When we bought our lovely Countess at the East Bay Vivarium a little over a year ago they told us that she was somewhere between 7 and 10, at that point she was about 5-6 inches long and weighed about 500-600 grams. Now she's grown quite significantly, she is about 6.5 inches long and weighs 950...
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I've got a greek tortoise, Countess, and she's afraid to go down her ramp. When we first got her she wasn't very active and never used her ramp to get to the second floor of her table. Now that she's been romping around more often, she has discovered her ramp and can't resist going up it...
I've had my Greek, Countess, for two months now. She took quite a while to start eating regularly. Now that she does she pretty much only eats baby spring mix (thankfully she doesn't seem to mind her multivitamins). I know that this type of diet sustained over a long period of time is unhealthy...
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My name is Nina, I'm a first time tortoise owner and I live in Oakland, California. I got my Greek tortoise, the Countess, from the East Bay Vivarium. She is approximately 7 to 10 years of age, and appears to be perfectly healthy (she has no pyramiding, her skin looks fine, and there are...