Crash Course NEEDED!

[newbie007]

Hello everybody so I'm pretty new here and I really need help. My mom rescued a baby tortoise at her school yesterday she found it on the drive way with a pretty banged up shell I think it's a South Africa Mountain Tortoise but I'm not sure please see the picture to confirm. It's still pretty small. I've never looked after a tortoise and well I just know the basics like it a reptile and needs to eat fruit and veggies. At the moment I have her in an enclosure but I'm not sure if it's appropriate for her please see pic again. I'd really appreciate any kind of help. Thank you so much

Regards
Newbie007

 

[newbie007]

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[newbie007]

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[newbie007]

Hello everybody so I'm pretty new here and I really need help. My mom rescued a baby tortoise at her school yesterday she found it on the drive way with a pretty banged up shell I think it's a South Africa Mountain Tortoise but I'm not sure please see the picture to confirm. It's still pretty small. I've never looked after a tortoise and well I just know the basics like it a reptile and needs to eat fruit and veggies. At the moment I have her in an enclosure but I'm not sure if it's appropriate for her please see pic again. I'd really appreciate any kind of help. Thank you so much

Regards
Newbie007

 

[newbie007]

Picture 1 and 2

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It looks like a Sulcata to me, but a little dark? Give it a warm soak in some warm water and keep up feeding greens(No fruit) until someone with more knowledge comes along.

 

[newbie007]

Thank you for the advice ZEROPILOT

 

[newbie007]

Hello everybody so I'm pretty new here and I really need help. My mom rescued a baby tortoise at her school yesterday she found it on the drive way with a pretty banged up shell I think it's a South Africa Mountain Tortoise but I'm not sure please see the picture to confirm. It's still pretty small. I've never looked after a tortoise and well I just know the basics like it a reptile and needs to eat fruit and veggies. At the moment I have her in an enclosure but I'm not sure if it's appropriate for her please see pic again. I'd really appreciate any kind of help. Thank you so much

Regards
Newbie007

 

[lismar79]

Get some spring mix salad, its an easy food till you know what you have here. Where are you in the world? May tell us if this is a wild tort.

 

[newbie007]

Pictures 1 and 2 above

 

[newbie007]

I'm in sunny South Africa, lismar79.

 

[newbie007]

Hello everybody so I'm pretty new here and I really need help. My mom rescued a baby tortoise at her school yesterday she found it on the drive way with a pretty banged up shell I think it's a South Africa Mountain Tortoise but I'm not sure please see the picture to confirm. It's still pretty small. I've never looked after a tortoise and well I just know the basics like it a reptile and needs to eat fruit and veggies. At the moment I have her in an enclosure but I'm not sure if it's appropriate for her please see pic again. I'd really appreciate any kind of help. Thank you so much

Regards
Newbie007

 

[panaintevasile57]

wellcome i'm no tortoise expert....but I can recomend a good book on amazon, it's actually cheap...

 

[panaintevasile57]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006VZOBZ8/?tag=exoticpetnetw-20 it's for turtles and tortoises...hope it helps

 

[newbie007]

Thank you panaintevasile57 will definitely check it out

 

[panaintevasile57]

you're welcomed [emoji217]

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Cool! I haven't seen many South African members.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Double posted.

 

[newbie007]

Yea ZEROPILOT I'm in like super need of help so placed it where it could be suitable and where I would get the most help....word of mouth travels

 

[newbie007]

^.^ ZEROPILOT you would think we would know a lot about wildlife since its a relatively "wild" place but I'm pretty clueless and well the Internet contradicts its self so decided to gain some knowledge from people who have experience