Hello! This is Lucy. We are not sure what kind of tortoise she is and would really love to know so that we can give her everything she needs and wants! Thank you so much!
I didn't even notice the front scute was seperate, image loaded in bad quality for meDefinitely not a sulcata.. sulcata dont have nuchal scutes
I made that mistake before. Definitely a DT.I didn't even notice the front scute was seperate, image loaded in bad quality for me
My sons teenage friend said his dad got it from a show. They didn’t know how to take care of her at all and she was almost dead. They told us that they were going to throw her away so we went and got her immediately. This is a pic of her when we got there to pick her up. I looked up just general tortoise care and we had an 80 gallon tank setup from my beardie that passed away recently. So we have her in there with proper heating and uvb BUT we’ve been only giving her collard greens. So that is why I’m here. I’d love to know what kind of tortoise she is so I can ensure she gets the proper nutrition. Thank youWhere did you get it?
Thank you so much!Here is the care info:
The Best Way To Raise Any Temperate Species Of Tortoise
I chose the title of this care sheet very carefully. Are there other ways to raise babies and care for adults? Yes. Yes there are, but those ways are not as good. What follows is the BEST way, according to 30 years of research and experimentation with hundreds of babies of many species. What is...tortoiseforum.org
Most of the care info you find will be old and wrong.
Desert tortoise, I think!My sons teenage friend said his dad got it from a show. They didn’t know how to take care of her at all and she was almost dead. They told us that they were going to throw her away so we went and got her immediately. This is a pic of her when we got there to pick her up. I looked up just general tortoise care and we had an 80 gallon tank setup from my beardie that passed away recently. So we have her in there with proper heating and uvb BUT we’ve been only giving her collard greens. So that is why I’m here. I’d love to know what kind of tortoise she is so I can ensure she gets the proper nutrition. Thank you View attachment 321648
She is definitely a tiny babyIt's a little tortoise.
Jamie
ps - probably also a desert tortoise, as others have said
So glad you rescued him. You'll get all the up to date advice you need here to make him healthy and happy .My sons teenage friend said his dad got it from a show. They didn’t know how to take care of her at all and she was almost dead. They told us that they were going to throw her away so we went and got her immediately. This is a pic of her when we got there to pick her up. I looked up just general tortoise care and we had an 80 gallon tank setup from my beardie that passed away recently. So we have her in there with proper heating and uvb BUT we’ve been only giving her collard greens. So that is why I’m here. I’d love to know what kind of tortoise she is so I can ensure she gets the proper nutrition. Thank you View attachment 321648
Thank you so much!So glad you rescued him. You'll get all the up to date advice you need here to make him healthy and happy .