I am curious if my Greek tortoise will be puppy-like or a very cool guy. He hides in his pots maybe 22 hours a day. But he is just so young, and recovering from some health problems, so I try not to shake him up except for meals and outside time. He now trusts me, eats from my hand, sometimes...
What is the optimal humidity for a 4 month old Greek tortoise?
Many people stress the importance of not getting too dry, but is it like the damper the better? My tortoise is shedding skin. Relatively large pieces from the skin close to the shell. The new skin under it is lighter in color. I...
My first tortoise is a 4 month old Greek. I just found out, the top of the shell is a little soft, and the color is a little lighter than the rest part. I did not notice until I pressed the shell a little harder with finger nail. It's like wood, not stone hard, you feel you could make a mark on...
Hi, everyone,
I am living in North Carolina. I have 0,0,1. It's a 4 month Greek (normal color). This is my first tortoise. I am a bit nervous about this baby, I hope he will be happy with me. I have learned about how to keep a tortoise as pet for about 2 months before I finally made a...
I posted a couple days ago about my 4 months old Greek tortoise. Here I added pictures so please point out what exactly I can do.
It arrived by mail-order on this Tuesday morning. The first I noticed is that it constantly moves its head and forearms back and forth. This is my first pet...
I just received my first tortoise – a 4 month old Greek tortoise – yesterday. So it’s been with me for 24 hours now. It hasn’t eaten anything. It doesn’t show the least interest in the food I provided. It hides in the substrate all the time. It’s not...