Ok, so here's what happened...
If you recall, I recently posted about a Craigslist tortoise in my area which was only being fed iceberg lettuce & which I mistakenly thought was a Russian...
Members here informed me that this tortoise is actually a Greek (Jordanian?) and, because it would need its own pen (& unique habitat), I at first thought that I couldn't absorb & provide a whole 'other' type of set-up. However,... in reading up on the care of Greeks, I was surprised at how similar their care/diet is to Russians (of which I have two); also, I realized I actually should be able to adjust for the few differences between the two species. Mostly, I had forgotten about leftover supplies from building last summer's outdoor tort enclosure which, when I thought it through, could be used to partitian off a sizable area in the current pen; giving him/her their own pen. So, believing I can make this work afterall, I foolishly thought the 'hard part' was behind me, but...
After contacting the seller, who accepted half the cost of what was being asked because she "just wanted to get rid of it", we set up a meeting. Then as I was on my way driving to see her she canceled because of a class she had forgotten about. So, we set up another-- for which she was a 'no-show' and I left (later was told the reason was her phone battery died and she couldn't make it). Obviously frustrated and mad, I was pretty much done... but next day, I thought about the little tortoise and as it wasn't his fault, I decided to call one last time. She apologized and confirmed that she still wanted to do this. I eventually met up w/ her on 3rd try when she took the little guy to her nanny job for the kids to play with (!)-- Needless to say, I have him now.
FYI: SCL= 7 to 7.25", He/she? was active and moving about when I first got him. He has some silver nail polish painted on shell. As soon as I offered food, he ate immediately (spring mix and little bit of butternut squash) and passed white urates shortly after that. So, I was relieved that he seemed active and had his appetite.
I appreciate if someone can confirm for me the sex and approx. age of this little one from the following pics (hopefully these are better than the ones from the craigslist post). Any other observations are welcome~ Thanks a million!
If you recall, I recently posted about a Craigslist tortoise in my area which was only being fed iceberg lettuce & which I mistakenly thought was a Russian...
Members here informed me that this tortoise is actually a Greek (Jordanian?) and, because it would need its own pen (& unique habitat), I at first thought that I couldn't absorb & provide a whole 'other' type of set-up. However,... in reading up on the care of Greeks, I was surprised at how similar their care/diet is to Russians (of which I have two); also, I realized I actually should be able to adjust for the few differences between the two species. Mostly, I had forgotten about leftover supplies from building last summer's outdoor tort enclosure which, when I thought it through, could be used to partitian off a sizable area in the current pen; giving him/her their own pen. So, believing I can make this work afterall, I foolishly thought the 'hard part' was behind me, but...
After contacting the seller, who accepted half the cost of what was being asked because she "just wanted to get rid of it", we set up a meeting. Then as I was on my way driving to see her she canceled because of a class she had forgotten about. So, we set up another-- for which she was a 'no-show' and I left (later was told the reason was her phone battery died and she couldn't make it). Obviously frustrated and mad, I was pretty much done... but next day, I thought about the little tortoise and as it wasn't his fault, I decided to call one last time. She apologized and confirmed that she still wanted to do this. I eventually met up w/ her on 3rd try when she took the little guy to her nanny job for the kids to play with (!)-- Needless to say, I have him now.
FYI: SCL= 7 to 7.25", He/she? was active and moving about when I first got him. He has some silver nail polish painted on shell. As soon as I offered food, he ate immediately (spring mix and little bit of butternut squash) and passed white urates shortly after that. So, I was relieved that he seemed active and had his appetite.
I appreciate if someone can confirm for me the sex and approx. age of this little one from the following pics (hopefully these are better than the ones from the craigslist post). Any other observations are welcome~ Thanks a million!
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