bigger by maybe and inch. Are they big/old enough to sleep outside now? Assuming they have "caves". I feel like an over...

Thank you for your help. Yeah it's ok that they're too young to tell. I'll just post updated pictures at some point and see what it looks like then. I suppose either way they still need their own enclosures right? So it's more just for knowing for myself anyway.

Thank you so much for your response! That was very helpful info! I have to make enclosures as I have too many would-be predators in my area. I think once they get bigger I'll try letting them sleep in their out door enclosures over night and see how they do. If you don't mind, how cold does it...

Thanks! I don't know if I'll ever have a difinitive answer. It appears they are crosses of different Greek types. I think all tortoises are pretty darn awesome though

Okay that's a great start! So if they're crosses of Greeks, can I just go off the Greek tortoise care sheet on this forum? And what about the indoor/outdoor thing? Should they just live outside except for winter or should I bring them in every night and keep them in for winter? Thank you so much...

They came with the names "Tom & Jerry" which I thought was cute because I loved that cartoon when I was a kid. but I also loved the land before time ❤️ I think Little Foot and Spike would be cute names, and they're like little dinosaurs.

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I just took some more pictures to hopefully help confirm id Anamur Greek? Male? -------------------------------------------------- Golden Greek? Female?

Hi Everyone, So, i was at work the other day, I work at a pet store, and this family was asking if I knew how to find a home for tortoises. I asked a bunch of questions. By the end of the day I had two new free Tortoises. I have many pets but these are my first tortoises. I want them to get the...

Yes, I see this all the time with fish care. It literally took me about 2 minutes to find this forum and start getting help. These little babes just fell in my lap or I would have researched before and already had enclosures built.

Wow! Okay, so what would be best for these tortoises? At what age will this behavior start. Meaning, how long do I have to either build more enclosures or rehome one? Right now they still fit in one hand (though I always pick them up with both hands). I have about 2 acres of land so I feel like...

Thank you all for the warm welcome! Lyn I'm going to read that link right now

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Hi Everyone, My name is Chrissy Lake. I live in Ojai, California. Yesterday I was given two young tortoises. I've always loved tortoises but never got one because I didn't want to buy a pet that could possibly outlive me and my children But, as luck would have it, here I am. So, I was told...