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I live in Cyprus where I have a female Greek spur thighed tortoise which was found as a stray, wandering down the road. she lives in an outside run, all year round. I have 2 males who are very attentive and very active courting and mating with her! I’ve had her since 2013 but I have no idea how...

i have a Greek spur thighed tortoise I believe to be about 8-9 years old by her size. She lives permanently in a large outdoor enclosure in Cyprus with 2 other tortoises. I've had her about 3 years now after she was found as a stray walking down the road! I don't get into all the substrate...

I have tried to create a nice garden feature that also happens to have a tortoise in it. my husband built the wall for me although I wasn't expecting anything quite so substantial! Steel reinforced foundations, concrete going in Block wall The wall being rendered - it will be spritzed to...

I'm new to owning a tortoise and have been given a fairly large, female Greek that was found in the road by a friend. She seems to come out of her shelter about twice a day to eat then returns to her shelter again. Should she be more active than that? How much should I be feeding her (once a day...

All hail tortoise experts of the world! I know you have been asked many times to do this I'm sure but could you take a moment to look at my new tortoise and tell me what species it and whether its a boy or a girl. I'm thinking female Greek ... about 20cm long (I've leant how to measure now but...

Hi everyone. I'm a Brit living in Cyprus and have spent 12 years helping with the big problem of stray dogs and cats. It's not a huge surprise that I should eventually find myself with a stray tortoise. Tortoises can be bought here in all the pet shops for about €40-€50 without the pets shop...

Greeting Tortoise lovers across the world! I live in Cyprus where I have just been given a tortoise that was found as a stray in the street (makes a change from dogs and cats!) I have been wanting to get a tortoise for years so am happy to adopt this one. I want to give it a varied diet that I...

Hi. I'm a newbie and have at last got my first tortoise after waiting patiently for many years. I'm a Brit living in Cyprus and have offered a home to 3 stray cats, a stray dog and now a stray tortoise. I'm hoping you guys can help me ID the breed and sex of my new tortoise. S/he seems fit and...